Lanarkshire charity exposes 'national scandal' of people with learning disabilities denied right to independent living

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A Lanarkshire-based charity this week launched a campaign to unlock the right of hundreds of adults with learning disabilities to a home they choose in a community of their choice, close to the people they love.As Scotland’s largest member-led charity, ENABLE Scotland is calling on society to address the “human rights scandal” facing people with learning disabilities.ENABLE Scotland’s latest campaign, #MyOwnFrontDoor, is being led by the Eurocentral-based charity’s 12,000-strong membership and supporter network to address what it describes as a “level of discrimination that we do not expect and would not expect other people in our society to bear.”The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Due to lack of support to live in their own communities close to their loved ones, official data reveals that more than 1000 adults have been sent by Scottish local authorities to live "out-of-area", meaning not in their local authority patch.

Beyond this, a further 67 people are living in hospital – and 22 per cent of these people have been there for more than a decade.Despite highlighting this issue in a 2018 Scottish Government report, which recommended better specialist social care support to help these individuals to live in the community of their choice, there has been no monitoring of progress, and ENABLE Scotland