Young people who suffer from severe disabilities are celebrating awards for a range of achievements in fields including art, music and politics. Ten people from Barnet were handed prizes by North Finchley-based Aidexcel support services, which provides advocacy training and one-to-one support for people with disabilities. The presentations took place at the Barnet United Reformed …

1. Start planning early It’s important to recognise that transitioning from relaxed holidays to the structure of the school year is a process, says Dr David Swanson, a child and family psychologist and author. If you wait until the night before the first day back to school to get the kids to bed on the …

Independent review will look at how the personal mobility needs of people living in residential care are met Lord Low of Dalston CBE will chair a 12-week independent review into the personal mobility needs of people living in state-funded residential care. Mencap and Leonard Cheshire Disability asked Lord Low to conduct the review, following the …

Widespread support for Mencap’s Stand by me campaign against hate crime During Learning Disability Week 2011 (20-26 June), Mencap launched a three-year campaign against disability hate crime, ‘Stand by me’. The first year of the campaign will focus on working with the police, before beginning work with the courts and other public bodies. During the …

Author: Fulton, Rorie Briefing series: Better Health Briefing Paper 21 Publisher: Race Equality Foundation Publication date: 2010 • Ethnic monitoring: Is health equality possible without it? The collection and use of ethnic monitoring data enables health services to identify and respond to health inequalities as experienced by different social groups. Despite recent improvement, collection rates …