People with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) have unique needs. This article discusses the work of PMLD ...
Lord Paul Scriven, a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, has spent years championing the rights of learning ...
The University of California, San Francisco, recently made a new accommodation available to students with disabilities: “release time” to attend medical appointments. “Very often that is therapy,” ...
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 ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the needs of students with dyslexia, but also made it more difficult to support them. Some students have found that their support services, such as one-on-one ...
Wichita State All-American runner and magna cum laude graduate Rebekah Topham dominated on the pavement and in the classroom, despite her unofficial dyslexia diagnosis making things tougher. She got ...
A palliative care expert from London's Kingston University is teaming up with the University of Oxford and The Open University to investigate how to improve support for older people with learning ...
Gavin Howcroft, 30, who has the learning disability Global Developmental Delay (GDD), receives Covid-19 vaccine from Senior Immunization Nurse, Suzie Shakespeare at Robertson House, Stevenage on ...
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 ...
Two-thirds of employees with learning disabilities have not been asked about what they need to succeed at work, according to hospitality chain Hilton. Its survey of 2,000 people, including 500 with ...
A North East specialist treatment centre for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or severely challenging behaviour has been temporarily closed for six months. It is hoped the ...