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The keys to life: improving quality of life for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 178
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
‘The same as you?’ (2000) was the original 10-year programme designed to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities in Scotland. It was highly successful in shifting the balance of care to support more people to live in the community. This new 10-year strategy sets out a vision for improved partnership working to deliver better outcomes for people with learning disabilities, and their families and carers. It has more than 50 recommendations, most of which are aimed at health. The strategy also covers commissioning of public services; independent living; shifting the culture and keeping safe; breaking stereotypes; the needs of people with profound and multiple disabilities; criminal justice; and complex care. It includes good practice examples and case studies. Appendices include a glossary and weblinks to key organisations. (Edited publisher abstract)
Progression post-16 for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
- Author:
- OFSTED
- Publisher:
- OFSTED
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This survey evaluates the arrangements for transition from school and the provision in post-16 settings for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities up to the age of 25. Through visits to 32 providers and the completion of 111 detailed case studies, inspectors assessed the effectiveness of provision in enabling learners to develop greater independence, and progress to further learning or open or supported employment.
Integrated Care Fund: annual report 2018-2019
- Author:
- WELSH GOVERNMENT
- Publisher:
- Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 70
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Annual report providing an overview of the Integrated Care Fund (ICF) across Wales in 2018-19. It describes how regional partnership boards have used ICF funding to develop the integration of health, social care and housing. It also highlights some of the innovative projects and services supported by the Fund. They cover services for older people with complex needs and long-term conditions, including dementia; people with learning disabilities; children with complex needs; and support for carers. The services include providing care at or close to home; providing information, advice and assistance to promote self-help; integrating and co-ordinating health and care services to support children and adults with complex needs; telecare improvements; specialised accommodation for older people and people with specific support needs; step up and step down accommodation for transition in or out of hospital or care; housing adaptations to enable older people to remain independent; and community based rapid response teams. The case studies include information on the ICF budget allocation, service description, and brief details of performance outcomes. The report also provides an update on the Integrated Autism Service (IAS) and the implementation of the Wales Community Care Information System (WCCIS), which are also supported by the ICF. (Edited publisher abstract)
Yesterday I never stopped writing: community-based skills for adults with learning difficulties or disabilities; good guidance drawn from the projects
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education and Skills
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This booklet contains good practice guidance on developing community-based basic skills provision for adults with learning difficulties or disabilities. The case studies are drawn from 21 projects across England. Across the programme, individual projects worked with a range of adult learners including people with: learning difficulties; profound and complex learning difficulties; mental health difficulties; acquired head injuries; dyslexia; deafness or hard of hearing; physical disabilities; and blindness or visual impairment.Three projects specifically targeted minority ethnic communities and a fourth worked with people who were homeless and/or who were substance abusers, many of whom had mental health difficulties.
Freedom to learn: basic skills for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities: the report of the working group looking into the basic skills needed for adults with learning difficulties and disabilities
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education and Employment
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Employment
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 48p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Many adults with learning difficulties and/or disabilities told us that the result of underachievement or the need to re-learn was low self-esteem and self-confidence. These are major barriers to learning. Such learners have literacy or numeracy needs at all levels. They range from people who need to acquire the basic skills to enable them to lead more independent lives to those who face specific barriers which currently prevent them from acquiring the basic skills needed for employment or further education.