Assists employees with child support in school, including spotting a struggling student who may have a learning disability Read More
Your Rights Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Outlines the ADA and its implications. States that specific learning disabilities are considered impairments when interpreting the ADA Read More
Appendix 2-B. Accessibility and the Revised 508 Standards
Explanation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and the 2018 revised standards, which include addressing cognitive, language, and learning disabilities Read More
Systemic safety inequities for people with learning disabilities: a qualitative integrative analysis of the experiences of English health and social care for people with learning disabilities, their families and carers.
Qualitative study exploring the care experiences and safety concerns of people with learning disabilities and their caregivers Read More
The challenges in monitoring and preventing patient safety incidents for people with intellectual disabilities in NHS acute hospitals: evidence from a mixed-methods study.
Mixed-methods study from the UK working to understand the risks faced by patients with learning disabilities, who often face safety threats related to poor communication Read More
Impact of the initial response to COVID-19 on long-term care for people with intellectual disability: an interrupted time series analysis of incident reports. | PSNet
Comparison of incident reporting at one Dutch long-term care facility for people with intellectual disabilities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic Read More
Slow progress on meeting hospital safety standards: learning from the Leapfrog Group’s efforts.
Analysis of Leapfrog Group data on improvement in quality of care due to implementaton of evidence-based recommendations Read More
Inequities in quality and safety outcomes for hospitalized children with intellectual disability.
Study finding that children with intellectual disabilities had longer hospital stays and experienced more admissions with at least one clinical incident (compared to children without intellectual disabilities) Read More
Learning Disorders | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
Topic page explaning learning disorders, potential effects, and steps to support children with learning disorders Read More
At Home Learning Resources for Students with Disabilities
Texas Education Agency April 7, 2020 7 pg. document. At Home Learning Resources for Students with Disabilities. This document is a compilation of federal, national, and state service-specific resources that includes immediate, actionable information related to providing services to students with disabilities in a virtual environment Read More