The Department of Education has said that special needs and disability (SEND) reform will centre around inclusive mainstream.

Here, we speak to Julie Pointer, Programme Lead for Children and Young People at NDTi, about the key facets of a good ...

Eight in 10 (81%) councils are on course to overspend adult social care budgets in the current financial year, according to a ...

New reforms to the Mental Health Act will ensure that people with a learning disability and autistic people can only be detained for up to 28 days.

Guideposts Trust has launched a new skills academy with nationally approved Life Skills qualifications aimed specifically at ...

Unpaid carers are receiving significantly less government-funded support than they were five years ago, according to new NHS ...

A new Health and Social Care Committee will review the implications of inaction on adult social care reform and the cost to individuals, to the NHS and to local authorities. It will also seek to ...

Autism charities are calling for urgent action as the CQC State of Care report showed scandalous gaps in care.

People with a learning disability were often refused lifesaving care during the pandemic, according to new evidence shared by ...

This article summarises recent research in the learning disability and autism field. It includes studies on social inclusion ...

There is a ‘major lack of consistency’ in the service provision for people with epilepsy and learning disability in England, ...