Long-term hospital segregation is rising

The number of people with autism and learning disabilities held in long-term segregation has risen by more than 29 per cent in two years. The figures emerged from a House of Lords debate about plans to get people with autism and learning disabilities out of long-stay...

Finding the racial minority voices in SEND

Special Needs Jungle (SNJ) is calling for people from non-white British backgrounds to be heard in the forthcoming SEND review. It writes: “the word “inclusive” is often used in the SEND sector, and, just as often, it fails to materialise. For families from ethnic...

Mencap celebrates 75th anniversary

As part of its 75th anniversary, mencap commissioned some research about perceptions of the1.5 million people in the UK who have a learning disability. Two-thirds of Brits do not know what a learning disability is. 40% of people surveyed thought dyslexia was a...