Chartered financial planner Rhiannon Gogh explains the different types of deputyship, when families may need one, the responsibilities involved, and how the right legal arrangements can help people ...

Prioritising personalisation in social care can transform people's experience, supporting greater independence and a more ...

A British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey has found that public support for disability benefits remains strong across the ...

The Scottish Government has decided to abandon the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill and instead focus on policy reform, service improvement and targeted investment.

The theme of World Suicide Prevention Day is "Changing the Narrative on Suicide”, which encourages us to move away from ...

The NHS Alliance has said that soaring costs associated with the rise in ADHD and autism are running out of control. They are ...

A mother of a child with SEND in Somerset feels she has been left with “no other option” but to sit outside the Somerset Council offices as she fights for a school place for her son.

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, ...

The role of unpaid carers has been recognised by the Government in a new action plan that includes measures to help carers reach their potential in education or work. Nearly one in 10 people in ...

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has advocated repealing the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), a legal requirement in Great Britain that obligates public authorities to consider the needs of ...

Autism charities in the UK have joined forces to call on the Government to invest in a long-term strategy to reform the systems that diagnose and support autistic people. The report, A New Path Ahead: ...

Disability charities have welcomed findings from an independent review, led by former Health Minister Alan Milburn, which recognises the failure of government and employers to remove the barriers that ...