Press releases

Online disability hate crime soared by more than 50% across England and Wales during 2020/21, disturbing new figures reveal Wednesday 6 October 2021.

Volunteer van driver Gurbir Singh Parmar, also known as Arnie, is set to run his 81st long distance race as he prepares for the London Marathon on 3 October.

Our CEO Ruth Owen responds to the government's announcement about £12 billion per year on average investment in health and social care over the next three years.

A lack of suitable local opportunities could be stifling the UK’s grassroots parasport talent, research by leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire has found.

The UK’s leading safety company, Arco, has come to the aid of Leonard Cheshire’s care homes to help to keep residents safe in these uncertain times.

Leonard Cheshire will host Disability in the South Asian Community, on 17 August (3pm-4pm) as part of South Asian Heritage Month.

The disability charity Leonard Cheshire Cymru have received funding to support disabled people in their services to become more digitally connected.

Our director of policy Gemma Hope responds to the UK Government Health and Disability Green Paper and its response to Health is everyone’s business’ consultation.

If the government reforms social care it could boost the economy by £6 billion to £20 billion, including £1-4 billion in income tax.

Our Managing Director of Global Influencing and Programmes Tiziana Oliva responds to the government’s vote to maintain the cut in overseas aid from 0.7% to 0.5%.