Co-occurrence of #ADHD, #dyslexia, and/or #dyscalculia sometimes feels like salt on the wound. The underlying reasons that happen are not well understood, but it might be genes that influence common traits across multiple #LearningDisabilities.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976241293999

10-Year-Old With Learning Disabilities Handcuffed in Texas Sparks Outrage https://shinemycrown.com/10-year-old-with-learning-disabilities-handcuffed-in-texas-sparks-outrage/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DisabilityRights #LearningDisabilities #EducationForAll #ChildAdvocacy #StopDiscrimination

University of Kentucky: Hatcher developing tools to support people with Dyscalculia. “Dyscalculia is not a well-known disability, which means that people who experience it have limited help. Jay Hatcher aims to change that. Dyscalculia affects a person’s ability to work with numbers and do math. Hatcher, a software engineer for HDI, is developing an app called Ucalculia, which aims to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/18/university-of-kentucky-hatcher-developing-tools-to-support-people-with-dyscalculia/

With all the talk about social care in #ukpolitics at the moment there's an assumption that it only affects the elderly.

There's a huge number of people in social care who are not elderly and I seriously hope they are being considered by the government and it's review.

This includes people with severe and profound learning disabilities, as well as people with severe mental health issues needing care.

Our family experiences of moving from hospital care to care in the case of mental illness has been extremely mixed.

The common factor in all of this seems to be that Social Care is seen as a profit centre by a huge number of businesses - and I'm unconvinced that many of them have the interests of the clients at heart.

UK banks’ trust account exodus cuts lifeline for disabled people, says charity | Banking | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/22/banks-scrapping-of-trust-accounts-cuts-lifeline-for-disabled-people-say-charities

#Trusts
#Banks
#Disabled
#LearningDisabilities

Funny thing about thyroid problems and dyscalculia: the way TSH is calculated is super confusing to my brain, so I read it as my TSH being high. Turns out it's low, but it has been for long enough, (and far enough out of healthy range) for my endocrinologist to be concerned.

So I have Subclinical Hypothyroidism.

The Fort Lowestoft in the UK is a gaming-based charity that supports people with learning disabilities. They run a gaming hub and social space for their community and are a really great charity. The Fort is raising money to purchase their space from their landlord and could use some help! Boosts are greatly appreciated to help them reach this goal. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lowestoft-mencap-save-the-centre-fight-for-the-fort?lang=en_GB #gaming #charity #GoFundMe #LearningDisabilities #disability #fundraising

FFS. The MAGA are busy bees.

The #resurgence of the r-word.

Disability advocates spent a decade campaigning against the #slur. Now it’s coming back.

Around 15 years ago, a new campaign took off across the young social media ecosystem.

People with #learningdisabilities and intellectual #disorders were asking everyone else to stop using the #rword to describe them or even to make jokes. No more, “Bro, that movie’s so dumb, it’s [r-word]…”

https://www.vox.com/culture/376401/r-word-slur-return-euphemism-treadmill-cycle

Understanding Dyslexia: An Essential Read!

Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability that affects many individuals, making reading and writing challenging. Our latest blog post covers the symptoms of dyslexia, effective treatment options, and valuable resources from the Dyslexia Association to support those affected.

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#Dyslexia #LearningDisabilities #Education #Support #DyslexiaAwareness #EarlyIntervention #InclusiveEducation #DyslexiaResources #SCABPharmacy #Neurodiversity #ReadingSkills
https://www.scabpharmacy.com/understanding-dyslexia-symptoms-treatment-and-resources-from-the-dyslexia-association/

SA driving instructors worry new laws will make it harder for people with disability to get their licence https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-23/driver-training-testing-sa-law-change-instructor-opposition/104366256 #StateandTerritoryGovernment #PeopleWithDisability #LearningDisabilities #DriverEducation #Corruption #Disability #Discrimination

Tim Walz's son Gus has a learning disorder. Can his visibility help disabled Americans? - USA TODAY #Advocacy #LearningDisabilities #DisabilityInclusion #DEI #DNC2024 https://apple.news/AOF_pEoHbRTKTSnB5bgaxOg

Did you know that kids with dyslexia, ADHD, autism or other differences can thrive when they understand how their brain works? —We can help with that. 1/2

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/neurodivergent-kids-flourish-when-theyre-taught-how-their-brains-work/

#Education #Neurodivergent #ADHD #Autism #LearningDisabilities #Edutooters #Homeschooling @education @adhd

Challenges to deprivation of liberty orders in England soar by a third | Social care | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/04/deprivation-of-liberty-orders-england-cuts-public-services

#DeprivationOfLibertySafeguarding
#DeprivationOfLibertyOrders
#DeprivationOfLiberty
#SocialCare
#Dementia
#LearningDisabilities
#BrainInjury
#DrugProblems
#AlcoholProblems
#Addiction
#CareWorkers
#DisabilityRightsUK
#FundingCuts
#CutsToServices
#DoLS
#MentalCapacity
#AgeUK
#MentalHealthAct
#MentalHealth
#Court

From: Unofficial ABC News Bot

'Valued': students with disability can thrive in inclusive mainstream classrooms

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-18/children-with-disabilities-in-mainstream-schools/104104660 #LearningDisabilities #IndependentSchools #ReligiousSchools #PublicSchools #Disabilities #Education #Children

I have some pretty out-there ideas around assistive technology and learning disabilities.

For example, I believe all children should be taught phonics. This is the standard in most countries, but not in the US.

I believe that for children who have fine motor skill deficit, keyboards are great, but so are gliding pens, such as gel, or fountain pens.

I believe that for learning language, Esperanto can be an assistive technology, both for a foreign language, and even for someone who is struggling with English.

I think slide rules should make a return, and would ideally have a larger role than graphing calculators (are these still around?)

I think that privacy-respecting, FLOSS, and locally hosted AI can play a huge role in education, providing a host of services from explanations, to quizzing, to helping provide outlines and examples.

BBC News: Halt 'dangerous' disability benefit changes, charities say BBC News - Halt 'dangerous' disability benefit changes, charities say

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp4wn22gjypo

#PIP
#PIPReform
#Benefits
#Disabled
#ChronicallyIll
#LongTermSick
#LearningDisabilities
#Kendall
#DWP
#DisabilityRights
#Scope
#Mencap
#Sense
#NationalAutisticSociety
#NAS

The W3C provides supplemental guidance beyond the requirements of WCAG. Following this guidance will increase accessibility for people with cognitive and learning disabilities.

https://buff.ly/2PbOhOO

I have a kid who is #gifted, but has #dysgraphia and #dyscalculia to the point of severe disability in an academic setting. He learns really well, he just can't express himself that way to speak of. I have taken to calling him academically #disabled instead of learning disabled, because it works better when I'm talking to him about him, and when I am advocating for him.

But because I don't have those same disabilities (our #neurodivergence overlaps in other ways but not those) I'm wondering how those of you with them feel about it. Does that differentiation make sense to you?

This article from the W3C gives advice on how to make content usable for people with cognitive and learning disabilities.

https://buff.ly/2PbOhOO