The study identifies persistent challenges that limit the adoption and scalability of AI- and IoT-enabled assistive systems.
Sometimes people with learning disabilities need a hug – but support staff aren’t meant to give them
Carys Banks received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). She was the 2016 recipient of the Radcliffe Brown/Sutasoma award from the Royal Anthropological Institute. For some ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the needs of students with dyslexia, but also made it more difficult to support them. Some students have found that their support services, such as one-on-one ...
This week is Learning Disability Week. It takes place in the third week of June every year and in 2024, it's running from the 17-23 June. The event, organised by the charity Mencap, and is an ...
I sat across the table from Dawn, a wide-eyed eight-year-old girl in pigtails, bracing myself to tell her the news. I have told students they have a learning disability hundreds of times over my 20 ...
If they do find a partner, it can be logistically difficult to sustain the relationship and they can face judgement from other people, with one parent describing how people tut when they see her son ...
People with learning disabilities face a “cliff-edge” of support as services are “severely underfunded”, the government has been warned. An open letter from the non-profit organisation Social Finance, ...
The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Samantha McKiel and ...
A specific learning disability, also known as a specific learning disorder, is a neurological condition that affects an individual’s ability to learn and process information in a specific area, like ...
It is easy to say to anyone starting a career in learning disability services that all they need to do is show respect for the people they support, writes Julian Budden. It is also difficult to define ...
Wes Streeing says passing of the new Mental Health Act is ‘a personal milestone’ – but campaigners warn more work needs to be done ...
There’s a lot of different support available for disabled students at the University of Sheffield. Together, we’ll ensure you have access to support that works for you. All students who access DDSS ...
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