Avoidable deaths among adults with learning disabilities have fallen from 46.3% in 2021 to 39.0% in 2024, according to the latest and last LeDeR report, but they remain twice as high as in the general ...

A new report from National FASD calls for a FASD Prevention and Response Programme funded by an amount equivalent to 0.25% of ...

The interim report of the Timms Review has found that the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) system is is failing to keep ...

Learning Disability England is inviting signatories to support its open letter to the government, urging it to prioritise the ...

One in three (34%) disabled people do not feel they belong in their communities, and two-thirds feel unrepresented by the Government, according to a new report published by the Belonging Forum to mark ...

A new guide on the transition to adulthood from the Challenging Behaviour Foundation examines the issues that young people with learning disabilities and their families face, as well as examples of ...

Sense is calling on the next Prime Minister to introduce a new national framework for disabled children’s social care, so that support is based on children’s needs, not on where they live. It comes as ...

People of Colour With Learning Disabilities Defying Ableism and Racism and calls it an essential read for all students of ...

The Challenging Behaviour Foundation is calling for systemic change that recognises the expertise of families of people with learning disabilities and takes their safety concerns seriously. This ...

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is now providing sensory activity bags for patients with learning disabilities and autistic people who need to attend the emergency department. The project was the ...

There has been a surge in demand for occupational therapy, driven by an increase in people with multiple and complex health conditions, according to new research from the Royal College of Occupational ...