ABSTRACT
Every life deserves a certain amount of dignity, no matter how poor or damaged the shell that carries it.
(Bragg 1998).
This chapter gives an introduction to the overall guiding principles and is intended to enable you to think and develop ideas about your own development needs. The section offers reader activity boxes which are designed to provoke ideas and discussion around the complexities of working with people with learning disabilities who have health and social needs. In addition, the chapter refers to a case study featuring a real scenario based upon a person with a learning disability. Additional reference material and fast fact boxes offer further reading or access to on-line materials, fact sheets and reports.
