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Charities fight to defend lega ...

Charities are fighting to defend legal protections for disabled people who need ongoing care. People who need ongoing care that they cannot consent to, and are not free to leave, would include some wi ...

Family defeats £2,000 benefit ...

The family of an autistic man have won a High Court case against a council that wanted to deduct more than £2,000 a year from his benefits. Michael Sherratt, 27, is an autistic man with learning diff ...

Mum saves son after docs say h ...

The mother of an autistic man diagnosed with testicular cancer has told how she fought to save his life after medics recommended end-of-life care. Medics told Sharon Bourn, from Gateshead, they had do ...

Sister frees man from assessme ...

An autistic man detained in a mental health hospital for more than four years has been freed – thanks to his sister and her lawyers. Elliot Dodds and his sister Beckii Davis are celebrating after th ...

Missed therapy? Take it to cou ...

Parents who see their children miss out on therapy detailed in their education, health and care plan (EHCP) should challenge it in the courts. That’s the view of parent Alicia McColl. She has appeal ...

Pay limits for assistants may ...

Restrictions on how much families getting direct payments can offer personal assistants (PAs) could be “unlawful”, says a lawyer. Direct payments are budgets that councils give to families to make ...

Fight lost for tribunal compen ...

Parents have lost their fight for compensation for children who win special educational needs and disability (SEND) tribunals. Two families wanted to change the law so children who win can get compens ...

Patient is ‘fed through a ha ...

Police should investigate claims an autistic man has no human contact and is being fed through a hatch. That’s the view of human rights campaigner Beth Morrison. Patient A in his room at Priory Hosp ...

Mum tells of battle over tribu ...

The mum of an eight-year-old autistic boy has told of her battle to change the law so families who win tribunals get compensation. The 45-year-old single mum said disabled children are the last group ...

Fight for tribunal compensatio ...

Two families are fighting to change the law so children who win special educational needs and disability tribunals get compensation. Lawyer Steven Baylis represents two families fighting the ban on sp ...

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