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New research shows that families of adults with learning disabilities who use social care services would have greater confidence in the care system if everyday communication, visibility and trust were improved.

Disabled people will have their voices at the centre of the first ever comprehensive review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) with the appointment of twelve members to its steering group.

The parent company of some of London’s biggest attractions is under fire after claims it no longer supports people with hidden disabilities by no longer offering a queue pass. All of its attractions use a Ride Access Pass (RAP), which is offered to guests who find it difficult to stand or cannot do so for long periods of time either due to a physical disability or a learning or emotional impairment.

A growing “unsung army” of 1 million people with full-time caring responsibilities needs better support, according to a report that found one in three unpaid carers from poorer backgrounds were unable to work because of their duties.

Emma Buckley-Robins, 22, attends sessions run by staff at the Telford Snowboarding and Ski Centre in Madeley. Her father Simon said she had the cognitive ability of a “two to three-year-old”, but that the ski sessions had given her more confidence.