Nigella Lawson opens training pub for young people

Food writer and TV chef Nigella Lawson has opened a pub designed to help prepare young people with learning disabilities or autism for employment. The North Star, set up by Brighton-based charity Team ...
Education Week

What It’s Like to Struggle With a Little-Known Math Disability

Corrected: An earlier version of this story misstated Kendal Cladek’s current educational status. She is a college student. Dyscalculia is a learning disability that few people have heard of or ...
WHYY

Sudden fame for Tim Walz’s son focuses attention on challenges of people with learning disabilities

“That’s my dad!” 17-year-old Gus Walz could be seen exclaiming Wednesday night. He stood, tears streaming down his face, and pointed to his father, the governor of Minnesota. Democratic vice ...
LAist

Here’s What Students With Learning Disabilities Need To Know Before Enrolling In Community College

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News Medical

Faster progression to severe diabetes observed in people with learning disabilities

People with learning disabilities progress faster to severe type 2 diabetes and are at greater risk of dying from their condition than people without these disabilities, suggests research published in ...
The Conversation

People with disabilities have sex too – so why do some doctors think otherwise?

Sarah Earle does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
PBS

Succeeding with Language-Based Learning Disabilities

NJ school for language-based learning disabilities: Ask the Experts panel; Dr. L. Praslova. This episode visits a New Jersey private school that attacks language-based learning disabilities with ...

Fears patients with learning disabilities ‘will remain trapped in hospitals’ despite Mental Health Act changes

Wes Streeing says passing of the new Mental Health Act is ‘a personal milestone’ – but campaigners warn more work needs to be ...
The Conversation

People with dyslexia can bring unique strengths and advantages to the workplace

Sarah Rahimi does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

What CEOs Are Learning About Disability Inclusion At Work

CEOs and C-suite leaders convened in Tokyo for SYNC25, the world’s first accountability summit focused specifically on ...
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Epilepsy can lead to earlier deaths in people with intellectual disabilities, study shows

A new study by a team of UK researchers analysed nearly 10,000 deaths between 2016 and 2021, making it the largest global study examining epilepsy-related mortality in adults with intellectual ...