Yesterday, (30 March), the Minister for Vulnerable Children and Families, Edward Timpson MP, officially opened London’s first specialist day college for young people with autism, Ambitious…
Leading sight loss charity RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) has officially opened the new Bradbury Hydrotherapy Centre at the Pears Centre for Specialist…
Dramatic 50% increase since 2004 – 49,300 to 73,000 children in England 57,615 children with complex autism in schools in England, more than double the number in…
Autism Together’s Step into Work Plus programme has been shortlisted for two categories in the National Autistic Society’s prestigious Autism Professional Awards. The Wirral-based charity…
A project boosting the financial literacy of young deaf and blind people in London, has secured £532,000 in funding from players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Over a thousand…
“I’m now a lot more confident and responsible in everything I do.” – Murrie Robertson, Modern Apprentice Active Schools, Sport and Leisure, East Ayrshire Council Murrie…
Leading companies are looking for talented disabled students, and recent graduates, to take on work placements in summer 2017. The Change100 internship scheme, run by…
New service combines an Apple iPad and O2 connectivity to help motivate and include young people with sight loss at school and college A new…
Mencap opens new £4.6m purpose built centre in Northern Ireland, the first of its kind in the UK for the learning disability charity First Minister…
Elsevier signs up to provide titles to Load2Learn accessible formats service for students Students with sight loss or dyslexia can now access a wider range…
Responding to the government’s plans to restructure the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) announced last week, national charity AbilityNet is concerned that disabled students face greater…
With Fresher’s Weeks and the new term about to kick into action national disability charity AbilityNet is encouraging students to find out if they are…
Blackpool’s job scheme for youngsters with learning disabilities is back for a second year. The hugely successful Project Search programme, which is run by Blackpool…
Over 5,000 teachers and support staff have now been trained through the Sainsbury’s Inclusive PE, part of the Active Kids for All scheme. To celebrate…
Seashell Trust students have made a new friend in former guide dog Josh. The charity Guide Dogs run a buddy programme which provides specially trained…