Category: Disability

Touch, sound and style: how London fashion week is opening up to visually impaired guests – photo essay

From live audio descriptions to fabric swatch booklets, designers including Chet Lo are rethinking the catwalk experience for blind and low-vision clothes-lovers ‘If you put your hands out and run your fingers along this...

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Labour’s Send reforms get this right: disabled children in mainstream schools is transformative for everyone | Frances Ryan

It doesn’t fit neatly on a Treasury spreadsheet, but there is huge value in disabled and non-disabled pupils learning togetherWhen I was 11, a woman at the hospital asked me what school I was starting in September. I still...

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Met police arrest former British ambassador to US Peter Mandelson – UK politics live

The arrest followed search warrants at two addresses in the Wiltshire and Camden areas, police saidBridget Phillipson, the education secretary, has been speaking about the Send reforms at an event in Peterborough.This is what...

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Inquiry into minister involved in targeting journalists to conclude ‘very soon’ – UK politics live

The Tories said it was ‘difficult to see’ how Josh Simons could continue in his roleBridget Phillipson, the education secretary, has been speaking about the Send reforms at an event in Peterborough.This is what she...

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Charities condemn Reform UK’s ‘sadistic’ and ‘abhorrent’ migration plans – UK politics live

Amnesty says ‘UK does not need or want a British version of ICE’ as Tories claim proposals are copied from their ownBridget Phillipson, the education secretary, has been speaking about the Send reforms at an event in...

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Phillipson says Send reforms needed ‘even if money were no object’ because current outcomes ‘not good enough’– UK politics live

Education secretary says education, health and care plans (EHCPs) shouldn’t be the ‘only way’ for children to get helpBridget Phillipson, the education secretary, has been speaking about the Send reforms at an...

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Teaching union claims extra £4bn for Send overhaul just ‘drop in bucket’ compared with what’s needed – UK politics live

Full details of government plans to be published this morning with reforms partly driven by move to contain soaring costsGood morning. Of all the government U-turns performed by Labour so far, it is arguable that the most...

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UK politics: Starmer says Reform’s pledge to restore two-child benefit cap in full is ‘shameful’ – as it happened

Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has announced party’s plans to cut welfare spendingRobert Jenrick, Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson, is giving his speech now.He has announced, or confirmed, three measures to cut...

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UK politics: Starmer says Reform’s pledge to restore two-child benefit cap in full is ‘shameful’ – as it happened

Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has announced party’s plans to cut welfare spendingRobert Jenrick, Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson, is giving his speech now.He has announced, or confirmed, three measures to cut...

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Reform UK would restore two-child benefit cap, Jenrick says in policy U-turn

Treasury spokesperson says disability benefits would also be limited under Reform, but Bank of England would stay independentUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK would restore the two-child benefit cap in full,...

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