Preventable deaths of autistic people are caused by insufficient training and gaps in specialist support finds new research ...

Third sector organisations can apply for grants of between £75,000 and £250.000 as part of the Scottish Government's Learning Disability Support Fund.

A new report suggests that disability benefits could actually boost the economy by enhancing the well-being and health of ...

A new report from the National Autistic Society examines the experiences of autistic people in accessing support for health, ...

The Boshier Grant Scheme from the National Autistic Society has awarded grants to Brook Young People, Restraint Reduction ...

Nominations are now open for the Dimensions' Learning Disability and Autism Leaders’ Awards, which celebrate people with ...

When a young person has a disability, they don’t just ‘grow up’. In local authority speak, they ‘prepare for adulthood’, ‘transition to adult services’ or ‘train for independence to access the ...

In this new series, Clive Parry, ARC England Director, discusses the learning disability funding gap created by changes to the National Living Wage and additional National Insurance Contribution costs ...

Nominations are now open for the Dimensions' Learning Disability and Autism Leaders’ Awards, which celebrate people… ...

A new gene, DDX53, has been identified by Canadian researchers as a contributor to autism, which could pave the way for future genetic research. The study, published in The American Journal of Human ...

A damning new report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has highlighted a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in disarray, which is failing the families who need it and ...