New service launched for the six million people in the learning disability...

M2 Presswire;  April 15, 2008 ;     511 words ......for the six million people in the learning disability community(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...15042008 The six million people in the learning disability community in the UK will today be...that will give them all the latest learning disability news, information and advice. Be...

Opportunity Knocks in Learning Disability Week.

M2 Presswire;  June 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ......2008-MENCAP: Opportunity Knocks in Learning Disability Week(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...given this opportunity and Mencaps Learning Disability Week is highlighting the importance...opportunities for people with a learning disability. At present there are 800,000 people...

Working with parents who have a learning disability

Community Practitioner;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......looks at the ways parents with a learning disability can be supported The Department...guidance on working with parents with a learning disability.' This is nothing new for many health...visitors, school nurses and community learning disability nurses, but it should prompt all...

LDP talks to Tom Tait, who has just taken over as chair of the RCN's...

Learning Disability Practice;  June 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......made you first decide to become a learning disability nurse? I took a summer job as a...resourced institution. I decided that learning disability nursing was for me. If you had to...five-day workshop in Leicester with learning disability student nurses and local carers...

Disabled bring visible benefits ; Mencap has highlighted a range of...

Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  June 17, 2008 ;     210 words ......benefits that hiring someone with a learning disability can bring. The charity, which works...potential customers are people with a learning disability." Mencap also said employing someone...colleague. Taking on somebody with a learning disability could improve morale. "Many people...

The Poverty Of People With A Learning Disability Must Be Tackled In The...

M2 Presswire;  March 11, 2008 ;     453 words ......People With A Learning Disability Must Be Tackled...UK's Leading Learning Disability Charity(C)1994-20...People with a learning disability are amongst the...

Discussion. (Interactive).(Learning disability services)

Learning Disability Practice;  April 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......examines the plight of people with a learning disability who get caught up in the criminal...conference that will focus on the problem Learning disability services caring for offenders often...network with colleagues. People with a learning disability who have committed an offence...

Seminar to provide peace of mind Paignton parents need to make financial...

Herald Express (Torquay UK);  September 24, 2007 ;     204 words ......plans for their children with a learning disability for after their lifetime. Mencap, the UK learning disability charity is inviting parents...for parents of people with a learning disability to get reliable information...

College Students and Learning Disability: Elements of Self-Style

Journal of College Student Development;  May 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......the phenomenon of experiencing a learning disability in postsecondary education. Through...a means to operationally define learning disability. Students with learning disabilities...of an operational definition of learning disability has been marred by considerable...

Platform: Maureen Piggot, Mencap regional director: Time to have say on...

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  June 19, 2002 ;     586 words ......only 10 per cent of adults with a learning disability in Northern Ireland live in supported...housing schemes for people with a learning disability or other groups will be discontinued...has an ageing population with a learning disability. At the same time, research from...

Trek Namibia: Learning disability.(Features)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  March 20, 2001 ;     142 words ......Ireland works with people with a learning disability, their families and carers. Every...Ireland another child is born with a learning disability. This means that during Trek Namibia...over 8,200 people with a diagnosed learning disability in Northern Ireland, but the true...

What Do You Mean I Have a Learning Disability?

Teaching Exceptional Children;  January 1, 1998 ;     377 words ...What Do You Mean I Have a Learning Disability? by Kathleen Dwyer In...10-year-old boy with a learning disability, Jimmy whispers to his...explains that he has a learning disability. Dr. Stone's explanation...

Bush touts health care reform in must-win Florida, Missouri.

The Washington Times;  September 13, 2000 ;     642 words ......George W. Bush took his message of health care reform yesterday to Florida and Missouri...speculation that he suffers from a learning disability, Mr. Bush toured a hospital in Orlando...speculates he suffers from dyslexia, a learning disability in which a person juxtaposes letters...

The effects of being diagnosed with a learning disability on children's...

Child Study Journal;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......effect of being diagnosed with a learning disability on elementary school children's...levels following diagnosis of a learning disability while self-esteem levels in a control...consequences of being diagnosed with a learning disability. Those involved in the process of...

WorkRight: Mencap's new project for supporting people with a learning...

Living WELL;  November 1, 2004 ;     524 words ......create 500 jobs for people with a learning disability over three years, through its WorkRight...opportunities for people with a learning disability with large, national employers...unemployment rate among people with a learning disability by helping employers to develop...