Covid-19 and disability
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Blog: Helping autistic graduates into employment
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented levels of unemployment - and autistic university graduates are likely to be among the hardest hit. Research from the...
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News: Churchill Fellow saves US music faculty
Churchill Fellow David Stanley (CF 2019) has saved a music department in America which he visited during his Fellowship from closing down. The Music Department of Kean...
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Covid-19 and disability: Fellows’ case studies
PageDavid Stanley (left) has been providing Zoom lessons and online concerts to engage with the nation’s learning-disabled community during the pandemic Churchill Fellows a...
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Blog: A musical lifeline for people with learning disabilities
Covid-19 is devastating for the 1.5 million people living in the UK with learning disabilities. The Care Quality Commission published figures that show a 175% rise in...
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Blog: Communicating with patients while wearing a face mask
One of the most effective ways of engaging with people from minority groups is by face-to-face contact – which can be difficult when wearing a face mask during the...
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Covid-19 Action Fund winners: disability inclusion
PageThe Covid-19 Action Fund provides grants for Churchill Fellows to run projects combatting the effects of Covid-19 in all areas of society. Hundreds of pandemic projects...
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Blog: Supporting young people with autism during Covid-19
Currently in the UK, after you receive a diagnosis of autism as a young person, you are very unlikely to be offered any sort of post-diagnostic support that is catered...