The decision by Manchester University to discontinue its Learning Disability Studies (LDS) course as of next academic year has prompted criticism and protests within and outside the university.
The full story of the closure is available here in an article in the mancunianmatters online news service.
The controversy has prompted several critical observations on Twitter https://twitter.com/SaveLDS_UoM , from people across the ‘learning disability sector’
If you are minded to do so, you can sign the online petition against the closure at http://lds2013.epetitions.net/