Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on the article ‘‘Participation of Learning Disabled People in the Parliamentary Election of 2019 in the United Kingdom’’.

Design/methodology/approach

Personal experience of advocating in Australia for the rights of people with learning disabilities to vote and to receive the necessary support to do so.

Findings

People with learning disabilities have persistently been excluded from political participation. This is an abuse of their human rights.

Originality/value

There are many barriers to the political participation of people with learning disabilities, and advocacy on a number of fronts will be necessary to achieve change.

中文翻译：

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评“学习障碍者参与2019年英国议会选举”

目的

本文的目的是对“学习障碍者参与 2019 年英国议会选举”一文进行评论。

设计/方法/方法

在澳大利亚倡导学习障碍者的投票权和获得必要支持的个人经验。

发现

有学习障碍的人一直被排除在政治参与之外。这是对他们人权的践踏。

原创性/价值

学习障碍者的政治参与存在许多障碍，需要在许多方面进行宣传以实现变革。