Why Tackling Disability Hate Crime Is Down To All Of Us

People with learning disabilities and autism aren’t respected or seen as equal. We’re the targets of hate crime for several reasons. People assume we are vulnerable and an easy target because they see us as ‘different’. Lots of people still don’t even know what a learning disability or autism is.Fear of hate crime makes people limit their daily lives to stay safe. They are isolated and invisible. And the same is true online. We’re encouraged to avoid risky sit