SEN teachers for priority vaccination

Parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities are calling for teachers in special schools to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Many parents have been told their children cannot attend school because of safety concerns about the virus. Now they want...

Manufacture of innovative smart-wheelchair

A Scottish designer has won $1m (£753,000) to fund the manufacture of his innovative smart-wheelchair. Andrew Slorance, who uses a wheelchair himself, won the Toyota-run global Mobility Unlimited Challenge. Inventors were invited to submit smart technologies to...

Accessible rail system must be prioritised

An accessible rail system must be prioritised as part of the economic recovery from Covid-19, says disability charity Leonard Cheshire. At present, 41% of railway stations in Britain are still not step-free and the Government is set to miss its 2030 target on creating...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing programmes

The government is introducing coronavirus (COVID-19) testing programmes into schools and colleges from the start of 2021 to help deliver the national priority of keeping as many pupils, students and teachers as possible in their education settings while fighting the...