Local Authorities

Scope, in conjunction with independent think tank/research institute 'Demos', have created a Disability Cuts map. Specifically, Demos has created a Coping with the Cuts Index that measures how different local authorities are managing their... Read more

Life After The Forces

With British troops currently active in many areas around the world, complex injury and rehabilitation after discharge from the military is a topical issue. Increasing medical knowledge in the field, developing medical technologies and... Read more

Emergency SMS

A few weeks ago, Integrated Treatment Services wrote about how Ofcom is challenging communication service providers to provide better services for disabled customers, particularly those with hearing and/or speech impairments. You can read... Read more

Support Services for Kids

The Guardian recently conducted a cross-panel of views from key people involved in policy change around disability. This included representatives from government, charity, health and academia. You can read the article in full here:... Read more

Ofcom and Disabled Customers

The Guardian published an article on their website last week entitled "Ofcom demands better service for disabled customers". You can read the article in full here:... Read more

5 & Don’t know their own name!

Radio 4 held a discussion today about a report from the government's poverty 'tsar' Frank Field – that some children turn up for their first day of school not knowing their own name. You can listen to the discussion on the Radio 4... Read more

London and the South Team

Recent expansions to our team now mean that we are able to offer the same high quality service to London and the southern areas as we do in the Midlands. Our search engine traffic shows that we a heavy stream of visitors accessing our... Read more

Social Skills

  The Sunday Independent Online published an article this month called, "Why Don't They Like Me?" You can read the article in its entirety here: http://www.iol.co.za/sundayindependent/life/why-don-t-they-like-me-1.1100787 The... Read more

No Tongue, No Speech?

An article published online this week in the US is based on the memories of a Speech and Language Therapist (or Speech and Language Pathologist in the US). It discusses one particular case that the therapist - Betty McMicken - remembered... Read more

Early Communication & Literacy

Continuing on last week's article about literacy, recent collaborative research has found that a child's early communication environment makes an important contribution to their readiness to start school. The article is published by the... Read more