learning disabilities
People with learning disabilities are dying 20 years early, report finds: ‘They deserve better’
People with learning disabilities are dying 20 years early, report finds: ‘They deserve better’
A landmark report from King’s College London in collaboration with NHS England report found that nearly four in 10 deaths of people with a learning disability in 2023 were ‘avoidable’
Letters: I’ve never met someone with a learning disability earning £30,000 a year
Letters: I’ve never met someone with a learning disability earning £30,000 a year
£30,000 a year to live in dignity? Fat chance, says a reader
Letters: How many more people with learning difficulties will be abused and scapegoated?
Letters: How many more people with learning difficulties will be abused and scapegoated?
A Big Issue reader points out the history of injustices people with learning difficulties have faced in the UK
This snooker club is giving people with physical and learning disabilities their big break
This snooker club is giving people with physical and learning disabilities their big break
My life was ruined when I was wrongly convicted of a sex crime – I didn’t even get an apology
My life was ruined when I was wrongly convicted of a sex crime – I didn’t even get an apology
Life is more sparkly having a sister with Down’s syndrome
Life is more sparkly having a sister with Down’s syndrome
This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: ‘A wonderful celebration’
This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: ‘A wonderful celebration’
Doctors ignored me, a disabled woman, when deciding if I’d be resuscitated in the pandemic
Doctors ignored me, a disabled woman, when deciding if I’d be resuscitated in the pandemic
We may have learning disabilities – but we still want the same opportunities as everyone else
We may have learning disabilities – but we still want the same opportunities as everyone else
Learning disability services have faced ‘drastic reduction in funding’ despite saving NHS money
Learning disability services have faced ‘drastic reduction in funding’ despite saving NHS money
‘The world needs more kindness’: People with learning disabilities share their hopes for 2025
‘The world needs more kindness’: People with learning disabilities share their hopes for 2025
‘What gave them the right?’: Fury after doctors refused to resuscitate disabled man during pandemic
‘What gave them the right?’: Fury after doctors refused to resuscitate disabled man during pandemic
Special needs children forced out of school by ‘crumbling’ system, figures show
Special needs children forced out of school by ‘crumbling’ system, figures show
Letters: The politicians who deserve power are the ones speaking on real issues
Letters: The politicians who deserve power are the ones speaking on real issues
Superstar Arts: This charity gives people with learning disabilities the chance to create
Superstar Arts: This charity gives people with learning disabilities the chance to create
Teachers forced to choose which special needs children get help as funding crisis worsens
