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Learning disabilities: are your choices at work always right?
Why do many health professionals assume people with learning disabilities matter less and how can we overcome such discrimination, asks Wendy Johnson

Why do many health professionals assume people with learning disabilities matter less and how can we overcome such discrimination, asks Wendy Johnson
Death by Indifference , a report published by Mencap in 2007, documented stories of people with learning disabilities who had received care from the NHS described as ‘institutional discrimination’.
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