Open University Social History of Learning Disability (SHLD) Research Group

Open University Social History of Learning Disability

A short film about the SHLD group at 25 years


Living with a learning disability

Take this Open University interactive to find out if people with learning disabilities have more independence now institutions are closed and if it has led to a greater inclusion within local communities. How would you feel if you couldn’t choose what clothes you wanted to wear or buy? Find out for yourself, as this is just one of the scenarios covered in our interactive. Select here to begin the interactive… 


The Social History of Learning Disability (SHLD) Research Group is based in the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care at The Open University

http://www.open.ac.uk/health-and-social-care/research/shld/


Timeline of learning disability history

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