Hundreds of thousands of households with a disabled person could be pushed into poverty because of disability benefit cuts.

Charities have warned the Chancellor that cutting benefits for people with disabilities and long-term illnesses will have “a ...

A young Derry man with a learning disability is using his experience preparing for a marathon relay to help his local gym be ...

SEVERAL leading charities have written to the Chancellor urging for a “safeguard” to disability benefits from cuts.

The date has been announced for this summer’s carnival in Carrickfergus as Learning Disability Pride celebrates securing ...

Whether it's ADHD, autism, benefits or PIP, the way we disparage what we don't understand reflects both on our own fear and lack of literacy – and the irresponsible way we stigmatise disabled members ...

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has been developed to predict how long a person with a learning disability is likely to stay in hospital, offering valuable insights that could improve care ...

Jon Sparkes OBE, CEO of learning disability charity Mencap, has welcomed the findings. This research demonstrates how AI could help tackle these vast inequalities by spotting patterns and ...

An autistic woman with a learning disability was wrongly locked up in a mental health hospital for 45 years, starting when ...

chief executive at learning disability charity Mencap, said: “For people with a learning disability these barriers to healthcare form part of the picture where they die on average up to 23 years ...

An autistic woman with a learning disability spent 45 years of her life wrongly locked up in a mental health hospital. The ...