There are over 7 million adults living with developmental or intellectual disabilities in the U.S. Yet many day programs for those with developmental disabilities have a cut-off age of 22. Disability ...

People with learning disabilities and autism in England are dying almost 20 years younger than the rest of the population, a long-awaited report has said. The annual mortality review commissioned by ...

Experts say that may be especially true for students with disabilities—but they’re not always considered when schools are ...

Adults with learning difficulties are losing out as colleges drop courses that fall below GCSE standard. But who is at fault? Some are blaming the colleges but they say they are only responding to ...

A campaign to help carers and healthcare professionals spot early signs of life-threatening constipation in people with learning disabilities has been launched by the NHS, with what it described as a ...

Ruth Northway does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

People with learning difficulties were recently involved in the inspection of registered care homes in the West Midlands. What lessons were learned from the experience? Nigel Smith and Frances Hasler ...

The researchers found that adults with learning disabilities had lower odds of poor glycemic control, faster insulin initiation, and double the risk for all-cause and diabetes-related mortality, ...

The mother of a young man with a learning disability has said it is "heartbreaking" watching her son "starting to sense that he's not having the opportunities or the chances of somebody his age".

Adults with learning disabilities have finished a six-week cookery course ...

CHRIS JENKINSON has posters of wrestling stars on his walls, likes to cook burgers and is about to start work in the kitchens of a Hilton hotel in Surrey, England. Emily Martin likes to cook Victoria ...