News and Opinion

Rachael highlights the significant financial burden imposed by the rise in National Insurance contributions and the National Living Wage increase; Dimensions alone faces an additional £15.1 million in costs in the first year.

Women with autism and learning disabilities in the UK are struggling to access menopause support, often facing more severe symptoms or earlier onset than the general population.

As disability hate crime remains critically underreported, Dimensions is rolling out lecture and workshop lesson plans across universities, police forces, and other frontline professions nationwide to be delivered in partnership with local self-advocates.

Dimensions welcomes the Employment Rights Bill as a major step forward in recognising the social care workforce which has been overlooked for so long.

Sam, who we support to live independently in Warrington invited her MP, Charlotte Nichols to visit her at home.

Today Dimensions has signed an unprecedented joint open letter that has been sent to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting.

Discovery were part of two prestigious National Learning Disability and Autism Awards (NLDA) wins recently, at a prestigious inaugural ceremony in Birmingham.

My Vote My Voice Ambassadors James Walker, Hannah Molloy and Ismail Kaji tell us why we shouldn’t give up our vote in 2024.

Specialising in the restoration, preservation and sustainability of the rivers and streams in and around Yeovil, the Yeovil Rivers Community Trust (YRCT) applied for a Discovery Community Grant to enable more people with learning disabilities and/or autism to get involved with their vital work.

Based in Somerset, Hestercombe is a tranquil oasis filled with historic gardens, an art gallery and tea room. Keen to make the attraction more accessible, Hestercombe applied and were awarded a Discovery Community grant towards a Changing Places facility.

On Tuesday 19th September we led a cross-party march to No.10 Downing Street to hand in our petition calling for government to align minimum care worker pay to NHS Band 3 – a plea supported by over 76,000 members of the public.

Here at Discovery, we are always looking for ways to support people to live the life they choose. So last April, when Nigel, a person we support, told his locality manager, Keinan, about his dream to go and see his beloved football team Liverpool play, Keinan set about making it a reality