Easy Read: Learning Disability Awareness

 

👥 Life can be hard sometimes

• Everyone goes through bad times.

• Losing a job, a relationship, or something important can make people unhappy.

• This can cause stress, anxiety, and depression.

💭 Living with a disability or health problem

• People with disabilities or health problems can become more ill than others when bad things happen.

• Everyday life can already be hard.

🗣️ Speaking up is hard

• Many people are frightened to talk about what happened to them.

• People are scared of being misunderstood or not believed.

🚨 Hate Crime and Abuse

• People with learning disabilities can be victims of hate crime, sexual abuse, or rape.

• These are very serious crimes.

• They can damage people’s minds and feelings for years.

• People must be listened to carefully, without being forced to talk.

👶 Children and Young People

• Abuse can happen to children too.

• If a child already has disabilities or health problems, life can be even harder.

• Society must take more time to listen and understand.

💡 What people with disabilities want

• To be believed and understood.

• To have support when things are difficult.

• For people to think: “What if I were you?”

🌟 Strength and Survival

• Even with hard lives, people with disabilities can achieve many things.

• Some are good at art, writing, music, sport, or other talents.

• Many famous people have learning disabilities.