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Learning disability: campus closure programme revenue grant: 2008-2011
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Ring-fenced CSR revenue funding, to help with transitional costs incurred with the reprovision of people with learning disabilities from campus accommodation, is now being allocated. The lettersets out the determination and conditions of the grant and allocations by local authority.
Shaping our future: a scoping and consultation exercise to establish research priorities in learning disabilities for the next ten years
- Authors:
- WILIAMS V., MARRIOTT A., TOWNSLEY R.
- Publisher:
- National Co-ordinating Centre for NHS Service Delivery and Organisation
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 308p.
- Place of publication:
- Southampton
People with learning disabilities are socially excluded with little access to mainstream services for health, housing, education and employment. It is important that research brings understand on how to move towards equality for people with learning disabilities. This scoping review and consultation found out what was important for different groups of stakeholders through regional workshops in the UK; following a systematic literature review in the key areas identified, research gaps were identified and discussed in a second round of workshops. The six most important areas of concern for people with learning disabilities were access to healthcare; getting good support; the right to relationships; housing; work and personal finance; inclusion in the community. The report concluded that action research in partnership with a range of stakeholders (people with learning disabilities, family members and practitioners) should be funded. These studies should be well-designed and robust, in order to help understand how changes can happen, and how we can bridge the gap between policy and practice.
A house is not a home
- Author:
- EVERITT Gabriella
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, December 2008, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Dimensions, a charity supporting young people with a learning disabilities, have completed a study to find out what is necessary for these young people to achieve independent living. Fifteen young people between the ages of 18 and 30, their families and support were interviewed. This article discusses some of the findings, and what the young people learned from their experiences.
Relationship between mobility limitations and the places where older adults with intellectual disabilities live
- Authors:
- CLEAVER Shaun, OUELLETTE-KUNTZ Helene, HUNTER Duncan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 5(4), December 2008, pp.253-258.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
As the population ages, mobility limitations are associated with increased mortality and negative health-related states both in the general population and among people with intellectual disabilities. The influence of mobility limitations upon the lives and lifestyles of people with intellectual disabilities remains poorly understood. Specifically, the extent to which mobility limitations might limit residential options for individuals and families has not been evaluated. To determine the relationship between mobility limitations and place of residence for adults with intellectual disabilities, age 45 and older, a proxy-response telephone survey was completed for 128 adults with intellectual disabilities in Southeastern Ontario. A participant's place of residence was categorized as being "high support" (group homes and nursing homes) or "low support" (living alone, with family, roommates, or host family). People with a score of 12 or less on the Rivermead Mobility Index were considered to have a mobility limitation. The relationship between mobility limitations and high-support residential settings was analyzed using a multivariate logistic regression model. After adjusting for age, sex, and presence of cerebral palsy, communication problems and behaviour problems, people with mobility problems had 3.6 times greater odds of living in high-support settings. Authors concluded that mobility limitations are associated with residence in "high-support" settings and that further investigation is needed to determine the direction of causality and to create programs and services that equalize opportunities.
Finding a place to live: help with your plans
- Authors:
- PANNELL Jenny, HARKER Maurice
- Publisher:
- Care Services Improvement Partnership. Valuing People Support Team
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 117p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Finding a Place to Live - Help with your plans is an important new guide for people with learning disabilities, their families and carers. Most of us want enough private space of our own where we can do what we want without worrying too much about other people. But some people find too much space is uncomfortable and not cosy.
Four of the best
- Author:
- DAVIES Shane J.
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 88, Summer 2008, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
KeyRing is a housing and advisory support organisation that exists to enable members of its Living Support Networks to exercise choice in and take responsibility for their own homes. The author talks to four people who’s stories highlight how KeyRing helped to improve their lives.
"What would be a good life for...?"
- Author:
- RHODES Bob
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 88, Summer 2008, pp.7-11.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
PLAN is a non-profit organisation founded, led and funded by families committed to planning a good life for their relative with a disability. This article looks at the approach adopted by PLAN, which aims to encourage families to plan for the future by asking the question "What would a good life be?". It includes examples of those living their lives according to the PLAN approach.
Beset by obstacles: a review of Australian policy development to support ageing in place for people with intellectual disability
- Author:
- BIGBY Christine
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 33(1), March 2008, pp.76-86.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Australian government policy regards people with intellectual disability (ID) as citizens with equal rights, which means that they should have access to the same opportunities as the wider community. Ageing in place is central to aged care policy in Australia for the general population. This paper reviews policy to support the provision of similar opportunities to age in place for people with ID, and the reasons for its slow development. Due to lifestyle patterns earlier in the life course, many people with ID experience a mid-life disruption to their accommodation, and may live in a group home as they age or may move prematurely to residential aged care. The absence of mechanisms to adjust disability funding as needs change, and the existence of policy that denies residents in group homes access to community-based aged care, forces disability services to “go it alone” to support ageing in place. Despite a national priority to improve the interface between the disability and aged care sectors, administrative and funding characteristics continue to obstruct the development of implementation strategies to support ageing in place for people with ID, which remain at the stage of an exploration of the issues.
Lost in transition?: a home of my own
- Author:
- EVERITT Gabriella
- Publisher:
- Dimensions
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 44p.
- Place of publication:
- Theale
This publication draws on the findings of a research project to highlight best practice in supporting young people with learning disabilities to live independently, and provide practical advice for families about the key things they need to do to help their child to achieve an ordinary, happy life. The study interviewed 15 young people between the ages of 18 and 30, their families and support. Ten case studies are used throughout to illustrate examples of good practice, and the views of carers and supporters are also included.
Whose agenda?
- Authors:
- MARRIOTT Anna, WILLIAMS Val, TOWNSELY Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, December 2008, pp.32-35.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The Norah Fry Research Centre (NFRC) at the University of Bristol recently completed a scoping exercise commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research, to establish priorities within the field of learning disabilities. This article briefly describes the outcomes of that scoping review and consultation, which aimed to develop a research agenda base centrally on: the views and concerns of people with learning disabilities and their family members; and a review of the literature since 2001, in the areas of concern to central stakeholders.