Commentary on “Afraid to leave the house: issues leading to social exclusion and loneliness for people with a learning disability”
Tizard Learning Disability Review
ISSN: 1359-5474
Article publication date: 8 October 2019
Issue publication date: 5 November 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on, “Afraid to leave the house: issues leading to social exclusion and loneliness for people with a learning disability”.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper considers the impacts of cuts to services, support and care that people with learning disabilities experience and the effects these cuts can have on social inclusion and positive social networks. Ways in which these impacts can be overcome are considered.
Findings
Listening to the voices of people with learning disabilities can provide opportunities for positive change which meet the needs of people with learning disability and society more widely.
Originality/value
The commentary uses evidence to consider the effects of cuts to services on the lives of people with learning disability and to provide possible solutions.
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Citation
Harrison, R.A. (2019), "Commentary on “Afraid to leave the house: issues leading to social exclusion and loneliness for people with a learning disability”", Tizard Learning Disability Review, Vol. 24 No. 4, pp. 176-179. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLDR-08-2019-0026
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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