Check if you have access via personal or institutional login Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognises the equal right to exercise legal capacity without ...
including international humanitarian law and international human rights law, all necessary measures to ensure the protection and safety of persons with disabilities in situations of risk, including ...
Schools can't force English learners with disabilities to choose between special ed. and language instruction—and other tips from OCR.
These include, but are not limited to, seeing, hearing, speaking, walking, learning, working, caring for oneself or the operation of major bodily functions. “No otherwise qualified individual with a ...
Its use was banned in policymaking more than a decade ago. But recently it has cropped up in high-profile ways , putting ...
A long-awaited new mental health bill falls far short of the fundamental reforms needed to ensure full human rights for ...
Study in this area of emphasis on issues of disability ... and human service agencies. Students may focus broadly across disability areas and age ranges, or they may focus more narrowly. Courses are ...
When a person with a learning disability develops dementia, they will have new needs that have to be met. Just as every person with a learning disability is different, so is every person with dementia ...
A recent rulemaking regarding patient care decision support tools is an important step forward in ensuring safety and equity ...
The overall running of Shore Lodge in Dartford was found to be 'inadequate' in a new report. The policy requiring special education needs pupils to carry lanyards was met with anger by parents.
What do learning disability therapists do? Various therapists can help treat learning disabilities. These may include occupational therapists, who will typically work with a child to improve their ...
GPs were today urged to widen testing for an incurable genetic condition, often mistaken for autism, that can cause learning ...