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Here I am – challenging perceptions of learning disability

Here I am – challenging perceptions of learning disability
25 October 2016

The Royal Mencap Society has launched a new national campaign: ‘Here I Am’ to challenge people’s perceptions of learning disability. Recent research carried out by Ipsos found that:

  • Just one third of people would feel comfortable sat next to someone with a mild learning disability, or during a show or concert.
  • Out of more than 2,000 people surveyed, 27 per cent thought that disability was a form of mental illness.
  • Six per cent said they would feel uncomfortable using the same swimming pool as someone with a more severe learning disability.

Watch the campaign video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6i97xnZCfU

In addition to this a number of photos have been commissioned by the famous photographer Rankin.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3856082/Rankin-photographs-people-learning-disabilities.html

 

To support the campaign please search ‘Royal Mencap’ on facebook and twitter and share their campaign messages.

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