Life expectancy "was significantly shorter", particularly among those with severe learning disability or Down's syndrome, and most died within four years of diagnosis, compared with nine years in the ...

Parceling out Ed. Dept. work to other agencies risks weakening enforcement of disability rights laws, groups warn.

A new pub designed to prepare young people with learning disabilities or autism for employment is opening in the centre of ...

People with a learning disability die prematurely: on average women in this group die 23 years younger than those in the general population, men 19 years younger.1 In 2022, 42% of these deaths were ...

Efforts to gut the U.S. Department of Education's special education office and move the program to another agency are already ...

As a teacher, you want all of your students to reach their academic potential. However, not everyone learns at the same pace or in the same way. That means you need to be prepared to provide ...

People in England with a learning disability have a higher risk of cancer, especially before age 50 , according to a study by researchers from The University of Manchester and The ChristieNHS ...

A woman whose terminal cancer diagnosis was picked up late has urged people with learning disabilities to speak up if they ...

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 ...

A Malaysian man with a learning disability has officially become a school teacher at the age of 37, a milestone achieved after sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination 10 times and ...

Two thirds (66%) of employees with a learning disability report that their employer has never asked what they need to succeed at work, according to research findings from the hotel firm Hilton, ...