Leonard Cheshire supports COVID-19 vaccine priority for people with learning disabilities
Leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire is supporting the news that all people on the learning…
Sarah Pugh gets ready to lead Whizz-Kidz in its next chapter as the charity’s new CEO
Whizz-Kidz has appointed Sarah Pugh as its next chief executive. Whizz-Kidz, the charity which provides…
Leonard Cheshire funding crisis prompts emergency Covid appeal
An emergency appeal has been launched by leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire after it revealed…
Leonard Cheshire report maps out the future for accessible and inclusive travel
Leonard Cheshire has worked with online travel agency Expedia Group to produce a roadmap for…
Accessible railways would get more than 50,000 disabled people into work
More than 50,000 disabled people could get jobs if Britain had an accessible rail system,…
Whizz-Kidz boss Ruth Owen OBE to join Leonard Cheshire as new CEO in 2021
After 16 years as the CEO of disabled children’s charity Whizz-Kidz, Ruth Owen OBE has…
Charity calls on government as discriminatory employment practices against disabled people rise
A new study has revealed the impact coronavirus has had on employment among disabled people,…
Free webinar to discuss challenges and opportunities around assistive tech for disabled people
On Friday 30 October at 2pm, Leonard Cheshire is hosting a free webinar event to…
46% rise in number of online disability hate crimes in the last year, new figures show
According to new research by leading disability charities Leonard Cheshire and United Response, over 7,300…
Comment: Leonard Cheshire Director welcomes Job Support Scheme but warns of “major jobs crisis”
On 24 September, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a new plan aimed at reducing further unemployment…