Harry Roche, 32, says he just wants to feel safe again as research showed he is 30 times more at risk from Covid than the general population (Picture: Mencap/Harry Roche) A man has begged the ...

Just 30% of people would feel comfortable sitting next to someone with a mild learning disability, new research has revealed. As part of their Here I Am campaign, Mencap has released their results of ...

Next step: Sarah Murphy with her partner, daughter and son Tom, who has Downs. She has concerns for Tom once he turns six Her three-year-old daughter Mary has Down syndrome. She is clever, funny and ...

An extra 150,000 people in England with learning disabilities are to be invited for Covid vaccination, the government has announced. Professor Anthony Harnden, deputy chair of the Joint Committee on ...

People with learning disabilities, particularly those with Down's syndrome, are at increased risk of developing dementia. If a person with a learning disability develops dementia, they will face ...

There are 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK People with a learning disability find it harder to learn, understand and communicate. There are 1.5 million people with a learning ...

If they do find a partner, it can be logistically difficult to sustain the relationship and they can face judgement from ...

Everyone on the GP learning disability register should be prioritised for a Covid vaccine, the joint committee on vaccination has advised the government. This means 150,000 people at higher risk with ...

Social workers wrongly took a newborn baby into care when the father was overheard discussing the benefits of bottle feeding, a judge has ruled. The parents, who both have mild learning disabilities, ...

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 4,000 ...