The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and Autism programme can give nurses and other health and social care staff a better understanding of the needs of people with learning ...

Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training (OMMT) was introduced in the NHS to improve support for individuals with autism and learning disabilities, and now ...

It is well documented that mothers with learning disabilities and their babies are at higher risk of adverse outcomes during pregnancy and afterwards. This article examines how maternity care can be ...

Since 1985, October has been recognized as Learning Disabilities Awareness Month. People of color already disproportionately affected by COVID-19 are also statistically more likely to be identified ...

“Disability Awareness” has never felt more necessary right now — and at the same time pitifully inadequate. Take for example the disability community’s recurring negative reactions to recent Center ...

Missouri first responders may now receive free training for incidents involving people with disabilities. The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council and Niagara University are cooperating to ...

Megan Pritchard, a third-year nursing student at Aston University, has written a paper outlining the health inequalities faced by people with learning difficulties and suggesting achievable ways to ...

In 1987 President Ronald Reagan dedicated March as National Developmental Disabilities Month to increase awareness for Americans with developmental disabilities and to provide “both encouragement and ...

Last week (12 September), the government published its official response to the Learning from Deaths Review (LeDeR) report, and it appears a coherent plan to radically improve the chances of those ...

Ongoing disability awareness in the workplace is essential for enterprises striving to achieve full digital accessibility for their customers as well as their employees. Without a structured and ...