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Participation in employment and day care for adults with intellectual disabilities: equal access for all?
- Authors:
- ENGELAND Jeanette, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34(3), 2021, pp.752-762.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: The employment rate for people with intellectual disabilities is low. This study aims to increase the knowledge about the association between age, gender, diagnosis, functional level, educational level, and daily activities for adults with intellectual disabilities. Method: A multinomial logistic analysis was applied to registry data on 12,735 adults with intellectual disabilities from the Norwegian Information System for the Nursing and Care Sector (IPLOS) and Statistics Norway (SSB). Results: Higher likelihood of employment and day care participation were associated with younger age but differed between genders and diagnoses. High functional level and lack of a registered functional level decreased the likelihood for employment. Educational level was not associated with employment. Conclusions: The systematic differences in employment and day care participation among people with intellectual disabilities indicate that actions are needed to prevent inequalities. Improved individual assessment of personal resources and wishes might promote participation in employment and day care. (Edited publisher abstract)
Learning disabilities: the rise and potential demise of structured day services for adults with learning disabilities: 1955-2005
- Author:
- HENLEY Charles
- Publisher:
- Minster Press
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 192p.
- Place of publication:
- Wimborne Minster
The haste to replace structured services with unproven 'normalisation and inclusiveness' policies has led to an alarming policy vacuum. This book charts the historical development of day services for adults with learning disabilities, with the aim of enabling layman, practitioner or professional, to reach their own conclusions.
Community-based day activities and supports for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide is about what services can do to ensure that people with learning disabilities 'have a good day'. It is about: building community opportunities and support so that people can have ordinary daily lives; day service modernisation; community-based services; employment, lifelong learning, leisure, relationships, and more. It includes: research evidence policy, examples of good practice, checklists, practical hints and tips suggestions about where to get more information. (Previously published as SCIE Practice Guide no. 10).
The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on day services, respite care and short stay placements: Delivering Transformation Grant Programme 2021/22
- Authors:
- CHICK Phill, et al
- Publisher:
- ADSS Cymru
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 57
- Place of publication:
- Abercynon
As part of the Delivering Transformation Grant (DTG) Programme, this review explores the impact of the pandemic on several vulnerable groups and considers: any learning that has been achieved by services in responding to this unprecedented challenge and to use any such learning to support services recovery; the longer-term implications of any such learning on service development; the potential to consider the lessons learned for future civil contingencies. The DTG project aimed to gather evidence of the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on a range of people who use day care, respite and overnight stay services, their families, and unpaid carers. The client groups included within the scope of the review were: older people; people with disabilities and sensory impairments; people with learning disabilities; people with autism and neurodevelopmental disorders; and children with complex needs. Key findings include: the pandemic led to severe service disruption; the pandemic had a serious negative impact on the wellbeing, physical and mental health of the people using services, their unpaid carers and the staff providing services; the consequences of the pandemic combined with the impact of a lack of social support from family, friends and other social support networks, together with a lack of IT literacy and equipment have widened pre-existing inequalities among some people who use day and respite services; services were forced to reconfigure in response to the pandemic, adapting and innovating to continue to offer support despite restrictions; innovative practice and the use of technology served to somewhat mitigate the impact of the pandemic for some client groups; services have, and continue to, face challenges in reopening and recovering service provision to pre-pandemic levels. (Edited publisher abstract)