Employment: Recovering from redundancy
If you have recently been made redundant you might not know what to do next or get support. We look at your rights and what financial help is available.
Employment & Education
Supporting more people with learning disability into work with Mencap
Mencap are supporting more people with learning disability into paid employment, here their employment co-trainer explains how.
Online school for disabled pupils with Cambridge Online Education
Discover how Cambridge Home School, from Cambridge Online Education, can help disabled pupils flourish in home education.
Learning Disability at Work Week 2020: Changing the landscape of the workplace
This week (9 to 15 November) marks Learning Disability at Work Week, calling on employers to think differently about who they hire.
Communication through art as UCA postgraduate works with the disabled community
The University of the Creative Arts has launched their postgraduate students’ projects online, with one student working with the disabled community.
Leonard Cheshire’s Can Do programme selected for Silver Award by The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Leonard Cheshire has been selected for a Silver Award by The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums for their Can Do programme.
Grammar schools in England will have to ensure their entrance exams are accessible
A legal ruling has found a visually impaired child experienced discrimination after the entry exams for an English grammar school were not accessible.
Interns with learning disabilities and autism in North Wales donate to local NHS COVID-19 Response Fund
A group of interns from Engage to Change DFN Project SEARCH have donated funds to support the North Wales NHS COVID-19 Response Fund.
Coronavirus: Reviewing benefits
The way you apply and are assessed for different disability benefits has changed due to the pandemic. Here’s what you need to be aware of going forward.
Sense Sign School sees 50,000 Brits learning British Sign Language with Mr Tyrese
Disability charity Sense has revealed over 50,000 people have started learning BSL after the launch of their Sense Sign School campaign.
Parents across the UK spot undiagnosed learning difficulties while homeschooling
New research finds almost one million UK parents suspect their child has a learning difficulty after observing them while homeschooling during lockdown.
Calls have been made in Scotland to introduce transition plans to help autistic children return to school following lockdown
The National Autistic Society Scotland is calling on schools to provide all autistic children with a personalised transition plan to help with their return to school.
The government has announced thousands of new special school places
The UK Government announced thousands of new special school places for children with special educational needs alongside 35 new free special schools.
Autistic children to benefit from technological support thank to £60,000 grant
Ninety autistic young people from across London and their families will benefit from new technology thanks to a grant from the London Freemasons.
Calls in place to provide improved support for disabled university students
Ahead of the new academic year, disability charity Disability Rights UK is calling on the Department of Education to remove the £200 charge disabled students have to pay for specialist equipment.