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What makes a good life?
- Author:
- SNELL Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 9(3), May 2009, pp.18-20.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The Camphill movement has 11 communities across England and Wales, where adults with learning disabilities live and work along side staff and volunteers without disabilities. In the past Camphill communities have come under criticism for segregating people with learning disabilities, however it is currently moving towards a more outward looking provider of supported living. This article talks to those living in two Camphill communities, Taurus Crafts in Gloucestershire and The Grange, to find out what it is like to live there.
A silver lining
- Author:
- SNELL Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 10(2), April 2009, pp.22-25.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Following the aftermath of the institutional abuse scandal in Cornwall, alternative accommodation needed to be found for many people with learning disabilities. This article outlines how people with high support needs are now experiencing independent living. Case studies of five individuals are included which illustrate how their lives have improved through supported living and shared ownership.
Include us in!
- Author:
- SNELL Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 10(10), December 2010, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ report published the results of a landmark consultation exercise with service users. The report was published alongside the Valuing People white paper in spring 2001 and helped to shape this policy. A service user group, made up of members of People First, Mencap, Change, and Speaking Up, travelled around the country to gather grassroots views. This was the first time that the government had formally consulted ordinary people with learning disabilities before devising policy that affected them. The consultation found that people wanted to talk about their lives, including jobs and homes, and not just health issues. It showed that people with learning disabilities could be involved at senior policy level, and acted as a major catalyst for change enshrining the right to be included. This article considers whether, when it comes to inclusion, lasting gains were made. It argues that, although much has been achieved, more work still needs to be done. One legacy of the consultation process was the setting up of the National Forum of People with Learning Difficulties to ensure that service users could continue to have their voice heard by policy makers, but this article argues that this forum has lost direction.
Moving on
- Author:
- SNELL Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 9(1), February 2009, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Following the institutional abuse scandal in Cornwall, a change team was brought in to try and improve the standards of care. Jo Hogg, a member of the change team describes how they began to make changes. The case of John Craddock is also described. John previously in a residential care home in Northampton, now has his own home though a shared ownership scheme with Advance housing near his sister in Cornwall.
Cornwall: has the tide turned
- Author:
- SNELL Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.06.07, 2007, pp.30-32.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Twelve months after a report exposed the appalling treatment of people with learning disabilities in Cornish care, the author assesses progress made by external change team charged with improving the county's services.