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Ian Rankin: ‘Why does it take celebrity voices for the disabled to be heard?’ – The Guardian
Scotland’s pre-eminent crime writer joins broadcaster Jo Whiley berating ‘woeful’ treatment of people with learning difficulties over Covid
Kit Rankin just loves being around people, says his father, Ian. He loves hugs and if you go near him youre getting a hug whether you want it or not.
Hes better known around the streets of Edinburgh than I am, adds the crime novelist with a wry laugh. People stop me and say Oh, youre Kits dad, because when hes taken out to do the shopping everybody notices him because hes blond and hes laughing.
But the 26-year-old, who has Angelman syndrome and lives in a care facility close to the family home,…
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