Learning Disability news

Organisations that advocate for people with learning disabilities have urged policymakers to priorities people with learning disabilities in any vaccination plan.

Learning Disability England published a report about the postcode lottery of services available to people with learning disabilities. And called on local authorities to give its members agency and options in the place that they live. 

Charities have criticised the Government's lockdown strategy and policy. And have urged the Government to allocate additional funding to assist people with learning difficulties and autism through the Covid-winter. 

Research by the Office for National Statics and a parliamentary human rights report have concluded that Covid-19 has had a damaging affect on adults with learning disabilities.  

The disability charity Leonard Cheshire has been recognised with an award for their Can Do programme with The Zoological Society of London.

Hundreds of thousands of autistic people have been left stranded during the Coronavirus pandemic, a cross-organisation report revealed today.

Learning Disability Today's 'Change It Up' survey finds that the importance of supporting hobbies and aspirations should not be underestimated.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released figures regarding the number of deaths of people with learning disabilities between 10th April and 15th May of this year.

New research has found that autistic people are likely to experience post-traumatic symptoms after events that would not "count" as traumatic in some current diagnostic systems.