A new survey has found that just over a third (34%) of financial and legal professionals have 'no idea' how to advise families on leaving an inheritance to a family member with a learning disability, ...
DFN Project SEARCH and GXO are launching a programme of supported internship programmes for young people with a learning ...
A new UCL study shows children with learning disabilities from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to experience mental ...
Inequalities persist across the whole health and care system for people with learning disabilities, and too many barriers ...
People with a learning disability in the UK often face reproductive health inequality around their period, however, little is ...
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry's sixth report found that care homes for people with learning disabilities received insufficient ...
The national charity, Skills for Care, launched its annual report on 14 October 2026 ‘The State of The Adult Social Care ...
A major government-commissioned review has called for an overhaul of mental health, autism and ADHD services, warning that rising demand, lengthy assessment waits and fragmented support are leaving ...
Leaders’ Awards: Celebrating the ‘unsung heros’ in learning disability and autism The 2026 Leaders’ Awards took place this week in Sheffield to celebrate the achievements of people with learning ...
The National Lottery has awarded Active Prospects, a charitable organisation supporting autistic people and people with learning disabilities, a £315,000 grant to help neurodivergent people rebuild ...
Darren Devine is a freelance journalist covering areas such as learning disability and autism ...