More than half of people with learning disabilities in employment say their first job helped them gain independence, according to Mencap's First Employment survey. The survey of just over a thousand ...

Health care staff should be better trained to deal with people with learning difficulties, Mencap will urge this month. In a report out next week, the charity will warn that people with learning ...

More adults with learning disabilities and autism in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are "locked up" in mental health hospitals, new figures show – as a charity urged the Government to end the "human ...

As Learning Disability Awareness Week is marked this June, it prompts much-needed reflection on how society views learning, intelligence, and academic success. In a time when diversity and innovation ...