Co design and co working with people with disabilities

Imagine a feminist movement dominated by men; a black civil rights group staffed mostly by white people. This is how representatives from Change, a human rights charity run by and for learning disabled people, describe the challenge they face.

People with learning disabilities have a lot to campaign for. Many parents with diagnosed learning disabilities have their children forcibly taken into care. A Guardian poll carried out in 2010 revealed widespread discrimination and misconception, with a third of Britons believing those with learning disabilities cannot live independently or take jobs.

Yet the majority of the people working in adult social care and paid to tackle these issues – though "very passionate and well-meaning" – are not learning disabled themselves. Therein lies the problem, the charity claims.

 

http://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2014/feb/20/learning-disabilitychange-charity