EMPLOYERS hold back from hiring people with a learning disability due to a “misplaced fear” of getting it wrong, according to charity Mencap. Around 1.5million people in the UK have some form of ...

Project SEARCH is a nation-wide initiative helping students with learning disabilities enter the workforce by assisting them ...

Work in Progress is a column about finding your way in the working world. Have a question for Rainesford Stauffer? Send it to TVworkinprogress@gmail.com. “How does one find accessibility in the ...

Laura Lemle watched how some teachers didn’t always understand how to teach her daughter, who has nonverbal learning disability. Some were incredibly empathetic, others were not. Special education ...

Learning disabilities are disorders that affect one's ability in the domains of spoken or written language, mathematical calculation, attention, or the coordination of movement. They can occur in ...

To qualify they had to demonstrate they were meeting criteria around accessibility, feedback and having a trained Learning Disability Champion. Faith Dougall is Headlands’ Learning Disability Champion ...

What Is It? Dyscalculia in children is a specific learning disability that affects a child’s ability to understand and work with numbers. Often compared to dyslexia, which impacts reading skills, ...

Employment opportunities for people with learning disabilities locally remain significantly lower than the national average ...

When students move from university course work to real-world applications like internships, practicums or clinical placements, it’s not just about what they know, but how they use what they know.