Increasing costs for school activities and materials are causing some children to miss out on aspects of school life.

An alliance of disabled people and their organisations has released a Disabled People’s Manifesto, containing demands for the first 100 days of a new government.

The National Deaf Children’s Society says a reluctance to speak to deaf people is contributing to the isolation and loneliness that many deaf children and young people experience throughout their lives.

The Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government has congratulated CrossReach, the operating arm of the Social Care Council of the Church of Scotland, for its "dedication" and for 150 years of "vital" services to social care.