Photo series will change the way you see people with disabilities

LONDON — A British learning disability charity has launched a beautiful photo series in the hope of changing the way society views people with learning disabilities. 

Acclaimed fashion photographer Rankin, who's photographed the likes of Madonna and HRH the Queen, shot the portraits, which challenge the stereotypes surrounding disabilities. 

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The series forms part of Mencap's 'Here I Am' campaign that launched Friday to coincide with the release of a survey of public attitudes towards the learning disabled.

27-year-old Joe Peciuch has Down's Syndrome.

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