Latest Report Shows a Major Deterioration in Services for People With Learning Disabilities

Thirty-four percent of people with a learning disability have reported their day time activities have been cut according to a report launched by the Learning Disability Coalition on the 2nd July 2008.

The report Tell It Like It Is is the result of a survey of people with a learning disability and their carers by the Learning Disability Coalition, a group of leading learning disability organisations.

The survey also reveals that 37% of people whose college courses were cut were forced by lack of provision to stay at home and 77% of people who commented on their transport services had a negative experience of them.

The report also states that even where cuts are not made, reductions in quality of services are occurring.

The report provides graphic details about the level of cuts in services affecting people with a learning disability. The Learning Disability Coalition argues that these cuts are a false economy as they can lead to deterioration in people's mental and physical health, resulting ultimately in them requiring higher levels of support.

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