Learning Disability news

Autistic children with imaginary friends may have stronger social skills and be better able to understand others’ minds than their peers without imaginary friends, according to a new study.

A new report is calling for commissioners to do more to ensure that children with learning disabilities get early support in the right place at the right time.

Get Yourself Active from Disability Rights UK are amongst the 78 new partners who will work with Sport England to increase access to sport and physical activity across England.

A new study is looking into how artificial intelligence (AI) can create safe, ethical and cost-effective improvement to the quality of life for thousands of people with learning disabilities.

Disability charities and organisations are calling on the government to rethink some of the proposals made in the latest special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) green paper.

DFN Project SEARCH, a transition to employment programme for young adults with a learning disability, has launched a Youth Advisory Group to help encourage more inclusive employment.

Better training on choking risk and management is needed for staff and caregivers working with people with learning disabilities, according to a new study. 

The government was unlawful in failing to protect more than 20,000 elderly or disabled care home residents from Covid-19, according to a new High Court ruling.

Disabled train customers using Passenger Assist will now be able to book up to two hours in advance of their journey instead of six giving them more travel flexibility. 

Staff with autism as their main impairment had a wider pay gap in 2021 than those with other types of impairment, according to new data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).