Campaigners are threatening legal action to force the government to publish figures on the numbers of people with autism and learning disabilities killed by coronavirus. Activists Dr George Julian, Simone Aspis, Mark Neary and Dr Sara Ryan are demanding answers....

People with learning disabilities and autism are being denied crucial coronavirus tests. Government rules say anyone over 65 showing symptoms can get a test. Others showing symptoms can also be tested, including key workers and those who can’t work from...

A family living with autism is fighting a council’s decision to strip back social care under the UK government’s emergency coronavirus law. Law firm Rook Irwin Sweeney is acting for an autistic adult and the person’s family. They are fighting...

People with disabilities are taking legal action against supermarkets so they can buy food during the coronavirus pandemic. Sheffield-based solicitors Fry Law have been contacted by up to 300 disabled people, who say the lockdown has seen supermarkets sideline them....

A senior doctor has called on patients to continue to seek medical help during the COVID-19 crisis. The advice is important to families caring for people with autism, who often have underlying health conditions. Many people with autism list health issues...

Families of children with autism and learning disabilities have forced the UK government into a u-turn over its limit on outdoor exercise. People with autism and learning disabilities can now go out for exercise three times a day and travel...

Two families of children with autism are challenging the UK government over its limit on outdoor exercise. Lawyers say the limit of one trip out a day is “unlawful and discriminatory” because it disproportionately affects adults and children with disabilities....

Families of autistic children are struggling to get food from supermarkets amid the coronavirus pandemic. Parents say their children live on restricted diets and shops are being stripped bare of the foods they eat. Some supermarkets, including Tesco and Sainsbury’s,...

Councils will be free to abandon disabled people under the UK government’s coronavirus response. That’s the warning from disability charities over the new Coronavirus Act. No obligation over social care Disability Rights UK, a pan-disability charity, says councils will no...

Crucial services to families of special needs children and adults could be decimated by coronavirus. Day services could close indefinitely as part of the response to coronavirus. Swansea Council announced on Thursday (19 March) that it was closing all day...