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- Author:
- ASSOCIATION FOR SUPPORTED LIVING
- Publisher:
- Association for Supported Living
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Loughton
This report tells the stories of ten people with learning disabilities, each living happily in ordinary homes around the country. Every story is different, but a common thread runs through them. All tell of people who were at one time contained in institutions because their behaviour was deemed to be challenging, people who have gone on to better lives in community services, which actually cost less than institutional care. These institutions, which cost the taxpayer huge sums every year, were supposed to be caring and supportive environments, yet life inside them was restricted, impoverished and uncomfortable. Difficult behaviour was often managed using aversive physical restraint. This report analyses these stories from the perspective of years of experience supporting people with learning disabilities, and identifies seven key features of successful community supported living services.