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Despite promises to make things better for vulnerable adults, the pace of change is slow - writes Alison Holt.

And so, when this came out, we felt very let down. you just don't treat people like that. even if it's a difficult job, you still treat people as human beings. in 2011, another undercover panorama exposed abuse at the now closed winterbourne view. the government promised all such hospitals would close, with people supported in the community instead. yet official figures show more than 2,000 people with learning disabilities and autism still live in long—stay units in england. we shouldn't be in a situation where 12 years after winterbourne view, this is still happening. most of the people wh...

Six men now, please. in their defence, the court was told it was a difficultjob, for which care workers were poorly paid, poorly trained and often short—staffed. but the jury at teesside crown court found peter bennett, matthew banner and two other care staff guilty of mistreating patients. that's a picture that was taken about a year ago. oh, that's lovely. alex is now living in her own bungalow, with support. she's close to her family and doing well. her father's relieved by today's verdicts. we basically trusted the people that were there, and so, when this came out, we felt very let down...

Disabilities and autism still live in long—stay units in england. we shouldn't be in a situation where 12 years after winterbourne view, this is still happening. most of the people who were in whorlton hall shouldn't have been there in the first place. whorlton hall has now also closed. the government says any form of abuse is unacceptable and that after today's verdicts, it will consider whether further action is needed. alison holt, bbc news. teachers in england have been on strike for the fourth time this year, as the pay dispute between the government and the national education union con...

Across the UK, revelations of institutional abuse keep mounting up, yet people are still being denied basic respect, says Guardian columnist John Harris