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Housing for people with a learning disability or autistic people
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Place of publication:
- London
Brings together a range of resources to help councils transform the local housing offer for people with a learning disability or autistic people. Housing arrangements for people with a learning disability and autistic people have come a long way since the 1960s, when people were housed in institutions that kept them apart from the rest of society. This is a result of national government and local authorities working together with people with a learning disability and their families to move towards a system founded on the principle of choice and control, personalised services and independent living. (Edited publisher abstract)
A working life
- Author:
- BROUGHTON Laura
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 14(4), July/August 2014, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Laura, who has learning disabilities, explains how she has overcome a number of barriers in her life to live independently, work in three part-time jobs as a trainer for Choice Support, as a CQC Expert by Experience, and as a trainer for Paradigm. Laura's story illustrates can be achieved with determination, training and support. (Original abstract)
Blooming success
- Author:
- HEGINBOTHAM Martyn
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, August 2012, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article discusses how ‘Robert’ learnt new skills to enable him to move out of residential services into his own house. Through the resources available at Glebe House, Lincolnshire, which provides support for adults with learning disabilities, Robert has learnt how to manage his personal finances, shopping arrangements, and day-to-day practical issues. The skills acquired have allowed Robert to make the transition to independent living relatively easy.
Sunnyside up
- Author:
- PARTON Dan
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, August 2012, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article discusses Sunnyside House’s My LIFE (learning independence for ever) training programme which helps residents with learning disabilities learn the skills they need to live an independent life in their own home. Based in Thurrock, Essex, My LIFE is a modular training programme that teaches life skills such as conflict management and budgeting skills. The article focuses on ‘Gavin’, and how the programme has enabled him to move into his own property, managing his own finances and building positive relationships with neighbours.
Getting technical
- Author:
- CUSHEN Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, June 2012, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Assistive technologies for smart phones and tablets are increasingly helping people with learning disabilities live more independently. This article explores how the new technologies are being used in both the UK and the US, and describes many of the potential applications for them. It specifically focuses on a group of service users from Devon who, two years ago, went to the US to investigate the potential for utilising small computing devices in learning disability services.
There is an alternative
- Author:
- ASSOCIATION FOR SUPPORTED LIVING
- Publisher:
- Association for Supported Living
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Loughton
This report tells the stories of ten people with learning disabilities, each living happily in ordinary homes around the country. Every story is different, but a common thread runs through them. All tell of people who were at one time contained in institutions because their behaviour was deemed to be challenging, people who have gone on to better lives in community services, which actually cost less than institutional care. These institutions, which cost the taxpayer huge sums every year, were supposed to be caring and supportive environments, yet life inside them was restricted, impoverished and uncomfortable. Difficult behaviour was often managed using aversive physical restraint. This report analyses these stories from the perspective of years of experience supporting people with learning disabilities, and identifies seven key features of successful community supported living services.
A home of my own
- Author:
- POWELL Lynne
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 12(1), December 2011, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article describes how Tony Gritton, 43, has adapted to independent living and supported employment after 30 years of living in institutions. Tony has learning disabilities, schizophrenia and challenging behaviour, but after moving into 24-hour supported accommodation has completely changed – he now cooks, cleans, socialises and enjoys part time employment at Re-Instate, a charity employing 50 people with mental health problems in a sheltered workshop that serves commercial clients. The article describes Tony’s daily routine about the home and work, and highlights positive aspects of his life since moving into his own home.
Independence need not equal social isolation
- Author:
- HAMMOND Tracy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 23(4), 2010, pp.11-13.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
This article highlights the philosophy of KeyRing Support Networks, which works on the basis that support in the community is at least as valuable as support that has a cost, not least in creating good personal relationships. KeyRing is an organisation which, from its inception twenty years ago, is based around a network in which a number of people with support needs live in their own homes in an area around which it is possible to walk safely. It is the relationships between the volunteers, members and their community which prevents much of the isolation often associated with these people. With spending cuts on the horizon, and a possible reduction in the hours that paid staff will spend with people, the article suggests is has becomes urgent to turn the rhetoric about social capital into the reality of lasting relationships and meaningful connections with the community.
Park View: an 'independent living' scheme with support for individuals with a learning disability
- Author:
- MAXWELL Yvonne
- Publisher:
- Care Services Improvement Partnership. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This case study describes the development of five new build homes for people with a learning disability in South Tyneside. It details the key features, and shares the lessons learned from this in the hope that they will be useful to other commissioners and providers of housing & support services. Key features of this scheme include: Two bedroom properties, two of which are wheelchair accessible bungalows; Creative use of assistive technology to support independence. Work with family carers.
Building the right homes for adults with learning disabilities and autism in Oxfordshire
- Authors:
- RYDE Sue, GODWIN Julia, SWALLOWE Kim
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 7
- Place of publication:
- London
This case study describes an innovative supported housing scheme for adults with learning disabilities and autism, that was recently delivered by Cherwell District Council and Oxfordshire County Council. The scheme aims provide well designed housing to meet the needs of people with autism or learning disabilities, provide a more independent lifestyle and produce revenue savings from the Oxfordshire County Council’s Adult Services. All units are self-contained with private rear gardens and look out onto secure communal courtyards that have been designed to offer sensory areas for both play and relaxation. This case study describes the planning, commissioning, and design of the homes, and will be of interest to anyone working with adults with learning disabilities and autism. (Edited publisher abstract)