Learning disability
Coroners’ warnings must carry the force of law | Letters
Letters: Christine and Francis Saunders cannot know if improvements suggested by the coroner’s inquest into the death of their daughter have been implemented. Plus a letter from two doctors on safeguarding adults reviews
13, Oct, 2024 @4:36 PM
Warning over rise in children on disability benefits in England and Wales
Resolution Foundation points to growth in claims for conditions such as autism and says adulthood brings financial cliff edge
Heather Stewart
16, Aug, 2024 @11:01 PM
Play with cast of disabled and autistic actors to open at London’s Royal Court
Imposter 22 will run for three weeks at renowned Sloane Square theatre and comes after series of workshops
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent
22, Sep, 2023 @5:00 AM
Disabled people are receiving degrading treatment in an overstretched NHS | Letter
Letters: Dan Scorer of Mencap responds to a report on a survey in which NHS staff said they don’t have enough time for patients
27, Jul, 2023 @5:34 PM
The distressing reality of ‘care’ for disabled young people | Letters
Letters: Readers express their anger at the abuse of vulnerable people in care settings highlighted in an article by John Harris
26, Apr, 2023 @4:58 PM
Learning-disabled and autistic people are being neglected and tortured. How much longer? | John Harris
Across the UK, revelations of institutional abuse keep mounting up, yet people are still being denied basic respect, says Guardian columnist John Harris
John Harris
24, Apr, 2023 @7:00 AM
The Auriol Grey case exposes Britain’s obsession with prison | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to Simon Jenkins’ article on a justice system stuck in the dark ages
30, Mar, 2023 @5:05 PM
Thousands with learning disabilities trapped in hospital, some for years
Report has inspired a Birmingham exhibition from street artist Foka Wolf titled Why are we stuck in hospital?
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent
14, Mar, 2023 @10:00 AM
Jill Norris obituary
Other lives: Founder of the Toy Libraries Association
Lucy Norris
01, Mar, 2023 @6:07 PM
I've stopped saying I 'have autism' - for me, being autistic is brilliant, not a burden | Nick Ransom
Saying I ‘have’ autism suggests a lack of agency. By changing my language, I am bringing a new perspective to my experience, says journalist Nick Ransom
Nick Ransom
06, Feb, 2023 @8:00 AM
‘We bring something fresh’: the theatre companies exploding myths about disability
Not Your Circus Dog’s new show is a riotous upending of audiences’ preconceptions of disability and neurodivence. It joins a swelling movement of similar collectives rewriting the stage rulebook
Ella Braidwood
02, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM
ADHD in adults is too often undiagnosed and misunderstood | Letter
Letter: Linda Saltwell of ADHD Aware says many people realise they need a referral only when they trip over information themselves
29, Nov, 2022 @6:03 PM
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