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All the juicy bits!
- Authors:
- BROCK Zoe, HEWLETT Davida
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 99, Spring 2011, pp.6-7.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
As part of a project to train sexual health nurses about making information accessible to people, a self-advocacy group for young people with learning disabilities created an accessible information booklet on sex and relationships. The process of creating the booklet and of delivering training to health professionals is briefly described.
Tenant participation
- Author:
- HOWELLS Katherine
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 97, Autumn 2010, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
Welsh Assembly Government guidelines state that all housing associations must have a strategy in place that encourages effective tenant participation. First Choice Housing Association provides accommodation for people with learning disabilities. Tenants with learning disabilities have an equal right to contribute in the running of their housing services; however there are challenges in reaching these tenants. This article describes the ‘Taking Part’ initiatives which are designed to allow First Choice tenants to get involved with the association’s activities in a number of ways. All the information produced for the tenants is easy to understand and key documents are produced on DVD as well as in print. When tenants move into their new homes, they are provided with a handbook and DVD which advises them on their rights and responsibilities. Other tenant involvement options include the Taking Part Group (which monitors and reviews the aims and objectives of the Tenant Participation Strategy), tenant forums, training events, workshops and conferences, alongside tenant social events such as annual discos and tenant awards. Tenants are also encouraged to provide feedback by participating in surveys, and some feedback from these tenant surveys is described.
Ten years plus of Total Communication
- Author:
- MILLER Nigel
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 105, Winter 2012/13, pp.14-16.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
The Speech and Language team of the Hywel Dda Local Health Board in Wales worked with services users to develop a Total Communication Strategy which could be implemented across three counties (Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire) in Wales. The strategy aims to improve communication for service users with learning disabilities and communication difficulties. It is now formally recognised as a policy and is provided across all third sector homes, residential homes and tenancies, and social services and health setting. The package, which is briefly described, consists of: Total Communication training; signing training; making information accessible training; and separate training to cover specialist communication needs of services users with profound and multiple disabilities. Within each location there is a designated Total Communication coordinator who takes the role of promoting communication. A website has also been developed for service users.
First impressions: emotional and practical support for families
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Laura, DAVIES Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 76, Spring 2005, pp.6-8.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
The research report 'First Impressions' from the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities revealed that many families of children with learning disabilities are not getting the help, information and support they need. Speaking to families in different parts of England and Wales, the project explored the emotional needs of families from the time of their child's diagnosis until the age of five. This article summarises some of the findings.
Changes and choices: finding out what information young people with learning disabilities, their parents and supporters need at transition
- Authors:
- TARLETON Beth, WARD Linda
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 33(2), June 2005, pp.70-76.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article provides an overview of the methods and findings of a project, commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), to explore the information needs of young people with learning disabilities, their families and supporters at transition. It describes how a group of young people with learning disabilities were trained in research methods and undertook four focus groups with other young people with learning disabilities in England and Wales. The different kinds of information required are summarized: getting a job, going to college and about the transition process generally, however with different emphaises from each group.