Socialising with your peers and engaging in your favourite hobbies is what being a teenager is all about; however for disabled teenagers, it can be difficult to find opportunities to ‘hang out’ with your friends. This is why United Response has teamed up with Woodlands School to set up Movers & Shakers club for disabled [...]

PRESS RELEASE 11th December 2012 Disability charity receives £90k funding to develop ‘Give where you live’ programme The national disability charity, United Response, has been awarded funding to develop ‘Give where you live’ – a platform through which friends and family of people supported by the charity can donate to buy specific items which are [...]

As you may have noticed by now, United Response will be celebrating our 40th anniversary in 2013 – and we are starting our celebrations early with our new logo and strapline which we are proud to unveil today! Our 40th presents an ideal opportunity to refresh our brand – bringing us up to date and [...]

PRESS RELEASE  Six times paralympic medallist, Fran Williamson, will be among those taking part in the national disability charity United Response’s annual London carol service on Wednesday 5th December. The event will take place at St Peter’s Church in Eaton Square, London SW1. Fran, a five times world champion in backstroke, will be interviewed at [...]

Having friends, socialising, and feeling that we belong are important elements of our lives. We often recall the best memories as ones made with friends or within a community. However, for people with learning disabilities, opportunities for meeting people and building relationships can sometimes be limited; a fact which was sadly reflected in the findings [...]