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Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families
Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families

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This free course was written by Elizabeth Tilley and Jillian Pawlyn.

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Course image: burakkarademir; Getty Images

Introduction images: first: courtesy of Dawn Wiltshire and Pam Bebbington; second: courtesy of Gail Hanrahan; third: courtesy of Ben Briggs

Section 1 image: Imagesbybarbara; Getty Images

Section 2 image: FG Trade; Getty Images

Section 3 image: Miriam Doerr Martin Frommherz; Shutterstock.com

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