In a major survey of UK carers, the vast majority said they are not getting enough support from the social care system. The survey, from charity Carers Trust, claims only 12 per cent said they get enough support. Meanwhile, almost...

As nations across the globe mark ‘World Autism Awareness Month’, a UK charity says most people are “unaware” of the reality of life for people with severe autism living with chronic health conditions. Biomedical charity Thinking Autism says “strong research”...

Coronavirus regulations that strip away support for the disabled are set to be scrapped. A UK Government review found that those dependent on care had been anxious that their support could be withdrawn. Under the Emergency Coronavirus Act, councils have...

Business leaders have backed a call for the UK’s Prime Minister to deliver on his promise to transform the workplace for disabled people. The business leaders have writen an open letter to Boris Johnson. They urge him to deliver an...

New guidance to medics on fabricated or induced illness (FII) risks widening the gulf between doctors and parents. That’s the view of Yvonne Newbold, who is a member of the Facebook group Parents Protecting Children UK (PPC UK). The new...

A legal expert has slammed the educational provision for special needs children in Northern Ireland. Rachel Hogan, a special educational needs and disability expert at the Children’s Law Centre in Belfast, said the provision was “potentially educational negligence”. Hogan’s criticism focuses...

Using Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders on people with learning disabilities is a “national human rights scandal”. That’s the view of Beth Morrison, a Scottish disability campaigner. Charity Mencap has said it received reports last month of people with learning...

A high-profile autism campaigner is demanding more money for social care so parents don’t have to worry about what happens to their children when they are no longer around. Anna Kennedy has started a petition urging the UK Government to...

Families report that some care companies are shutting them out when they try to see disabled loved ones in supported living or residential care. James O’Rourke was prevented from seeing learning disabled brother Tony during the lockdown last year. Former...

Parents should be given a “key role” when their children become adults, says a charity. Ambitious about Autism says the rights of parents are “severely diminished” when their disabled children become adults. Parental rights to make decisions for a disabled...