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A ‘learning disabilities commissioner’ without a learning disability is a waste of time
People with learning disabilities need to have a say in the government policy that rules their lives.
Helping your student with disabilities prepare for the future
Numerous measures are in place to help young disabled children thrive, but the transition beyond school can be a difficult one. Here are some tips for families to help their children prepare for life beyond.
Learning disabilities do not define us
The story of a six-year-old boy with dyslexia who, with support from friends and teachers, became a successful professor. Now he teaches teachers how to help children like him.
How to succeed in college with a disability
For many disabled students, college is the first time that they're put to the test of making their own way. The experience can be challenging, but there are strategies to help ease the way.
UK policy turns people with learning disabilities into commodities, study reveals
Private companies are building new inpatient units – the state has been trying to reduce them for the last five years.
Voters with learning disabilities are being excluded from this election
They've been deeply affected by austerity, so it's more important than ever for people with learning disabilities to have their say on June 8.
How children’s brains develop to make them right or left handed
The development of 'handedness' and language are closely linked.
What parents and teachers should know about non-verbal learning disability
Non-verbal learning disability is a complex neurological learning disability that becomes more obvious with age. Here are the signs to look out for.
People with learning disabilities want to find love too
Why it's harder to find love with a learning difficulty.
What Making a Murderer tells us about disability and disadvantage in criminal law
The most shocking moments of the true crime documentary Making a Murderer depict two police officers gently coaxing a softly spoken teenager to recount his role in a vicious crime. Warning: spoilers ahead.
Here’s how we can stop putting Aboriginal people with disabilities in prison
The predictable path into prison for Aboriginal people with disabilities is preventable. Here are some solutions.
Are attitudes changing to the 1.4m people in the UK with a learning disability?
There is a double standard in public attitudes towards people with a learning disability.
My disabilities do not define me. I am Jim
On July 26, America celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This law and its predecessors changed the lives of those with disabilities. This is Jim's story.
Winterbourne View was a national disgrace, so why are institutions like this still open?
A new report into progress made since the Winterbourne View abuse scandal says despite call for radical change, not much has been happening.
Women aren’t following advice to stop drinking when pregnant
Around 40% of Australian women drink alcohol while pregnant, despite medical guidelines recommending they don't.
How the brain reads music: the evidence for musical dyslexia
If the brain processes words and mathematical symbols differently, why not musical symbols too?
Intellectually gifted students often have learning disabilities
Mention the terms "intellectual giftedness" and "learning disability" and there is a general understanding of what each term means. However most people are unaware that in many circumstances the two can go hand in hand.
Does my child have a learning disability?
For some children, despite having no known physical or mental disability, learning to read, write, spell, do maths, dress, throw and catch a ball, or organise themselves presents significant challenges…
Autism research isn’t helping people live with daily reality
In the summer of 2010 as England was being knocked out of the World Cup in South Africa, something all together more hopeful was happening in London. A group of scientists, social researchers, parents…
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