The new Mental Health Act has received Royal Assent, meaning it is now law. This provides the legal framework to detain and ...

The Government's additional £3 billion in funding for new specialist SEND places in mainstream schools has been met with ...

A new study has found that people with a learning disability who have epilepsy face a greater threat of dying younger than ...

LeDeR is withdrawing its 2023 annual report and an updated version will be published in January 2026 due to a technical issue within the data supplied by the South Central and West Commissioning ...

A new report from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission found that support for children with SEND who are out of school or ...

Disabled people are significantly more likely to report feeling lonely, than the general population, with findings showing that two in five of people living with disabilities experience loneliness, ...

In the short time since her appointment as the new Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson has pledged to put education “back at the forefront of national life” and offer more support to children and ...

Nearly half of UK websites risk excluding visitors with disabilities because they need accessibility improvements, according to new research. The State of Accessibility Report analysed Google’s ...

A new landmark report is urging the Government to enhance mandatory training on autism for public-facing staff, developed in collaboration with autistic individuals and their supporters as part of the ...

One quarter of disabled and elderly people say they avoid using the public transport system in the UK due to accessibility issues, according to a new survey. The research, conducted by Oak Tree ...

One in four parent carers who have a child with a long-term illness or disability have thought about suicide, while one in 12 have made a plan to take their own lives, a new study has found. The ...

The Government has announced a consultation into Liberty Protection Safeguards, which will seek the views of those affected, such as families, carers and practitioners, including social workers, ...