Harry Roche, 32, says he just wants to feel safe again as research showed he is 30 times more at risk from Covid than the general population (Picture: Mencap/Harry Roche) A man has begged the ...

Just 30% of people would feel comfortable sitting next to someone with a mild learning disability, new research has revealed. As part of their Here I Am campaign, Mencap has released their results of ...

An extra 150,000 people in England with learning disabilities are to be invited for Covid vaccination, the government has announced. Professor Anthony Harnden, deputy chair of the Joint Committee on ...

Next step: Sarah Murphy with her partner, daughter and son Tom, who has Downs. She has concerns for Tom once he turns six Her three-year-old daughter Mary has Down syndrome. She is clever, funny and ...

People registered as having learning disabilities will now be prioritised to receive a coronavirus vaccine Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our ...

People with learning disabilities, particularly those with Down's syndrome, are at increased risk of developing dementia. If a person with a learning disability develops dementia, they will face ...

Everyone on the GP learning disability register should be prioritised for a Covid vaccine, the joint committee on vaccination has advised the government. This means 150,000 people at higher risk with ...

There are 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK People with a learning disability find it harder to learn, understand and communicate. There are 1.5 million people with a learning ...

Vulnerable people have encountered ‘shocking discrimination’ during pandemic, says Mencap charity People with learning disabilities have been given do not resuscitate orders during the second wave of ...

GPs were today urged to widen testing for an incurable genetic condition, often mistaken for autism, that can cause learning disabilities. Fragile X syndrome, so rare it affects around one in 4,000 ...