“Do You See Me?” Learning Disability Week 2025

This week is Learning Disability Week, every year, people with learning disabilities make sure the world hears what life is like for them. 

This year’s theme is “Do you see me?” this means making sure that people with learning disabilities are seen, heard and valued.

People with learning disabilities want to be seen as fellow human beings who have rights to live a fulfilling live free from stigma and prejudice

Generate have been posting for Learning Disability Week!

Generate on X: “It’s #LearningDisabilityWeek2025 and this year the them is: do you see me? #learningdisability @GenerateOpps https://t.co/X1LqH9JHeU” / X

 

Charities such as MENCAP use Learning Disability Week to celebrate what people with learning disabilities bring to society. 

MENCAP have Myth Busters composed of business owners, actors, presenters and much more who bust common myths about people with learning disabilities 

Learning Disability Week | Mencap 

 

How do our members want to be seen by society? 

Generate members want to be seen as members of society just like everyone else including them in conversations, don’t ignore them or talk over them!

Work with them, support them to be independent and pay attention to how they communicate.

Person in a red soccer jersey holding a soccer ball.

They play football

 

A close-up of a hand holding a black pen.

They are poets

 

A young woman painting on a canvas set on a wooden easel.

They are artists

 

Woman with Down syndrome making a heart gesture with her hands in front of a colourful lotus flower.

They are volunteers

 

A person sitting at a desk, smiling, and working on a laptop.

They go to work, and some are managers.

 

A man speaking with a speech bubble and a woman listening.

Our own Generate Voices members wanted to share their words of wisdom with you all for Learning Disability Week: 

“Open your eyes and mind!” 

“Do no waste time!” 

“Speak to me and not the person next to me!” 

“Because we don’t hide, we turn the tide!” 

“See another person’s mind, not your own!” 

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