Mind the exclusion gap

    There
    is a huge gulf between how politicians define social exclusion and how young
    disabled people experience it, according to new research from disability
    charity Scope.

    Government
    policy tends to assume that social exclusion centres around being jobless, but
    many of those interviewed cited lack of control over their lives as a key
    factor.

    The
    research found that very few of the young people had friends of their own age
    or independent social lives, very few had any say over the big decisions
    affecting their lives and many encountered barriers to going out in their local
    community and taking part in leisure activities.

    That
    Kind Of Life: Social Exclusion and Young Disabled People with High Levels of
    Support Needs
    from Scope on 020 7619 7341.

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