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Unity in action
- Author:
- SCOWN Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.9.01, 2001, p.vii.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the merger of two specialist housing providers and how it has helped service development.
Village communities: time for an informed debate?
- Authors:
- COE David, HALDANE Colin, JACKSON Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 14(3), January 2001, pp.22-24.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Comments on an article by Jean Collins which presented a robust case for dispersed housing and condemned village communities for their separation from mainstream life. The authors, of Camphill Scotland, argue for a more informed and mature debate on the subject.
Trusting independence: a practical guide to independent living trusts
- Authors:
- HOLMAN Andrew, BEWLEY Catherine
- Publisher:
- Values Into Action/Community Living
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 47p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Developments in the independent living movement have tended, historically, to exclude people with learning difficulties. Access to Direct Payments and other benefits designed for disabled people is also problematic as people with learning difficulties are perceived as unable to make choices or take control of their own lives. This study looks at examples of people who now live independent lives via independent living trusts. It begins with the people and their stories and goes on to look at: what independent living trusts are; when they are useful; who can get involved; how an independent living trust is set up; and how an independent living trust is set up. Also includes a sample trust deed.
Moving home: social integration for adults with intellectual disabilities resettling into community provision
- Authors:
- AGER A., MYERS F., KERR P.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 14(4), December 2001, pp.392-400.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The present study examined levels of social integration for individuals resettling into community provision following the phased closure of Gogarburn Hospital, Edinburgh, UK, and the personal and service-related characteristics which were influential on such integration. The study sample comprised 76 out of 95 individuals consecutively discharged over a 19-month period. Post-move data were collected between 6 and 9 months after community resettlement. At this time, mean 'quality of life' scores, established using the Life Experiences Checklist (LEC), were broadly equivalent to those reported from previous reprovisioning studies in the UK. However, scores in the domains of Relationships and Freedom remained well below general population norms. A pre-move to post-move comparison across the domains of the LEC suggested that the greatest impact of reprovisioning was in the areas of physical quality of residential provision (with overall standards above general population norms) and personal freedoms. Index of Community Involvement (ICI) scores showed a general increase in community presence, although activities requiring a high degree of personal autonomy remained infrequent. Social contacts recorded through diaries suggested a heavy bias towards contacts with staff and other service users as opposed to general community contacts (e.g. neighbours and shop workers). On average, over half the time spent outwith the home was in specialist or segregated service settings. For 18 individuals, there were losses or no gains in community involvement pre-move to post-move. A majority of these individuals were elderly. These findings are discussed in the context of policy targeting community participation, and the need for strengthening service features which encourage higher levels of social integration.
Supporting people: opening up more housing and support solutions
- Author:
- HARRIS Theo
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 15(2), 2001, pp.21-23.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Analyses the pros and cons of the governments 'Supporting People' programme, which promises better housing and support to help vulnerable people live independently in the community.
Supply and demand for barrier free and adapted dwellings: data from the Scottish House Condition Survey 1996
- Author:
- SCOTTISH HOMES
- Publisher:
- Communities Scotland/Scottish Homes Research
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Home choice
- Author:
- WOOD Alicia
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.12.01, 2001, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
People with learning difficulties want the same choices about how they live as everyone else. The author explores why they so seldom get those choices, and how local authorities can overcome the obstacles to change.
Valuing People
- Author:
- WOLVERSON David
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 4(3), August 2001, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The new White Paper, Valuing People: A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century, is the first for 30 years. It is important, first, as an indication that people with learning disabilities are not forgotten - as it might sometimes seem. It is important, second, for the attitudes it contains - the aims and principles that should guide services are stated formally or implied in the text - and third, because it is the first guidance on learning disability services to recognise the importance of 'a place to live', with a section on housing, not just references to residential care.
Key considerations
- Author:
- WELLARD Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.6.01, May 2001, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The government white paper on learning difficulties promises that service users have more choice about where they live, but are local authorities ready for the challenge. Looks at existing provision and how services may develop.
The bottom line: incentives and disincentives for a wider range of housing and support options
- Author:
- SIMONS Ken
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 4(1), February 2001, pp.20-26.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Relatively few people with learning disabilities have their own homes. Argues that to achieve a wider range of housing and support options there must be consistent financial incentives. For strategies to be successful in introducing significant change, some of the financial and administrative inconsistencies in benefits, ILF, out of area placements and Supporting People will have to be addressed.