Sara Wheeler

Our provision for adults with learning disabilities is seriously inadequate

Manni Coe describes his long, dispiriting struggle to get his brother, who has Down’s syndrome, the understanding care he needs in a dysfunctional system

Manni and Reuben Coe. [Eddy Pearce] 
issue 15 October 2022
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