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Changes to special educational needs and disability support: easy read guide for children and young people
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education, MENCAP
- Publishers:
- Great Britain. Department for Education, Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 51
- Place of publication:
- London
A guide for children and young people with learning disabilities on changes to the special needs educational and disability (SEND) system. These changes have been brought about the Children and Families Act 2014. The guide covers: decision making; the local offer; support for children and young people in schools and colleges; education, health and care plans and assessments; preparing for the future; and disagreeing with decisions made about support offered. (Edited publisher abstract)
Stuck at home: the impact of day service cuts on people with a learning disability
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The findings outlined in this report highlight the heavy impact of cuts and increased charging for services on the lives of disabled people, who have been left feeling isolated, lonely and scared about the future. Mencap issued a freedom of information request to 151 local authorities in England that provide day services, and conducted a survey of 280 people with a learning disability and their families and 194 professionals who work with people with a learning disability. The data revealed that in the past three years, 32% local authorities have closed day services, with one in five of these not offering any form of alternative service. Fifty seven per cent of people with a learning disability who are known to social services do not receive any day service provision whatsoever, compared to 48% in 2009/10. In addition, 60% of local authorities have increased charges for going to day services and for vital services like transport to a service, on average by 70%.
Hear our voice: the change we want to see: 2015-2020
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 25
- Place of publication:
- London
This manifesto is a collection of stories from people with a learning disability and their families, indicating what changes they want to see from the 2015 General Election. Their key asks focus on social care, health, welfare and benefits, education, early years and hate crime. (Edited publisher abstract)