Darren joined our fundraising family back in October last year and has been fiercely training and raising funds ever since. He took on the London Marathon in April and has just completed the Swansea Half. But he doesn't want to stop there, he's got plenty more planned to keep up the running bug! We'll let him do the talking... Read more
A traffic accident at nine left Diane with a brain injury and limited speech. Here we share how her support worker brought about an amazing breakthrough. Read more
We are heading over to St Anne’s in Lancashire today to meet Nathan and Ria - a couple in their early 30s who took the bold step just 6 weeks ago to move in together. Read more
My name is Sam. I was diagnosed with Juvenile Huntington’s Disease when I was just 19 years old. My dream was to go to Disneyland – here’s how it happened. Read more
Sarah Davies, a 24-year-old bowler from Ellesmere Port, wins gold and bronze at the 2017 Special OlympicsRead more
Our first rider to take on the new RideLondon 46 route, Lola tells us how it went...Read more
Darren joined our fundraising family back in October last year and has been fiercely training and raising funds ever since. He took on the London Marathon in April and has just completed the Swansea Half. But he doesn't want to stop there, he's got plenty more planned to keep up the running bug! We'll let him do the talking...Read more
Lola, our Head of Digital and Communications, is taking on RideLondon 46 this July. Check out their journey so far...Read more
Our Richmond transition services hosted an employability event aimed at promoting awareness and building momentum around disability employment. Read how they got on.Read more
With just one week to go until the deadline to register to vote, we want to make sure no one misses out on this important opportunity to use their right to vote.Read more
This Sunday we had 23 absolute champions run the London Marathon on behalf of United Response. Find out how they got on.Read more
Daniel Wakeford is a singer/songwriter who has autism and was previously on the Channel 4 TV show ‘The Undateables’. We managed to get a quick interview with him at his sold-out London show.Read more
With the London Marathon almost upon on us, David tells us about his first marathon experience so far...Read more
With local government elections taking place across England, Scotland and Wales on 4th May, we want to encourage everyone to use their right to vote.Read more
Darren is running the London Marathon on behalf of United Response this year, with less than four weeks until the big day we check in to see how it's all going.Read more
Last week, we were delighted to introduce Michelle Donelan MP to people we support in her constituency. Here, she shares her thoughts on the visit.Read more
Our Operations Director, Sarah Battershall, gave evidence today to the Public Accounts Committee on the Government’s transforming care agenda and whether the quality of care for people with learning disabilities is improving.Read more
For World Autism Awareness Week, our Head of Digital and Communications, Lola Phoenix, shares what it was like to see an autistic character in the new Power Rangers film.Read more
Matt, supported by United Response in Derby, has had his volunteer achievements recognised by winning an award.Read more
We’ve supported Callum, who is non-verbal and has autism, for ten years in North Shields. We speak to his mum Julia about her happiest memories, the advice she'd give her younger self and what a difference good support makes.Read more
Meet five students with learning disabilities who are being supported to live the student life to the full, as part of an innovative project in Cheshire.Read more
Ailsa Brown, who has both a learning disability and an undiagnosed mental health need. Read how she was supported at the Community Network in Cheriton.Read more
A traffic accident at nine left Diane with a brain injury and limited speech. Here we share how her support worker brought about an amazing breakthrough.Read more
Last week, I made Rachel Kelly’s salmon, pea and sweet potato fishcakes. See the end results, and get the recipe.Read more
We are heading over to St Anne’s in Lancashire today to meet Nathan and Ria - a couple in their early 30s who took the bold step just 6 weeks ago to move in together.Read more
Last week the Work and Pensions Select Committee published its recommendations on disability employment. United Response was very pleased to be invited to give evidence to their investigation.Read more
My name is Sam. I was diagnosed with Juvenile Huntington’s Disease when I was just 19 years old. My dream was to go to Disneyland – here’s how it happened.Read more
On Thursday 12th January, we were proud to host the minister for community health and care, David Mowat, at one of our residential services in London. Read more about the visit.Read more