£1.2m boost for Autism projects
Liberal Democrat Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb has announced that £1.2m will be invested in projects to support adults with autism.
22 Nov 2014
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Firms' disability access 'unlawful'
The government is writing to a string of high street chains urging them to improve after a BBC London investigation revealed a "depressing" failure to accommodate disabled people.
22 Nov 2014
My positive experiences of going into hospital
Last year I went into a local NHS hospital for half a day for a small operation to have two of my wisdom teeth taken out. The nurse who met me to do my pre-operation assessment the week before was very understanding of my anxieties and she explained everything clearly that would happen while I would be in the hospital. She saw from my notes that I have a learning disability.
17 Nov 2014
Child mental health services 'unfit'
There are "serious and deeply ingrained problems" with child and adolescent mental health services, officials warn.
17 Nov 2014
Huppert pushes Government to safeguard ESA for disabled workers
MP Julian Huppert is pushing to make sure people too unwell to work don't suffer benefit cuts after Conservative Ministers refused to rule out cutting the Employment and Support Allowance.
17 Nov 2014
Warsop man has benefits docked for helping his dyslexic brother to read
A man desperate to get back into work has blasted the benefits system after his money was docked when he admitted that he helped his dyslexic brother with his reading.
30 Oct 2014