Opinion: People with a learning disability and autism need real change now

There has been a deep, historical inequity in the care and support for these individuals, often damaging their health and wellbeing, life expectancy, and in extreme cases placing them open to abuse, says Saffron Cordery

Yet, people with a learning disability and autistic people were facing a distinct set of significant challenges long before the outbreak of Covid-19. There has been a deep, historical inequity in the development, commissioning and provision of care and support for these groups of individuals, often damaging their health and wellbeing, life expectancy, and in extreme cases placing them open to abuse.

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