Expert Resources: learning disabilities
These are the items that relate to learning disabilities found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.
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Saba Salman | 22 Jun 2021Leannda Ward is pretty tech-savvy. The 30-year-old, who was born blind, has used digital devices since she was a child. During the lockdown, she even got herself some DJ CD decks and started mixing music at home in North East Lincolnshire.
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Saba Salman | 22 Jun 2021The first thing Stacey Webb did with the new tablet she got through the government’s Digital Lifeline Fund was a web search for her sister’s birthday gift.AbilityNet is helping support people with learning disabilities to make the most of the devices they receive through the national scheme.During...
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Saba Salman | 22 Jun 2021Access to a tablet is bringing the pick of the pops to Susan Russell, 50, from Bromsgrove, who received a device through the UK government's Digital Lifeline scheme.AbilityNet is helping to support people like Susan, who has a learning disability.
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Saba Salman | 22 Jun 2021Janet Groves admits feeling nervous getting started with the tablet she received via the government’s Digital Lifeline Fund, set up to help people with learning disabilities.“I knew nothing about them - I was nervous,” says the 58-year-old from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. “It felt strange,” she...
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Annie Mannion | 18 May 2021If you are disabled and need support in your job search, find out more about Career Hive - a new, free careers service for disabled candidates, designed and run by disabled people.
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Sarah Botterill | 28 Apr 2021AbilityNet is proud to be supporting Jennyruth workshops in its work, boosting confidence for people with learning disabilities by providing support with technology. Jennyruth workshops support adults with learning disabilities to create and sell handcrafted products.
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Sarah Botterill | 27 Apr 2021AbilityNet is working in partnership to ensure adults with Learning Disabilities get access to technology in the community. One project is with Penrith Library, which runs an outreach project that has accessed technology through the Digital Lifeline project spearheaded by the Department for Culture...
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Sarah Botterill | 06 Apr 2021This FREE webinar took place on 27 April 2021Three in four people (74.6% of people) with a learning disability believe their wellbeing has been affected by the impact of coronavirus, compared with 37 percent of non-disabled people.
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Sarah Botterill | 25 Feb 2021We’re proud to announce our involvement with the government’s Digital Lifeline Fund, which aims to improve the lives of thousands with learning disabilities on low incomes.The Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) has created a £2.5 million fund to provide devices, data and digital support...
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Claudia.Cahalane | 09 Apr 2019We talk to the Down's Syndrome Association and blogger Leah Jones who has Down's syndrome about which technology is great for learning, fun and organisation for children and adults who have Down's syndrome
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