Life expectancy "was significantly shorter", particularly among those with severe learning disability or Down's syndrome, and ...

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 ...

People in England with a learning disability have a higher risk of cancer, especially before age 50 , according to a study by ...

New research from Hilton shows that 66% of those with a learning disability say their employers have not asked them what they ...

I am a person with a learning disability. I am a person who needs support. Support, for me, is that you need everything checked. “Are you doing cooking correctly? You need to practice that,” or, “Have ...

The proportion of avoidable deaths among adults with a learning disability has fallen but is still almost double that of the general population, according to a new report. Some 733 (38.8%) of the ...

A woman whose terminal cancer diagnosis was picked up late has urged people with learning disabilities to speak up if they ...

Learning disability nursing is at risk of complete collapse due to a lack of people going into the specialty, nurses have warned. Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ clinical articles, ...

Two thirds (66%) of employees with a learning disability report that their employer has never asked what they need to succeed at work, according to research findings from the hotel firm Hilton, ...

A new study has found people in England with a learning disability have a higher risk of cancer, especially before the age of ...

Annabell Downey, 52, said her terminal cancer diagnosis was picked up late and has urged people with learning disabilities to ...

People with learning disabilities and autism in England are dying almost 20 years younger than the rest of the population, a long-awaited report has said. The annual mortality review commissioned by ...