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The impact of COVID-19 on people with learning disabilities and their parents, carers and supporters
Created: 22/06/2020The Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) has published the findings of its survey which investigated the impact of COVID-19 on people with learning disabilities and their parents, carers and supporters. The SCLD created two online surveys - one for those with intellectual/learning disabilities and one for their parents, carers and supporters - and received 350 responses. The results highlight several concerns on the negative impact the crisis is having on people with intellectual/learning disabilities:
The full survey results can be accessed here and an easy read version can be found here.