Lord Paul Scriven, a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, has spent years championing the rights of learning disabled people ...

Endowed with a newfound freshman’s hunger for independence, Alix Generous thought she could conquer college without seeking help for the learning disabilities she had dealt with since she was 11. She ...

A new study has revealed the molecular and cellular underpinnings of one of the most common, single gene causes for learning disability in humans. The findings made in learning disabled mice offer new ...

The high number of racial minorities placed in special education for learning disabilities is largely because of social injustices separate from schools, not racially biased educators, according to a ...

A new study suggests that the disproportionate placement of racial minorities into special education for learning disabilities is largely because of social inequities outside of schools rather than ...

Only 24%25 of colleges nationwide admit they can help disabled students %22to a major extent.%22 Beacon College is a school exclusively for learning-disabled students in Leesburg%2C Fla. The 190 ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story incorrectly characterized special education enrollment figures for Kansas. The state’s decrease from 56,328 students in 2005 to 55,834 students in 2008 was ...

In the classroom, it starts simply — sometimes with a struggle to sound out simple words; sometimes with trouble telling time, memorizing the times tables or learning left from right. It often ends ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A critically acclaimed Hollywood movie opening in UK cinemas this week is shining a much-needed spotlight on how learning disability is represented in film. The Peanut Butter Falcon stars Zack ...

As a professor and a postgraduate researcher with disabilities, both visible and invisible, we know first-hand the challenges this can pose day-to-day for those working or studying within universities ...

How do we critique theatre by artists with learning difficulties? Are these performers regarded as less able than those with physical disabilities? Bella Todd investigates the challenges the sector ...