BALTIMORE -- One in five people in the United States struggle with learning or attention disabilities, according to the Learning Disability Association of America. While they can make learning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The cause of deaths of hundreds of learning disabled people were recorded incorrectly by an NHS and government-backed review, ...

A training course on climate change has been specially developed for people with learning disabilities ...

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 ...

In the world of disability parenting, I am considered one of the lucky ones. My teenage son has a school place, and I work flexibly, from home, as a writer.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, some “otherwise qualified” individuals with disabilities are protected from discrimination and ...

CHICAGO – When Jessica Anacker was in junior high, a teacher pulled her out of English class one day after she was bullied by a student because of her learning disability. Instead of disciplining the ...

The family of a learning disabled man who died through neglect after being fed jelly in hospital, have called for better care for people they say are often “just treated as numbers”. Eddie Cassin, ...

Perfect Show for Rachel is currently touring the UK. Big Issue sits down with its creative director (and sister of the star) ...

New award from NIHR School for Social Care Research examines the implications of Prevention of Future Deaths (PDF) Reports for social and health care support and services for learning disabled people.