Learning Disability Week 2024: challenge barriers and improve lives

It’s Learning Disability Week in the UK and the theme for this year is ‘Do you see me?’, which aims to challenge the barriers people with a learning disability face and ensure they are seen, heard and valued. Running each year during the third week of June (17th – 23rd June 2024), Learning Disability...

Get as colourful as possible for World Autism Acceptance Week

World Autism Acceptance Week 2024 is being held from 2nd to 8th April, with Tuesday 2nd April also being designated as World Autism Awareness Day. The international awareness week helps to improve awareness, raise vital funds, breakdown barriers and tackle discrimination. The National Autistic Society encourages schools, workplaces and local communities to get involved,...

Mencap report reveals Covid-19 inequalities for people with learning disabilities

A new report from Mencap has revealed the “shockingly high health inequalities” faced by people with a learning disability during the Covid-19 pandemic. The report, entitled ‘My Health, My Life: Barriers to healthcare for people with a learning disability during the pandemic’, reveals a number of failings and highlights shocking figures which show that...