An NHS and government-backed review misrecorded causes of death for hundreds of learning disabled people, leading to underreporting of avoidable deaths.

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

Technology can be both a lifeline and a barrier. Users with disabilities explain how accessible design transforms tech from ...

In 1990, the Americans With Disabilities Act gave students with disabilities the right to reasonable accommodations in higher education, but many colleges were not structured with disabled students in ...

CHICAGO – When Jessica Anacker was in junior high, a teacher pulled her out of English class one day after she was bullied by a student because of her learning disability. Instead of disciplining the ...

Oxfordshire County Council has struck a ‘Deal’ with My Life My Choice (MLMC), an organisation that supports people with ...

While epilepsy affects one percent of the general population, this figure rises to 22.2% for people with learning disabilities. The researchers analysed nearly 10,000 deaths of adults with ...

People with learning disabilities in Wales continue to face significant health and social inequalities ...