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 ...

People registered as having learning disabilities will now be prioritised to receive a coronavirus vaccine Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our ...

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 ...

A 46-year-old woman whose cause of death was recorded as (a) heart failure and (b) obesity and depression. A safeguarding alert was raised by Ms B’s care provider due to self-neglect concerns.

People in England with learning disabilities have called on the Government to make its coronavirus guidelines easier to understand, with some “absolutely terrified” they may find themselves on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

People with learning disabilities have hit back at comments made by a Tory candidate that they should be paid less than minimum wage as ‘they don’t understand money’. Sally-Ann Hart, the Conservative ...