This week is Learning Disability Week. It takes place in the third week of June every year and in 2024, it's running from the 17-23 June. The event, organised by the charity Mencap, and is an ...

A specific learning disability, also known as a specific learning disorder, is a neurological condition that affects an individual’s ability to learn and process information in a specific area, like ...

Anyone new to the field of learning disability or in need of an induction programme specific to this client group will find this book to be a useful practice tool. This workbook, one in a series of ...

It is easy to say to anyone starting a career in learning disability services that all they need to do is show respect for the people they support, writes Julian Budden. It is also difficult to define ...

People with learning disabilities face a “cliff-edge” of support as services are “severely underfunded”, the government has been warned. An open letter from the non-profit organisation Social Finance, ...

Dreaming of a new career? Each week, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like. Today, the Money team chats to an NHS learning disability nurse - we agreed to ...