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Understand how views and attitudes impact on the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and their family carers

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In this tutorial you will learn:

About the importance of introducing people with learning disabilities into all communities
Attitudes of people in society and their effects on people with learning disabilities
Causes of prejudice, mockery and fear towards individuals with learning disabilities

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Click on the icon on the left to access the website of MENCAP
Click on the icon to the left to access the website of People First, an advocacy group for people with learning disabilities:
'Death by indifference: 74 deaths and counting: A progress report 5 years on' is Mencap's follow on report from the 'Death by Indifference' report from the Reading section of this lesson.
This is one section of the National Statistics ‘Adults with Learning Difficulties in England, 2003-2004’ called ‘What did we find out?’.
‘Health and Care of People with Learning Disabilities: Experimental Statistics: 2014 to 2015’ gives data on key health issues. Click on the link to open and read some of the findings.

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