The Lack of Care Act 2014: Service users’ perspectives of a failing adult social care system I am tetraplegic and an adult social care service user. I wrote this book based on my experience and that of other people I know or have been introduced to...
Children and young people with disabilities: consultation
NICE has opened a consultation on its draft guideline on disabled children and young people up to age 25 with severe complex needs. The draft guideline aims to support joined up and coordinated health, social and education services for disabled...
National Disability Strategy
The Department for Works and Pensions has published a new National Disability Strategy for England, setting out the actions the government will take to improve the lives of all disabled people including children and young people. The strategy states...
National strategy for autistic children, young people and adults: 2021 to 2026
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Department for Education (DfE) have published a national strategy for autistic children, young people and adults in England for the period 2021 to 2026. The strategy follows a consultation on the...
Reforming the Mental Health Act: consultation outcome
The Department of Health and Social Care has published an outcome report following its consultation on the White Paper on reforming the Mental Health Act in England and Wales. The report includes a section addressing the White Paper proposal that 16...
Remote working has been life-changing for disabled people, don’t take it away now
In the rush to go ‘back to normal’, must we sacrifice all the gains that have been made on disability inclusion? Read this article by Frances Ryan in The Guardian Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook...
