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Report shows that smart home technology can assist independent living

by Michelle Lowe | May 30, 2022 | Parents & Carers

Policy Connect has published a new report: Smarter Homes for Independent Living. Smart technology can be assistive to Disabled people in several ways – for example, enabling individuals with limited mobility to control their environment, or enabling individuals to...

Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training enshrined in law

by Michelle Lowe | May 27, 2022 | Parents & Carers

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in learning disability and autism has been signed into law as part of the Government’s Health and Social Care Act. Oliver McGowan was just 18 years old when he died in 2016, after being given anti-psychotic medication against both...

Mind to receive five years of Sport England funding

by Michelle Lowe | May 25, 2022 | Parents & Carers

Mind is one of 120 charitable organisations that has been chosen to work with Sport England to increase access to sport and physical activity across the country. Mind will receive £1.9m over the next five years and will use the funding to support people from all...

Health and Social Care Secretary and ministers attend our Understanding Autism session

by Michelle Lowe | May 23, 2022 | Parents & Carers

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, and three health ministers have all taken part in the National Autistic Society’s ‘Understanding Autism’ sessions. The sessions are delivered by autistic colleagues and give MPs the opportunity to learn...

Rose Ayling-Ellis signs CBeebies Bedtime Story

by Michelle Lowe | May 20, 2022 | Parents & Carers

Actress and Strictly Come Dancing champion Rose Ayling-Ellis became the first celebrity to sign a CBeebies bedtime story. Ayling-Ellis, 27, who has been deaf since birth, tells the tale Can Bears Ski? in British Sign Language (BSL). The story of a young bear draws on...
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