New scheme helps GPs across Leicestershire become learning disability friendly
A new scheme has been launched to help GP practices across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) become learning ...
Gardeners with learning disabilities launch fundraising campaign for orchard
A group of gardeners with learning disabilities have launched a fundraising campaign to transform a paddock into an orchard.
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It’s Important to Talk About Learning Accommodations with Your Students—Here’s How to Do It
From metaphors for elementary kids to mindset shifts and graphic organizers for teens, here are teacher-tested tips for normalizing learning accommodations across grade levels.
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Calgary's disability arts community celebrates historic milestone with announcement of new centre
The National accessArts Centre (NaAC) has unveiled plans for its new home, a state-of-the-art facility in northwest Calgary ...
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Club night for adults with learning disabilities
A inclusive club night is being launched at the Closet nightclub in Weymouth for adults with learning disabilities ...
Pan-disability series ‘a new challenge and a fresh motivation’ for Callum Flynn
Flynn has been earmarked as skipper for the first ever pan-disability international series against India this summer.
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Families Unaware of How Alternate Assessments Impact Students with Disabilities
Jeurry, who is now 26 and was diagnosed with a mild intellectual disability after graduating high school, requested that his ...
Government scraps essential health check targets for people with learning disabilities
Local learning disability charity Sheffield Mencap and Gateway has raised concerns over the Government’s decision to remove targets for annual health checks for people with learning disabilities from ...
Proposed bill could help students with intellectual disabilities go to college
The bill died in the appropriations committee last session but some Maine families say it would make a big difference for ...
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Carol Herriot was a ‘pioneer’ helping students with learning disabilities
Carol Herriot, University of Guelph learning disabilities advisor, created programs, screening tools, wrote a book and ...
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Groundbreaking study: People with intellectual disabilities can get smarter as they age
Debunking a myth, Bar-Ilan researcher says adults with Down syndrome and nonspecific intellectual disabilities improve their ...
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Chicago Public Schools fair aims to prepare students with disabilities for life after high school
About 700 of Chicago’s students with disabilities attended the fair last month, where they learned about college preparation ...