The draft consultation for guidance on the Down Syndrome Act 2022 so far fails to recognise the importance of learning disability nurses in the health and wellbeing of people with Down's syndrome.

The Government has published a new National Cancer Plan and an additional equality impact assessment, both of which commit to improving detection and early intervention for disabled people, who too ...

On a simple math task - indicating which of two amounts is greater - kids with math learning disability get the right answer ...

Caroline Richter, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Psychology, says learning disabilities are common, and there are many ways for parents to ...

Many students in the United States struggle with reading, and a significant percentage may have dyslexia, a learning disability affecting reading ...

A review had found that 39% of deaths with a known cause had been avoidable. The figure has now been revised to 40%.

(Editor’s note: The federal government has removed several web pages linked to in this brief. Where possible, links to archived versions have been inserted.) Data are the cornerstone of public health ...

In a cohort of approximately 0.3 million patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), those with learning disabilities exhibited better glycaemic control but faced a higher risk for all-cause and ...

Learning disabilities are disorders that affect one's ability in the domains of spoken or written language, mathematical calculation, attention, or the coordination of movement. They can occur in ...

More school-age children meet the criteria for a learning disability, but not everyone in Manitoba is on board with the idea of universal screening in schools. A private member’s bill introduced by ...