Rights in Practice; Stories of Citizenship’ - new book coming late 2023

Building Bridges Training • July 24, 2023

This book aims to raise awareness about the possibility of achieving the goals of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), in order for all disabled people to enjoy the benefit of human rights.

The stories of people who have been supported to enjoy their rights and their citizenship will enable readers to focus on how services and support can enable people with a learning disability to have their rights upheld, with an outcome of citizenship, independence and achievement.

Stories of Citizenship

Despite the UNCRPD being in place since 2006, a significant number of learning disability service provider organisations and professionals in the UK are not aware of its existence. 


This book aims to bridge the gap between policy and practice to demonstrate the value of a human rights approach as the foundation for services and support for people with a learning disability.


Liz Tilly is the founder and director of Building Bridges, a social enterprise of people with a learning disability which delivers training and inclusive research focused on ‘making a difference’ to the lives of people with a learning disability.


Jan Walmsley is a historian of intellectual disability and Visiting Chair in History of Learning Disability at The Open University, UK.


Take a look at the Stories of Citizenship book cover - Click Here

Easy read leaflet sample

Would you like to have easy read information produced for free?

By Building Bridges Training • November 28, 2024
Building Bridges Training are offering to produce one piece of easy read information by the end of March 2025. We are looking for ideas from groups, or individuals with a learning disability.
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Small things that make a big difference and Teresa’s top tip

By Building Bridges Training • November 28, 2024
Building Bridges are working on a project about ‘reasonable adjustments’; and the small things mainstream services can do to make a big difference to people with a learning disability.
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Our climate change resources will be coming soon

By Building Bridges Training • November 28, 2024
We are still working on these easy read documents, and they should be available soon. We are working closely with climate change activists to ensure our information is correct.
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