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Saba Salman: Creating can shift perceptions in many ways

Opinion

How making can make a difference

In brief

In brief

Fears raised over assisted dying and funding backs work scheme. Saba Salman reports

Pension credit: well worth a claim

Features

More than one in three pensioners are missing out on a benefit that pays extra for carers and those with severe disabilities. Charlie Callanan looks at the pros of pension credit

Reducing risks of further deaths

Law

Coroners issue prevention of future deaths reports to inform organisations about risks they could manage to reduce needless fatalities. George Julian looks at how effective these are

Ian Goldsworthy: the family dinner was the greatest Christmas gift of all

Opinion

Festive magic is finally materialising. A child who once did not understand Christmas and withdrew now delights in garish lights, seasonal songs and eating unfamiliar food around others

An emergency haven

Features

A short-term accommodation and support service – in an ordinary house in an ordinary street – is keeping people out of long-stay secure units if their care breaks down. Amanda Topps reports

Claim settled over negligent care

Law

A man with complex needs suffered psychological and physical harm, including a broken arm, after being detained under the Mental Health Act. The case, now settled, highlights the need for better care in institutions entrusted with vulnerable individuals, says Yvonne Kestler

Mary O’Hara: the teenager who stole the US election stage

Opinion

A clip of a candidate’s son with learning disabilities went viral during what was a rancorous election campaign. There was mockery – but it trailed far behind the celebration

Film for women’s health

Features

Women with learning disabilities often do not go for cervical screening, so a health organisation worked with women to create an accessible video on the procedure. Vanica Patel reports

Studies address gaps in hospital care and limits to a mainstream social life

Research

Nurses discuss how care in hospitals can be improved and a scheme supports people to build connections at a mainstream leisure club in their neighbourhood, says Juliet Diener

Jan Walmsley: how are learning disability and autism connected?

Interviews Opinion

A discussion with author Virginia Bovell examines autism, its rising prevalence, the implications of this for those with learning disabilities and whether a diagnosis is useful

Anti-welfare exposed

Books

How did an approach to assessing people’s ability to work become linked to hundreds of deaths? John Pring spent over a decade investigating bureaucratic violence against disabled people

Austerity proves brutal

Books

Austerity was one of the most regressive economic strategies of any postwar government. Mary O'Hara examines its long-lasting effects on many people, especially those with disabilities

Humans amid the horror

Arts History

An exhibition that tells the stories of British-born people who were murdered by the Nazis, bringing out their humanity, has attracted thousands of visitors. Simon Jarrett was involved in making it happen

Women lead on stories

History

Issues affecting women with learning disabilities have often been neglected – and a book of life stories intended to remedy this turned out not quite as expected. Susanna Shapland reports

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