Recent figures from 11 Million, the office of the children's commissioner for England, found that children with disabilities and medical conditions were twice as likely to be targeted by bullies.
Similarly, the National Autistic Society found that around two out of five children with autism had been bullied and Mencap's 2007 report, Bullying Wrecks Lives, found that eight out of 10 children and young people with a learning disability had experienced problems.
Youth workers are being urged to help combat such prejudice by raising awareness of disability issues among young people and helping to smash stereotypes.
One charity that is already involved in such efforts is Speaking Up, which runs disability awareness activities with clubs in Peterborough and Cambridge through its Integrate project.
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