Covid-19

A report published by the Disabled Children’s Partnership has found that disabled children and their families are…

Over 60% of people with learning disabilities who routinely see healthcare professionals had seen them less or not…

Amy Clarke is a Digital Assistant for Mencap. In this blog she talks about how difficult life during the Covid-19 …

Every week since the end of November, people with a learning disability have died from Covid-19 disproportionately…

New data released by the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) shows that 60% of deaths of people with a…

Charities and campaign groups working with parents and carers of children who have an education, health and care…

Hundreds of thousands of autistic people have been left stranded during the Coronavirus pandemic, a…

Ever since Covid-19 reached the UK, it has seemed as if the rights of disabled people - and in particular those of…

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought a myriad of changes that impact people with learning disabilities and/or autism.…

Paid and unpaid carer sickness, stringent self-isolation measures, and increased personal caring commitments make…