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 ...
What is a learning disability, and how does it look on the inside? On this episode of “Enable: The Disability Podcast,” writer, photographer and para educator Michelle Steiner talks about being ...
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 ...
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 ...
Having a disability doesn’t mean a person is incapable of completing a task. It just may look a little different. That’s the ...
“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 ...
The Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee recommended adding a disability awareness unit to the health curriculum and offer more support to siblings of students living with disabilities in ...
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 ...
The ‘Keeping My Chest Healthy’ initiative aims to improve respiratory care and reduce premature deaths for people with ...
WASHINGTON — Laura Jackson became seriously concerned about her daughter and math when the girl was in third grade. While many of her classmates flew through multiplication tests, Jackson’s daughter ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Sometimes people might make offensive comments or inappropriate gestures when interacting with people with disabilities. Often it's not because people want to be disrespectful, but ...