Opinion: In my view - Listening to the disabled

By Mary Mulligan, MSP, Nursery World, 20 March 2008

Last month I was delighted to attend the launch of the 'Handle With Care' report in the Scottish Parliament. While the report was laid before the Parliament by Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People, Kathleen Marshall, the crucial point about this report was the contribution of the young people with mobility problems affected by moving and handling policies. At the launch, a DVD of the young people allowed them to expand on what was said in the report.

What the young people found most difficult to deal with was the embarrassment and indignity that could be caused when being...

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