Housing equality | What is a learning disability and why can it affect housing options? There are 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK. According to Mencap: A learning disability is a reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities – for example household tasks, socialising or managing money – which affects...Continue Reading

Learning disability, Asylums, abandoned royals and a Victorian genius Asylum In 1855 the first purpose-built asylum for people with a learning disability was opened. Its name used language that we would now find completely unacceptable. The Royal Earlswood Asylum for Idiots in Redhill, Surrey, was a charitable institution that housed and aimed to give some...Continue Reading