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Cutting day services is not modernisation
- Author:
- HOLMAN Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 21(2), 2007, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Day services for people with learning disabilities have become targets for cuts by local authorities using the argument that it is modernisation. Yet few people with learning disabilities are in work. The author argues that proper community based-support that meets people's needs and promotes employment opportunities is required.
A job well done
- Author:
- McPHERSON Blair
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.08.20, 2006, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Employing people with learning difficulties is a social duty and local authorities should be setting a good example. Supermarkets put most of in social services to shame with their policies on employing people with learning difficulties. Perhaps it is because services such as day care and supported housing to people with learning difficulties see them as clients rather than prospective colleagues, and so are offered employment opportunities. The first barrier may be attitudes and prejudices.
Access all areas: opening up apprenticeships and the world of work to people with a learning disability
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 74
- Place of publication:
- London
This report makes recommendations to improve access to apprenticeships for people with a learning disability. The report is based on the findings of workshops conducted with a range of stakeholders such as employers, providers and special schools, to explore how apprenticeships could be made truly accessible to people with a learning disability. People with a learning disability were also consulted to get an insight into their experiences. The research also looks at the accessibility of Local Offer websites across a sample of local authority areas. Recommendations include the need for flexible entry requirements for apprenticeships to those with Education, Health and Care Plans and the development of accessible resources for people with a learning disability around apprenticeships and for government to explores what support and guidance apprenticeship providers need to better support learners with a learning disability and/or difficulty. (Edited publisher abstract)
Economic impact of inclusion of disabled persons in the labour market
- Author:
- BEYER Stephen
- Publisher:
- EASPD
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- iv, 80
- Place of publication:
- Brussels
This literature review was commissioned by EASPD to improve its understanding of the employment of people with disabilities in Europe and the strength of the financial case for inclusive employment. It provides cost-benefit analyses of labour market inclusion of people with disabilities can have for governments and public authorities, as well as the wider benefits for businesses and individuals. The review carried out extensive and structured searches on a number of database for research articles in English, published between 1980 and 2016. The main findings show that disabled people, taxpayers and government are likely to benefit financially in the long term from greater investment in employment in the open labour market of persons with disabilities. It also identified a large variety of models, working to different objectives, which support people with disabilities in work, training and employment. In terms of models supporting persons with disabilities into the open labour market, supported employment and individual placement and support have proved to be effective in doing so and with high cost-benefit return to the taxpayer. (Edited publisher abstract)
SEND: 19- to 25-year-olds' entitlement to EHC plans
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Place of publication:
- London
An online guide for local authorities providing advice on what they need to do to maintain EHC (education, health and care) plans for 19- to 25-year-olds with special educational needs and disability (SEND). Although young people with SEND are not automatically entitled to maintain their EHC plans after they turn 19, some may need more support to complete their education and training and successfully transition to adulthood. The guide provides advice on how to support 19- to 25-year-olds to meeting their educational and training needs, such as a finding supported internship, access further education; access to funding for those with no EHC plan; supporting a young person’s health and social care; and including young people in decision making. (Edited publisher abstract)
Multi-agency inspection: thematic inspection of services for people with a learning disability in Angus, Dumfries and Galloway, East and West Lothian: accessible summary
- Author:
- SOCIAL WORK INSPECTION AGENCY
- Publisher:
- Social Work Inspection Agency
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This easy read summary presents the findings from an inspection of services for people with a learning disability in some areas of Scotland. A team of people visited four areas to check up on how good services were for people with a learning disability. The team included people with a learning disability and family carers. The inspection looked at three things in each area: transition; lifelong learning; and work opportunities for people with a learning disability. As part of the process each council and NHS partnership was visited and service users, carers and staff had a chance to say what they thought about services.
Multi-agency inspection: thematic inspection of services for people with a learning disability in Angus, Dumfries and Galloway, East and West Lothian
- Author:
- SOCIAL WORK INSPECTION AGENCY
- Publisher:
- Social Work Inspection Agency
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 156p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Scottish Government commissioned this inspection, which was undertaken in 2009. The 3 themes for the inspection were transition, lifelong learning, and employment. It focused on what 4 councils and health partnerships in Angus, Dumfries and Galloway, East and West Lothian were doing to improve the experiences of people with a learning disability about these issues. The report includes an easy read summary of the findings, describes the inspection methodology and activities, and reports on the findings for each of the 4 partnerships studied and on shared issues for all areas. It includes tables with a summary showing evaluation levels for each partnership for: outcomes for people who used services and their carers, experience of people who used services and their carers, impact on stakeholders, access to services, strategic planning, vision, values and aims, and capacity for improvement. It makes recommendations for improvements for individual councils, individual partnerships or more than one council or partnership. The report notes that each partnership will be asked to prepare an action plan setting out how they will implement the recommendations of the report.
Supporting young people with learning difficulties to participate and progress: incorporating guidance on learning difficulty assessments
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guidance is intended to help local authorities to make consistent, effective and robust decisions that will lead to positive outcomes for young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. The guidance will be of interest to staff working directly with young people and their managers and the Young People’s Learning Agency. The document is in three parts. Part One describes the duties for local authorities arising from the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (the ASCL Act) as well as from earlier legislation. Part Two sets out a vision for provision and support for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities (LLDD) and describes the learning landscape, in particular the opportunities presented by 14-19 reform. Illustrative case studies are given. Part Three covers statutory guidance made under section 139A (7) of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (LSA 200
With inclusion in mind: an easy read guide
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This booklet is aimed at people with a mental illness or learning disability. It describes the things that councils can do to make things better for them. In 2003, the Scottish Government made a new law called The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) ( Scotland ) Act 2003. The new law says that local councils must help anyone who has a mental illness or a learning disability get the best from life. Local councils should not provide separate services for people with learning disabilities or mental illnesses, but should make sure that they can use all their services. This booklet lists various ways in which council staff can help people in relation to: their home; their community; their work; their money; their family; their education; art and culture; volunteering; taking part; and their health.
Independent living for the most excluded: case studies of local authorities and third sector organisations working together to help vulnerable groups into homes and jobs
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Cabinet Office. Office of the Third Sector, GREAT BRITAIN. Cabinet Office. Social Exclusion Taskforce
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Cabinet Office
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The socially excluded adults public service agreement (PSA 16) aims to ensure that the most socially excluded adults are offered the chance to get back on a path to a more successful life, by increasing the proportion of at-risk individuals in settled accommodation and in employment, education or training. PSA 16 focuses on 4 client groups who are particularly vulnerable to multiple forms of disadvantage: care leavers; offenders under probation supervision; adults in contact with secondary mental health services; and adults with moderate to severe learning disabilities. In 2009 the Office of the Third Sector and the Social Exclusion Task Force investigated 4 places where local authorities have used Supporting People funding to help individuals from PSA 16 groups into jobs and homes, to inform understanding of the third sector organisations which provide these services. This publication describes these 4 case studies, sketching the organisational structures in each place and the ways they help PSA 16 groups and giving contact details for each. The case studies are: Norwood in partnership with Redbridge Local Authority working with adults with learning disabilities; Foundation Housing with Leeds City Council working with ex-offenders; Tyneside Cyrenians and Newcastle City Council working with ex-offenders and people with mental health problems; and St Basils and Birmingham City Council working with young people who have been in care.