Why?

(Try to find out what feelings and needs are alive in the other person: empathic resonance)

Are you feeling concerned/worried?
Do you need reassurance? Do you want to be sure that people with learning disabilities are having a safe life within their own boundaries?

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What if?

(‘Mirror questions’: how would it be if you were standing in the shoes of that person)

Do you know people with learning disabilities in your own neighbourhood? Do you think it is possible for them to live an independent life? Can you imagine how much they are longing for such a life?
Can you imagine your son/daughter/friend having learning disabilities and to be excluded from society?

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Self-reflection

(Questions you can ask yourself in silence to support yourself in understanding the other person)

How important is reassurance for me?
When do I need it?
How do I feel when this need is not fulfilled?

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Empowerment

(More information on the issue and tips how to explore the problem and continue the discussion)

Most people with learning disabilities can successfully live independently in society.
In Europe, the aim is to enable all people with all kinds of disabilities to participate in a "normal" social life. Inclusion, which is so effectively implemented in the educational and social context, must certainly be reflected in access to all levels of the social fabric. To this end, there are now wide ranges of assistance that can make life easier for disabled people: e.g. barrier-free access to public transport, acoustic signals at pedestrian lights or in lifts or - for people with learning disabilities - translations into simple or easy-to-read language.