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Let's meet let's talk: communicating with people with learning disabilities; a handbook for inspectors
- Authors:
- BLUNDEN Roger, CORKER Jacqui, RICE Judith
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 54p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Practical guide to help people with learning disabilities communicate with inspection teams carried out in their homes.
Ordinary living twenty years on
- Author:
- GAULT Brian
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 14(2), October 2000, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Looks at social policy and services for people with learning difficulties in Sweden.
Between ambition and achievement
- Authors:
- BIGNALL Tracey, BUTT Jabeer
- Journal article citation:
- Values into Action, 102, 2000, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- Values into Action
Summarises the findings of research by the Race Equality Unit into young black disabled people's views and experiences of independence and independent living.
Family control: the views of families who have a child with an intellectual disability
- Authors:
- KNOX Marie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 13(1), 2000, pp.17-28.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper explores the views held by 68 families in Australia who have a child with a disability, and their perceptions of lifestyle control or empowerment. It seeks to examine whether these families perceive their interactions with service providers to be consistent with family-empowerment principles. The implications for professionals working with families in a manner that recognizes family members as truly equal partners and that promote and enhances genuine family empowerment are discussed.
Intellectual and daily living skills of 30 year old with Down's Syndrome: continuation of longitudinal study
- Author:
- CARR Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 13(1), 2000, pp.1-16.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A cohort of infants with Down's Syndrome (DS) born in 1964 were followed up again at the age of 30. They were tested on intelligence, language, reading and arithmetic, and their daily living skills were assessed. Comparison with the same tests given 9 years earlier showed almost no change. As before, higher scores were found for the women, those brought up at home, and, for language and reading, for those from social class nonmanual (NM) families but fewer of the differences were now significant. These results, demonstrating considerable stability over the period from age 21-30, are discussed with reference to other relevant research.
Outcomes and costs of community living: a matched comparison of group homes and semi-independent living
- Authors:
- STANCLIFFE Roger J., KEANE Sian
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 25(4), December 2000, pp.281-305.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Consumer outcomes and recurrent (non-capital) service costs were compared for matched groups of Australian adults with intellectual disability living in group homes or semi-independently. Outcomes examined included quality of life, safety, aloneness, social dissatisfaction, personal care, domestic management, health care, money management, social network, use of mainstream community services, community participation, domestic participation, stability of place of residence, living companion turnover, and natural support.
Learning difficulties
- Author:
- WARD Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, October 2000, pp.44-46.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Research into the problems faced by people with learning difficulties who want to live in homes of their own should feed into the government's review set up to produce a learning difficulties strategy for England.
Friends in need
- Author:
- JACKSON Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(11), July 2000, pp.360-361.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
The Friendly Trust aims to give people with learning disabilities more financial independence. This article describes the work of the Trust in helping people with learning disabilities make supported decisions about financial matter.
New directions for independent living: inspection of independent living arrangements for younger disabled people
- Author:
- FRUIN David
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 76p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report of a national programme of inspection of local authority arrangements for supporting independent living for younger disabled people. Ten councils were chosen to be broadly representative of all English councils. The inspections focused on: how independence for disabled people is being promoted; direct payments and other support; assessment and care management processes; principles; information; equality of opportunity; and management arrangements.