From one week to the next Lauryn, 17, went from having a full package of support for her severe learning difficulties to having nothing. Instead she was put on diazepam
The rights of disabled people have been sidelined during this pandemic but multiple threats of legal action have forced the government to pay attention.
The UK is not protecting the rights of its marginalised people – and matters are worse in the wake of coronavirus. But civil society is providing hope.
