The Latest Breaking News from Sense

Severely disabled young people should get fast-track access to benefits, Milburn says

Alan Milburn said 16- to 24-year-olds with most complex needs should not have to keep proving they cannot work

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

More than half of English parents struggle to find accessible holiday clubs for disabled children

Research by Sense finds estimated 60,000 disabled children live in areas with no suitable provision

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7

Worries that political disruption could affect reforms to Send system

The Government’s consultation on Send reforms closed on Monday night.

Evening Standard · May 19

‘I feel like I’m failing my son’: Parents of disabled children say they are paying thousands over ‘broken system’

‘For our family, the budgeting never really ends,’ one parent said

The Independent UK · Feb 20

Parents in England fear losing support for disabled children due to Send reforms

Survey by disability charity finds 45% of parents of children with complex needs ‘worried support will be taken away’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29

The lack of support Send parents receive laid bare ahead of new government reforms

The poll of 1,000 Send parents highlighted the profound impact on families

The Independent UK · Jan 29

‘I had to give up my job to care for my blind child - I have no confidence in SEND reforms’

A mother of a child with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) said trying to get support for her son was ‘horrific’

The Independent UK · Jan 29

Turner Prize winner celebrated by charity for ‘long overdue’ win

Scottish artist communicates with limited verbal expression, is the first artist with a learning disability to win the prestigious prize

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025

Disability charity praises autistic Nnena Kalu’s ‘long overdue’ Turner Prize win

Sense described the 59-year-old’s victory as ‘incredibly significant’.

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025

Careless and damaging talk about autism

Letters: Noting the lack of evidence for linking paracetamol to autism, James Watson-O’Neill warns against describing the condition as a tragedy or something to fear, while the mother of an autistic child says pigeonholing autistic people is deeply damaging

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025