Police are considering reopening an investigation into abuse of people with learning difficulties at an NHS day centre, after a report detailing the abuse was leaked to the press. The report describes how staff at the Solar Centre in Doncaster allegedly hit service-users and used “inappropriate force”, as well as detailing other allegations of ill-treatment [...]

The coalition government has launched a consultation on the guidance that will provide the “teeth” of the new Autism Act in England. But it has already warned that the new draft guidance for social care and health services should be seen in the “context” of cuts to public spending. The Department of Health said it [...]

Campaigners say they have “huge concerns” about how the new Academies Act will affect disabled pupils’ ability to obtain the specialist support they need. The act, which received royal assent this week after being rushed through parliament, makes it easier for schools to become academies – publicly-funded independent schools that are free from council control. [...]

Talented and highly-educated young disabled people are continuing to miss out on opportunities for training, employment and career progression, according to a new report. The Right to Work report is the latest investigation by the Trailblazers group of young disabled campaigners – run by the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign – and surveyed more than 100 young [...]

The UK’s elections watchdog says that tough new powers would allow it to force action from elections officers who fail to make their polling stations accessible to disabled people. The Electoral Commission called for the new powers in a report on this year’s general election, when chaotic scenes saw more than 1,200 people unable to [...]