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An understanding of the nature of intellectual disability is essential for health care professionals, who are required to support equal access to their services for all disabled people.

Books Beyond Words: Telling the Whole Story in Pictures
Sheila Hollins


GEORGE GETS SMART

In George Gets Smart we follow George’s daily life – at home, at work, on the bus and in the pub. It is the story of a man who does not keep himself clean and does not understand why people seem to avoid him. He often feels lonely and unhappy. His life is changed when he is helped to be clean and to wear appropriate clothes:

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