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Disability and discourse: analysing inclusive conversation with people with intellectual disabilities
- Author:
- WILLIAMS Val
- Publisher:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 257p.
- Place of publication:
- Chichester
This book applies and explains Conversation Analysis (CA), an established methodology for studying communication, to explore what happens during the everyday encounters of people with intellectual disabilities and the other people with whom they interact. It explores conversations and encounters from the lives of people with intellectual disabilities, and introduces the established methodology of Conversation Analysis, making it accessible and useful to a wide range of students, researchers and practitioners. The book adopts a discursive approach which looks at how people with intellectual disabilities use talk in real-life situations, while showing how such talk can be supported and developed, and follows people into the meetings and discussions that take place in self-advocacy and research contexts. It then offers insights into how people with learning disabilities can have a voice in their own affairs, in policy-making, and in research.
Behind the scenes: work in Europe
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Val, WATSON Debby
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 60p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Video Journalism in Europe project produced three videos, entitled “Work in Europe”. These were made by people with learning difficulties who attended video training courses, developed as part of the project. On the videos, viewers meet workers with learning difficulties in different parts of Northern Europe who have succeeded in finding work. However, there are immense barriers that face thousands of other people with learning difficulties throughout Europe. That is why this report focuses first on the barriers and challenges.
Researching Together: conference pack: held in Bristol 28th January 1999
- Editors:
- WILLIAMS Val, GYDE Karen (comp.)
- Publisher:
- Norah Fry Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 98p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
The research supporter needs to learn how to step back, and find ways for researchers with learning difficulties to do things for themselves. It is important that people with learning difficulties know how powerful they can be when they are doing research.
Money, rights and risks: a scoping review of financial issues for people with learning disabilities in the UK
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Val, et al
- Publisher:
- Friends Provident Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 53p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Dorking
This report reviews financial issues for people with learning disabilities and their families, across the UK. It draws on a wide range of recent and ongoing research in the field of learning disability, as well as three focus groups for 25 people with learning disabilities in different areas of the country and ten individual interviews. There is also some reflection about the issues for financial providers, based on a small sample of interviews, and the report ends with recommendations for practice and further research. Key findings show that many people with learning disabilities had little control of their own resources. They were mostly given ‘pocket money’, which they spent on small non-essential items. People had few opportunities to improve their financial knowledge. Personal incomes were low, and some had taken on credit that they did not understand, and could not afford. The report concludes that those with learning disabilities need planned financial support packages when they move into independent living. They also need safeguards, to ensure minimal financial risk. Family carers and support staff need advice, information and training in offering financial support
Where do you want to go next?: critical factors in care planning for people with learning disabilities, and their financial implications
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Val, BATTLEDAY Suzanne
- Publisher:
- Norah Fry Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 47p., bibliog..
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This study aimed to explore the factors which are associated with different outcomes of care planning for people with learning disabilities. In particular, it explored the differences for those going into residential care, and those who had a supported living placement, or some other community-based option. It drew upon record searches and care manager interviews for 28 cases from 4 social services departments in the South West of England, and also semi-structured interviews with 12 carers or service users. Ten of the cases had residential outcomes, and 18 had supported living or other outcomes. Amongst the findings were that people who received residential care placements were more likely to have a larger number of recorded support needs, to be amongst the oldest group of service users, not be moving from the family home, not have a person-centred plan taken into account, and to have had previous high levels of supplied support. A number of messages for good practice in care management are given, including the key recommendation to improve the use of tools for working out individual budgets.
Nice job if you can get it: work and people with learning difficulties
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Val, et al
- Publisher:
- Norah Fry Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This report is about employment opportunities and day centres and jobs for people with learning disabilities. It examines the policy background, and the motivation and barriers to work experienced by people with learning disabilities. Suggestions for enhanced advocacy and user led decision making are included.
In their own right: Carers Act and carers of people with learning difficulties
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Val, ROBINSON Carol
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 79p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Report of a research study looking at the experiences of carers of people with learning difficulties. The views of people with learning difficulties are also looked at, focusing on how people felt about being cared for, and becoming carers as their parents grow older. Few carers were aware of their rights under the Carers Recognition and Services Act 1995 and the study looks at why. Also examines the level of satisfaction of those carers who received a needs assessment and follows up what actually happened after the assessment.