All news on the topic: Learning disability

An adult woman with special needs was forced to barricaded herself in her bathroom as her father tragically murdered her sister and mother - before shooting himself in a different room

Jess Williams and Charlotte, the daughter of the man her mum was dating, became great friends after their parents got into a relationship - and they are now a happy family

Cliff and Dawn Baker got permission from their landlord to put up the fence after their daughter TJ White, 10, kept escaping and running out onto the road, but their local council wants them to tear it down

Little Millie Holmes began to complain of the stomach ache and mum Gemma just put it down to a regular bug but then she began suffering with nose bleeds and passing blood in her urine

Bodhi Draper's dad, Carl claims his son has been discriminated against - but his old school say it was necessary for the safety and wellbeing of the school community

Disability living allowance (DLA) is a benefit given to those with certain disabilities, such as those with mobility issues or who need specific care, and could be worth more than £400 a month

Four in five adults with these disabilities are put off going for a job - as nearly half of UK employers say they would be unlikely to hire such adults

Joan Thompson loves a game of bingo and even jumped at the chance to make a TikTok video, dancing with staff at the Cloverleaf Care Home in Lincoln, where she lives

Stefan Kiszko was wrongfully convicted or murdering 11-year-old Lesley Molseed in 1976 and Peter ross is so touched by his story that he visits his grave every week

At a Court of Appeal hearing, Auriol Grey was refused permission to appeal against her sentence after she shouted a retired midwide into an oncoming car in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire on October 20, 2020

Sulaiman has so far had just £150 help from the Government – despite charities estimating disabled people are paying £12,000 a year in extra costs

A mum has blasted police and demanded an apology after her 11-year-old son with learning difficulties was Tasered following a stand-off with police in a caravan park

Dr Miriam reveals research at Edinburgh University which indicates that the brains of premature babies who have more breast milk could develop more quickly than those who don't

Alexis Morris cannot tell left from right so her mum Amanda found a tattoo parlour that offered to write 'L' and 'R' on her hands for free so that she can be confident when learning how to drive

Auriol Grey, 49, was estranged from her family and is said to only have one friend having struggled through life with health problems and limited financial means

Zoë Scott, who was 50, was found dead by her 17-year-old son following the freak accident at the family's home in south east London - her grieving family said she 'would do anything for anyone'

Salman Abedi's Muslim preacher friend Mansour Al-Anezi was investigated by the security services before a failed suicide bombing in Exeter in 2008

Damien Lewis' body was found floating in the Thames in September last year days after he went missing, but his family are seeking answers as to what happened in that time

Adam Cheshire was left profoundly disabled after his care at birth at the scandal hit Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust fell woefully short. Eleven years on the trust has admitted 80% responsibility

The mum was jailed for poisoning her 13-month-old toddler with excessive amounts of salt, at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday