Disabled children are three times more likely to experience bullying compared with their non-disabled peers. Experts reveal exactly why, and what must be done to change attitudes towards disability, to prevent all forms of bullying.
Distance learning gives disabled people the opportunity to study from home. We speak to a member of The Open University Disability Support Team to discover the benefits, challenges and support available.
Going into further education is supposed to be an exhilarating time. But, for some disabled students it can be daunting. Now, Newlife are providing an equipment grant for disabled children and young people to further their prospects. One student shares his journey.
Everyone has experienced the joy of playing with LEGO. Now, even more children will get to share in this joy as the toy manufacturer launches their grassroots project: Braille Bricks.
Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) is a vital aid for many disabled students. As the government announce £20,000 worth of funding for disabled postgraduate students, we speak exclusively to Universities Minister Chris Skidmore.
A project that aims to reintegrate and support children with additional needs back into school has been awarded a grant of over £500,000.
Schoolboy Daniel Jillings has been campaigning for the UK to introduce a GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL) before the next general election. INCLUSIVE LEARNING…
Last year only 12% of students in higher education had a known disability. Your disability should never hold you back from going to university, and…
A Leonard Cheshire Disability commissioned survey has revealed disabled young people may be held back from getting on the career ladder, going on to further…
A University of Dundee student is taking matters into his own hands this summer as he develops new sign language for specialist biological terms currently…
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…