People With Autism And Learning Disabilities Are Still Facing Hate Crimes. Here's What The Government Needs To Do

British Transport Police Officer, BTP, from the back next to a police cordon in Manchester.According to Mencap, there are around 1.4 million people who live with a learning disability in the UK. However, sadly, research released by charity Dimensions has revealed that this community still face the brunt of negative attitudes towards them in society, and are victim to discriminatory behaviour on a daily basis.Commissioned to mark Hate Crime Awareness Week this year, the survey of 2,000 Brits has shown that tolerance towards people living with learning disabilities in the UK is worryingly low. A person’s learning difficulties mean that 1 in 6 of us would feel uncomfortable sitting next to them on public transport, and 1 in 7 would feel uncomfortable if they were our neighbours. And although we like to think inaccurate stereotypes and a lack of tolerance are the tropes of past generations, the report found that, unexpectedly, younger people tend to have more negative views. 1 in 5 people