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A Rose is a Rose: Effects of l-abel Change, Education, and Sex on Attitudes Toward Mental Disabilities. Justin D. MacDonald and Peter D. Maclntyre -1999 — Results indicated that, for both disabilities, females tend to hold more positive attitudes and that education about disabilities can improve attitudes regardless of whether a new or old label is applied to the disability.
Report on a consultative exercise facilitated by LEAD – NI Coalition on Learning Disability -2002 — Consultation exercises like this make the bureaucratic systems truly meaningful. The seminars are also a triumph for the men and women with a learning disability who participated and voiced their views and feelings in a markedly responsible manner.