Learning disability rights easy read

Your rights make sure that you can use the same services as everyone else other people do not treat you badly because you have a disability.

People with a learning disability have the same rights as everyone else.

There are laws which tell people their rights.

Your rights help you in:

• social care
• travel
• education
• work
• housing
• healthcare.

These rights protect you.

They mean:

• you should be treated fairly
• you should be treated with respect
• you should be treated equally.

If you have a disability, you have the right to get the support you need to help you get a service or a job.

This support is called a reasonable adjustment.

Reasonable adjustments are small changes that can help people with a learning disability be treated equally.

The law says that reasonable adjustments should be put in place.

It is your right to ask for reasonable adjustments when you have an appointment for your health.

You have the right to get social care support.

You have the right to support when you travel.

Support can help make your journey easier and safer.

Every child and young person with a learning disability has the right to an education.

They should get the support they need at school or college.