Mandatory assistive tech training for all new teachers from 2025 – Tes
All new teachers will have to undergo mandatory training in how to effectively use assistive technology to support children with special educational …
National Deaf Children’s Society urges NHS trusts to use clear face masks
In letter sent to every trust in England, charity says standard masks create serious communication barrier for deaf patients The National Deaf Children’s Society has written to every NHS trust…
Duty of all NHS staff in England to fight discrimination, review says
Inquiry calls for sanctions on ‘those that don’t meet expectations’ in shift away from dedicated diversity teams All the NHS’s 1.5m staff in England should tackle discrimination against disadvantaged groups,…
Government sets out plans to overhaul special educational needs system
Proposals will require mainstream schools to become more inclusive of children with Send and disabilities Mainstream schools in England will be required to “change their culture and practice” to become…
Holiday homes for disabled people face closure due to England’s vaccines mandate
Charity says Covid policy is having ‘devastating consequences’ for sector already in crisis Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Some of England’s only holiday homes for disabled…
MS charities decry UK postcode lottery for ‘life-changing’ drug
Nearly 70,000 estimated to be missing out on drug available on NHS in Wales and Scotland ‘It’s difficult to live a normal life’: MS patient denied drug People with multiple…
‘It’s difficult to live a normal life’: MS patient denied drug in NHS postcode lottery
Steven Brooks took fampridine as part of a trial but was later told the treatment was no longer available MS charities decry UK postcode lottery for ‘life-changing’ drug Steven Brooks’s…
UK ministers lay out ‘most ambitious’ plan for disabled workers
Ministers have announced plans to help disabled people in the workplace, part of a wider disability strategy billed as the most ambitious in a generation, but condemned by some campaign…
End to Covid rules for England ‘leaves 3.8m vulnerable people feeling abandoned’
Charities warn that shift on 19 July to personal choice on virus precautions is instilling fear in many most at risk Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
Parents of children with special needs tell Ofsted of Covid despair
Schools watchdog in England finds children with Send have been left ‘even further behind their peers’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Families of children with special…