News & blog

Blog | 24 April 2019

“This doesn’t make me a runner, Mum”: How Frances and Finn are running a marathon

by Emma Reeves

Frances, whose son Finn has a condition called Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, is running the London Marathon. Finn is also taking part, by completing eight (and a bit) park runs.

News | 23 April 2019

Charity workers mark one year anniversary of Donation Station

Charity workers celebrate the first anniversary of their new Folkestone charity shop which helps local people with a learning disability.

News | 18 April 2019

Government failure to meet its own target of reducing number of people in inpatient units ‘utterly unacceptable’

Sarah Battershall, Director of Operations for United Response, responds to today’s new report from NHS Digital which shows the latest number of patients with learning disabilities or autism receiving inpatient hospital care commissioned by the NHS.

News | 01 March 2019

Charity workers appeal to Blackpool shoppers in Tesco grant bid

We’re calling on Blackpool shoppers to vote for us to be awarded a generous cash boost in Tesco’s Bags of Help community grant scheme.

Blog | 01 March 2019

‘I woke up with a broken face’: living with Bell’s palsy, by Amy Green

by Sophie Cooper

I have Bell’s palsy, a type of facial paralysis that results in an inability to control the facial muscles on the affected side. Here is the story of my diagnosis and recovery.

News | 13 February 2019

‘Half of train staff don’t help people with autism’

Two people we support reveal what it’s really like to travel on Britain’s trains when you have autism.

Blog | 08 February 2019

United Response joins over 100 social care organisations to criticise Government human rights changes

by Imthiaz Rehman

Tim Cooper,  CEO of United Response, added his signature to that of over 100 social care sector organisations in an open letter to Government ministers to raise concerns about the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill.

News | 04 February 2019

Harrogate shoppers choose disability charity United Response for £2k Tesco donation

Staff at our Harrogate care home for people with disabilities are celebrating after local people voted for them to be awarded £2,000 from Tesco’s Bags of Help community grant scheme.

Blog | 04 February 2019

United Response CEO Tim Cooper visits Downing Street to talk disability employment

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Last week United Response CEO, Tim Cooper, was invited to Number 10 Downing Street to talk about supporting more people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health problems into work.

News | 22 January 2019

United Response backs Parliamentary action over online disability hate crime

MPs on the Petitions Committee have backed TV star Katie Price’s petition signed by over 220,000 people calling for more protection online for disabled people under hate crime laws. United Response hate crime co-ordinator Jo Silkstone responds.