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Are attitudes changing to the 1.4m people in the UK with a learning disability?

The evidence review 'Changing Attitudes to learning disability' was produced by Katrina Scior and Shirli Werner for publication by Mencap. If you are among the approximately 1.4m children and adults ...
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Sometimes people with learning disabilities need a hug – but support staff aren’t meant to give them

Carys Banks received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). She was the 2016 recipient of the Radcliffe Brown/Sutasoma award from the Royal Anthropological Institute. For some ...