In the UK, people with learning disabilities have been told that healthcare workers will not attempt to save their lives with CPR if they succumb to COVID-19, according to an advocacy group ...

GPs were today urged to widen testing for an incurable genetic condition, often mistaken for autism, that can cause learning disabilities. Fragile X syndrome, so rare it affects around one in ...

The countdown is on for this year’s Learning Disability Pride, set to take place on Saturday, June 21, 2025 in Carrickfergus.

A pioneering project to stop the over-medication of people with a learning disability or autism in a North Yorkshire town has been captured on camera to help others nationwide.

In the UK, there are 1.5 million people with learning disabilities, but only 5% are currently employed.

The latest Learning from lives and deaths report (LeDeR), expected to show data for 2023, was due to be published in about ...

Informal workarounds are being used in some cases, with some people with learning disabilities struggling with logins and speaking to bank staff.