I landed dream job despite fearing my learning disability would hold me back… and here’s how you can too

EMPLOYERS hold back from hiring people with a learning disability due to a “misplaced fear” of getting it wrong, according to ...
Independent.ie

‘Serious implications for vulnerable students’ – pupils with learning disabilities are ‘being forced into mainstream schools’

There are fears that children with learning difficulties could be “forced” to drop out of school under a new policy that would place those with mild learning disabilities in mainstream education. A ...
Alzheimer's Society

Learning disabilities and dementia

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 ...
Nature

Dental care in the community for patients with learning disability

The study revealed substantial problems in oral healthcare of people with mild learning disability after their resettlement into the community. Change from institutional living to community-based ...
Psychology Today

Learning Disability

Learning disabilities are disorders that affect one's ability in the domains of spoken or written language, mathematical calculation, attention, or the coordination of movement. They can occur in ...
The Hechinger Report

PROOF POINTS: New answers to old questions about special education

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. The federal ...
Nature

Assessment of rehabilitation effects in children with mild intellectual disability

Intellectual disability (ID) is defined as a spectrum of disorders and abnormalities in the intellectual, physical, motor, emotional, and social domains 1,2. The term "pure form" of intellectual ...