A review had found that 39% of deaths with a known cause had been avoidable. The figure has now been revised to 40%.

An NHS and government-backed review misrecorded causes of death for hundreds of learning disabled people, leading to underreporting of avoidable deaths.

In 1990, the Americans With Disabilities Act gave students with disabilities the right to reasonable accommodations in higher education, but many colleges were not structured with disabled students in ...

CHICAGO – When Jessica Anacker was in junior high, a teacher pulled her out of English class one day after she was bullied by a student because of her learning disability. Instead of disciplining the ...

While epilepsy affects one percent of the general population, this figure rises to 22.2% for people with learning disabilities. The researchers analysed nearly 10,000 deaths of adults with ...

About one in five undergraduate students has a disability, but these students are less likely to graduate with a bachelor’s degree and less likely to feel supported by their institution than their ...

People with learning disabilities in Wales continue to face significant health and social inequalities ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gus Alexiou is a London-based reporter covering disability inclusion. Dec 22, 2024, 03:00am EST Shot of businesswoman in ...