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Parents are suing a special school after a BBC investigation uncovered CCTV footage showing autistic children being locked inside calming rooms and abused. Ten families are claiming that their children – all of whom had learning disabilities or several mental disorders – were amongst those harmed by their treatment in the rooms.

Only 6% of disabled children in England will receive any holiday club support this summer, research shared with ITV News reveals. The findings, from disability charity Sense, show that one in 10 councils commission no holiday clubs for disabled children at all, leaving more than 61,000 children in areas with no provision whatsoever.

From being abused by staff and other travellers to being denied access to toilets, flying is an increasingly distressing and frustrating experience for many wheelchair users. Here, they share their stories.

NHS England has published guidance on supporting autistic people and people with learning disabilities to live well in the community, stating that people should receive help based on their needs rather than on whether they meet particular diagnostic thresholds.

A disabled teenager who passed away after contracting an illness has had a laboratory named after him in his local town of Bristol. Harchie Sagoo was 18 when he was diagnosed with viral encephalitis on a family holiday in Spain in 2024.