Display at The Ridings shopping centre challenged stereotypes during Learning Disability Week

41','classid':1073872969,'properties':'>Taking place on 20th June, the ‘Do You See Me’ installation included displays of the life stories of people living within the local community who are supported by the organisation.

” With recent research by Dimensions revealing that 72% of people with learning disabilities and autistic people have felt ignored by society because of their learning disability or autism, and only 37% of those surveyed thinking that they get the same opportunities as everyone else in society, there has never been a more important time to talk about how we can create change.

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