CEOs and C-suite leaders convened in Tokyo for SYNC25, the world’s first accountability summit focused specifically on disability inclusion in business.
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I sat across the table from Dawn, a wide-eyed eight-year-old girl in pigtails, bracing myself to tell her the news. I have told students they have a learning disability hundreds of times over my 20 ...
A specific learning disability, also known as a specific learning disorder, is a neurological condition that affects an individual’s ability to learn and process information in a specific area, like ...
Statement 1 Local authorities and clinical commissioning groups jointly choose a lead person to oversee strategic commissioning of services for all people with a learning disability. [new 2019] ...
Young people and adults with a learning disability have an annual health check that includes a review of mental health problems. Annual health checks for young people and adults with a learning ...
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 ...
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 ...
Hartlepool Borough Council has joined a fight to protect learning disability nursing and will lobby the government to tackle the "crisis" it faces.
Higher education’s maximally inclusive approach to disability is resulting in a two-speed student population and ...
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 ...