"Today young people with learning disabilities are delivering powerful messages to Welsh politicians about the social isolation and social segregation of their peers.

Young people with disabilities feel they face many prejudices which harms their life chances and well-being.  They feel they are too often ‘just existing’ rather than living a good life. They face problems of isolation, bullying, separation from communities and lack of opportunities. These are the messages that young disabled people will be sharing with Assembly Members and policy makers in the Senedd today."

"There is little research that focuses upon the friendship patterns and social isolation of young people with learning difficulties; and still less research that enables young people with learning disabilities to have positions of control and decision-making within research processes. This research project aimed to challenge the assumption, often inherent within academic research, of the academic being the expert. C.A.R.P. Collaborations employed and trained 8 young people with lived experiences of the research topic in order to gain effective, valid data and recommendations to further the social inclusion of people with disabilities."