Scrapping vital NHS targets for people with a learning disability “is a dangerous step backwards and could have serious ...

Families told ITV News' Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt that medical professionals are placing 'do not resuscitate' orders on their loved ones with learning disabilities, without proper ...

The proportion of avoidable deaths among adults with a learning disability has fallen but is still almost double that of the general population, according to a new report. Some 733 (38.8%) of the ...

Until recently, Jessica Gill, a transition-year student in St Paul’s Secondary School in Greenhills, Dublin, had never known anyone with an intellectual disability. Now, after meeting up with Julie ...

As the NHS England 10-Year Plan takes shape, it presents a unique opportunity to tackle the entrenched health inequalities faced by the 1.3 million people with a learning disability in England. These ...

There are around 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK – and they deserve to be seen, heard and celebrated. But there is still a long way to go. A quarter of people say they have ...

Using GenAI to provide a truly learner-centric approach to both online and in-person learning could make a real difference to disabled and neurodivergent students. Here’s how For disabled and ...

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Personal testimonies reveal how inaccessible transport, housing and workplaces are among the day-to-day realities for ...

There are many important issues facing the care management system today in the light of person-centred planning and approaches, and you would be hard-pressed to find a better collection of insightful ...

Around one in four people in the UK are disabled. If studies don’t include disabled people, the findings may not apply to disabled people in the real world. That means that “evidence-based” changes in ...