Tackling social exclusion, which can lead to social isolation and loneliness, is an important current issue. People with a learning disability have a right to be full members of their communities, yet often experience social exclusion. Community connections play a key role in people developing reciprocal relationships. It is therefore important to know the barriers to full inclusion. The paper aims to discuss this issue.,This paper builds on an inclusive research project exploring these issues (Mooney et al., 2019) and aims to place that study’s main findings in a broader academic, policy and practice context.,Whilst there is a wide range of literature about social exclusion, lack of friendships and loneliness experienced by people with a learning disability, there is a gap in knowledge regarding some of the specific social barriers that prevent wider social inclusion, and therefore opportunities to make and keep friends.,This paper relates the findings of an inclusive research project to the current literature. It identifies the social barriers that limit community involvement and draws on the experience of people with a learning disability to find possible ways forward.

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害怕离开家：导致学习障碍者的社会排斥和孤独的问题

解决可能导致社会孤立和孤独的社会排斥是当前的一个重要问题。有学习障碍的人有权成为其社区的正式成员，但经常遭受社会排斥。社区联系在人们发展互惠关系方面发挥着关键作用。因此，了解完全包容的障碍很重要。本文旨在讨论这个问题。,本文建立在探索这些问题的包容性研究项目 (Mooney et al., 2019) 的基础上，旨在将该研究的主要发现置于更广泛的学术、政策和实践背景中。,同时大量关于学习障碍者经历的社会排斥、缺乏友谊和孤独的文献，关于阻止更广泛社会包容的一些特定社会障碍的知识存在差距，因此有机会结交和保持朋友。本文将包容性研究项目的结果与当前文献联系起来。它确定了限制社区参与的社会障碍，并利用学习障碍者的经验来寻找可能的前进方向。