A former justice secretary has called on the Government to grant his “abiding” wish by reforming the law to help autistic people who are kept in mental health units against
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Campaigners are calling for urgent action to tackle the “human rights emergency” of people with learning disabilities who are forced to live far from their families or in hospital. The
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A mother is fighting to free her autistic son who has been kept in a converted hospital filing room for more than four years. Nicola Cassidy says her 24-year-old son
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A choir that aims to help people with special needs tackle loneliness has called for support for a campaign that will double its charitable donations ahead of the Christmas period.
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Struggles faced by people with Down’s Syndrome to access the care and services they need must end, the Government has said, as MPs backed a “world-leading” proposed law. The Down
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Social mobility charity Speakers for Schools has partnered with disability organisations such as Mencap to provide work experience to 2,000 young people across the UK who have a disability or
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has taken action against a Birmingham service for people living with a learning disability and autistic people – following an inspection which led to it
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Three “utterly cruel” schoolchildren who “lured” a 13-year-old boy to a park before stabbing him to death following a dispute on social media have been sentenced to custody in young
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A woman with Down’s syndrome has lost a High Court challenge against the Government over legislation which allows the abortion of babies with the condition up until birth. Heidi Crowter
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All secure hospital units used to “contain” hundreds of vulnerable people should be closed, ministers have heard. Conservative Jerome Mayhew (pictured) told MPs more than 2,000 patients remain in assessment
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