This week is Learning Disability Week. It takes place in the third week of June every year and in 2024, it's running from the 17-23 June. The event, organised by the charity Mencap, and is an ...

Statement 1 Local authorities and clinical commissioning groups jointly choose a lead person to oversee strategic commissioning of services for all people with a learning disability. [new 2019] ...

This week is Learning Disability Awareness Week. Throughout my childhood, I was struck so often by other people’s definitions of ‘normal’ and how they had to understand where my brother fit in. People ...

For a person to live well with dementia they need a range of appropriate treatments, support and activities. A person with a learning disability and dementia may see a psychiatrist specialising in ...

Ciara Lawrence struggled at school before being diagnosed with a learning disability. (Supplied) Ciara Lawrence, 44, from Surrey has a learning disability that meant years of being bullied and ...

JUST six per cent of people in the UK of working age with a learning disability and known to the local authorities are in paid employment compared to 75 per cent of the general population. And ...

Healthcare staff providing care for people with a learning disability often deliver intimate personal care and have access to confidential information about vulnerable clients. Awareness of ...

A study investigated uptake of health promotion initiatives among people with learning disabilities; results were varied, revealing that further work is needed to explore factors limiting access.

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Before the pandemic, I loved going to my local pub every week. I’d order a whiskey and Coke and sing along to my favourite Whitney Houston classics on the karaoke machine. When I was there, I felt ...

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

A charity is marking a year of growth and impact in its new home. Sasbah, which supports people with learning disabilities, relocated to Church Street in Old Town, Eastbourne, from Chiddingly in 2025 ...