A new pub designed to prepare young people with learning disabilities or autism for employment is opening in the centre of ...

Life expectancy "was significantly shorter", particularly among those with severe learning disability or Down's syndrome, and most died within four years of diagnosis, compared with nine years in the ...

People in England with a learning disability have a higher risk of cancer, especially before age 50 , according to a study by researchers from The University of Manchester and The ChristieNHS ...

If you're autistic, you're more likely to have a learning disability than the general public. In fact, around 30% of autistic people also have a learning disability. But being autistic doesn't mean ...

People with a learning disability die prematurely: on average women in this group die 23 years younger than those in the general population, men 19 years younger.1 In 2022, 42% of these deaths were ...

The Aspen Center for Learning would give adults with cognitive disabilities a place to keep learning after they finish public ...

Parceling out Ed. Dept. work to other agencies risks weakening enforcement of disability rights laws, groups warn.

New health passports are among changes planned to improve health services for people with learning disabilities.

Those with learning disabilities will be prioritised for a coronavirus vaccination. Following updated advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI, everyone who is on their GP ...

Two people from Hull have been involved in a special edition of Big Issue on sale today (Monday). Alastair Smith and Sophie Potter, both from Hull, feature in the latest edition compiled entirely by ...

Social Work provides a variety of services for people with a physical and/or learning disability. Services are provided by the Community Learning Disabilities Team, Transitions Team and Community Care ...

People in England with a learning disability have a higher risk of cancer, especially before age 50, according to a study by ...