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Spring 2026

Nnena Kalu with artwork

Saba Salman: Why we need to showcase the positive

Double Discrimination: people of colour with learning disabilities defying ableism and racism

Exposing the dual challenge of ableism and racism

Artwork used for the theatre poster for Laughing Boy performances (see story, below)

In Brief

Gavel on black desk

Autism cases on the rise

Younger man at laptop with older man helping

Hindrance in help to work scheme

Celebrations: Turner Prize 2025 and OSKA Bright Film Awards 2026

Meader’s view

Gloucestershire Police building

Jailed for modern slavery abuse

Wheelchair ramp into back of a vehicle

Councils warned over transport

President Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Office

Mary O’Hara: galvanised and united, activists get results

Two girls in classroom

Mentally well at school

Holding hand of elderly person

A matter of lives and deaths

Paul Christian with overlapping paper circles

‘Did this happen because of my learning disability, being black or having cerebral palsy? Or all?’

Rachel chose to be paired with Susan Burton, who was described as ‘noisy, garrulous and quarrelsome’

Paired with pictures from the past

John and Eve

My brother with me

Woman with dog and laptop

Chris Hatton: the ingredients that make up a sense of belonging

People enjoyed mocktails alongside play experiences created by disabled artists

How play finds a way

Podcasting by People First Keighley and Craven.

News designed our way

Waves on sea shore

My story as the endless ocean

Pollig Station sign on fence

Shalim Ali: it’s essential to know about politics and how to vote

Nnena Kalu with artwork

A notable year in arts

The Birth of A Mall Goth (Samantha Locock, UK)

Magical movies

Un p'tit truc en plus

Challenging social norms or reinforcing tired stereotypes?

Kith and Kin and the Lived Experience of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

Not by ourselves: a global look at interactions between those with and without learning disabilities

Carlos II: a Satanic chocolate drink containing criminals’ body parts was blamed for his health problems

Under Satan’s spell

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