Learning Disability Week is taking place from June 20-26. The week-long awareness event is hosted by Mencap, a charity that wants the world to hear “what life is like if you have a learning disability ...

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and Autism programme can give nurses and other health and social care staff a better understanding of the needs of people with learning ...

New learning disability awareness training is being rolled out to all public-facing NHS staff across Wales in memory of patient Paul Ridd who died after receiving poor care while in hospital. The ...

As Learning Disability Awareness Week is marked this June, it prompts much-needed reflection on how society views learning, intelligence, and academic success. In a time when diversity and innovation ...

This Learning Disability Awareness Week, Alternative Futures Group, a charity that provides specialist care across Lancashire says:"For far too long adult social care has been driven by cost, rather ...

Laura Lemle watched how some teachers didn’t always understand how to teach her daughter, who has nonverbal learning disability. Some were incredibly empathetic, others were not. Special education ...

Intellectual disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn and function at levels considered typical for their age. Learning disabilities affect a child’s ability to master specific skills, like ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) will host its 48th Annual Benefit on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at SECOND, New York City (849 6th Avenue) ...

Dozens of people with learning disabilities and autism were "locked away" in hospital across north west London as of September, new figures show. October is Learning Disability Awareness Month, which ...

Dozens of people with learning disabilities and autism were "locked away" in hospital across the Surrey heartlands as of September, new figures show. October is Learning Disability Awareness Month, ...

A Consett man with a rare genetic condition is working to change perceptions about people who have learning disabilities. Paul James, 42, has Lowe's Syndrome and is visually impaired. When he was born ...