Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

Do you have experience of learning disabilities? Perhaps you have been assessed as having a learning disability yourself, or have a friend or relative who has this label? Maybe you work with people with learning disabilities. Or perhaps it’s somethingyou know little about, and want to know more.In this free course, Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging, you will hear from many different people about what it is like to have the label ‘learning disability’, and how it feels to support someone with a learning disability, as a family member, a friend, an advocate or a paid worker. These human stories will lead you into some of the complex moral, ethical and practical debates learning disability gives rise to.Transcript355This course is endorsed by Learning Disability England.Enrolling on the course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career and to provide evidence of continuing professional development.Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation – which also displays your Open University badge.This course is accredited by the CPD Standards Office.It can be used to provide evidence of continuing professional development andon successful completion of the course you will be awarded 24 CPD points.Evidence of your CPD achievement is provided on the free Statement ofParticipation awarded on completion.Please tell us more about your Continuous ProfessionalDevelopment (CPD) and personal skill development!We would really appreciate a few minutes of your time tocomplete this survey andtell us about yourself and your experiences of CPD and lifelong learning.The Open University is working in collaboration with the CPDStandards Office in a national study to understand more about individualprofessionals' experiences, perceptions, and practice for adult skilldevelopment. Find out more here cpdstandards.com/research.By participating in this high-profile research, you will becontributing to scientific knowledge about adult skill development and how wecan develop successful future careers. Participation is confidential, voluntaryand we will not pass on your details to others.