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

The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right.

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

There were an estimated 155,000 working days lost because of labour disputes across the UK in November 2025. This is the highest number of working days lost since January 2024, with over half of ...

The number of campus and village communities for people with learning disabilities has declined over the past two decades.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed it plans to complete migration of claimants on income related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) to Universal Credit by March next ...

Tressa Burke was informed she had been awarded an MBE on the day Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget The head of a leading disability rights charity turned down an MBE in the New Year ...

Burke revealed she received the letter about her proposed honour on 26 November, the day Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the UK Budget. The charity boss told BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast that it ...

The head of a leading disability rights charity turned down an MBE in the New Year Honours over what she described as the "simply intolerable" situation facing disabled people in the UK. Tressa Burke, ...

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 ...

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