Nearly half of UC Berkeley student accommodations are for 'emotional' disabilities

UC Berkeley data shows over 40% of disability accommodations go to students with psychological conditions, as accommodations, ...

Dyslexic students have the right to read, and in Canada, Manitoba has joined other provinces to address it

Disabled students continue to face barriers constructed and enforced by our schools. The United Nations Educational, ...

Ivy League schools see explosion in disability accommodations. Special status includes more exam time, mom in classroom. Is the system being worked?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 28.7% of U.S. adults have a disability, but on these campuses, the share is even higher (1). More than 20% of students at Brown and ...
NDTV

Nnena Kalu Becomes 1st Artist With Learning Disability To Win Prestigious Turner Prize

Scottish artist Nnena Kalu has been awarded the Turner Prize for work that includes vivid abstract drawings and hanging sculptures, the first artist with a learning disability to win Britain's most ...
The Guardian

Nnena Kalu becomes first artist with a learning disability to win Turner prize

Chair of 2025 judging panel says win ‘begins to erase that border between the neurotypical and neurodiverse artist’ Nnena Kalu’s embodied, sensuous art makes her a worthy Turner prize winner Nnena ...
The New York Times

With Colorful Sculptures, Artist With a Learning Disability Wins the Turner Prize

Nnena Kalu, who uses cardboard and tape to create her work, received the prestigious art award. By Alex Marshall Reporting from Bradford, England Nnena Kalu, an artist who uses videotape, plastic ...
BBC

Cancer diagnoses delays for learning disabled people

People with learning disability are being diagnosed with cancer too late, according to research from The University of Manchester and The Christie hospital. A study found symptoms were investigated ...
The Lancet

Cancer diagnoses, referrals, and survival in people with a learning disability in the UK: a population-based, matched cohort study

dNational Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration (GM PSRC), The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK eCentre for Primary Care and ...
ITV

'It felt like they had given up on me': What life is like for people with a learning disability

ITV News has exposed alleged neglect and abuse of people with learning disabilities in care homes and across the NHS. People with a learning disability are often ignored, dismissed, undervalued and ...
snhu

5 Types of Learning Disabilities: A Guide for Teachers

As a teacher, you want all of your students to reach their academic potential. However, not everyone learns at the same pace or in the same way. That means you need to be prepared to provide ...
Frontiers

Predicting the risk of depression in older adults with disability using machine learning: an analysis based on CHARLS data

1 School of Law, Shanxi University of Finance and Economics, Taiyuan, China 2 College of Public Management (Law), Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China Background: The advancement of ...