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Money talks
- Author:
- JULIAN George
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, February 2009, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Summarises the findings of an evaluation of the individual budget pilot programme, which involved 13 local authorities across England. The study aimed to examine whether individual budgets improved people's lives and what effect that had on the workforce. Messages from the individual budget pilots for learning disabilities services are highlighted.
A short guide to the equality duties for social care service users: easy read version
- Author:
- EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This Easy Read guide explains what the equality duties are and what an equality scheme is, and what to do if a council breaks the law. It is designed to support people with learning disabilities when engaging with public authorities to challenge institutional discrimination. It describes what equality duties are, and how public authorities must work hard to make things fairer and more equal, before explaining that the equality duties say that public authorities must work hard to make sure everyone has the same chances. It then tells how councils must also follow the equality duties and make it easy for everyone to have a say about new care and support services. Finally, the guide examines what can be done if councils break the law regarding equality duties.
Estimating the prevalence of severe learning disability in adults
- Author:
- OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY. Institute of Public Care
- Publisher:
- Oxford Brookes University. Institute of Public Care
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 15p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
There has been a considerable growth in learning disability expenditure brought about by an increase in the number of people with learning disability through improvements in life expectancy, higher levels of dependency, and changed attitudes to service provision. This project aimed to develop evidence-based estimates of: the prevalence of complex or severe learning disability among the adult population; and the prevalence of adults with a learning disability living with a parent. This information is important for commissioners and service providers to identify how many people may require services in the future and at what level of dependency. The study used data from the learning disability registers of Sheffield and Leicestershire, as these are the only identified local authority registers which are comprehensive enough to be able to provide the required data. The report calculates the prevalence rate for people with complex or severe learning disabilities and those living at home by age bands, and considers the differences in the results from the 2 registers. It concludes that a systematic and detailed approach to the collection of data is needed by local authorities in order for them to be able to adequately meet the needs of their learning disability populations.
Assessments relating to people with learning difficulties: guidance to local authorities
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guidance sets out Local Authorities’ duties and powers in respect of carrying out an assessment relating to learning difficulties. This assessment results in a written report of a young person's educational and training needs, and the learning provision and support required to meet those needs. The assessment report should clearly identify needs and appropriate provision that can actually and realistically be provided to meet them. Topics in this guidance include: who should receive an assessment, who should carry out or contribute to the assessment, complying with statutory requirements, action planning and sharing information about young people.
Inspection, accountability and school improvement: report of the Lamb Inquiry to the Secretary of State
- Author:
- LAMB Brian
- Publisher:
- Lamb Inquiry into Special Educational Needs and Parental Confidence
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Lamb Inquiry was established to investigate a range of ways in which parental confidence in the special educational needs (SEN) system of assessment and provision might be improved. This report makes five recommendations: Ofsted should have a special duty to report on the quality of the provision for pupils with SEN; inspectors should have training on SEN and disability; there should be enhanced training for additional inspectors with skills in particular areas of SEN; local authorities which fail to fulfil their statutory duties towards children with SEN should be directed to address the failure; to support decision making, inspectors should have available a range of information on outcomes for children and parental satisfaction.
Steering my own course: the introduction of self-directed support in Cambridgeshire
- Authors:
- WATERS John, HAY Mike
- Publisher:
- In Control
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- Wythall
The report discusses a pilot project which investigated the experiences of 56 people with learning disabilities and their families taking control of a Personal Budget allocated to them by the Local Authority in Cambridgeshire. The pilot used In Control's seven step model of Self-Directed Support. The report describes work undertaken between October 2005 and December 2008. Building a Resource Allocation System, care planning and organising finance are discussed. The report draws on the experiences and views of disabled people, their families and frontline staff and briefly presents the results from evaluative questionnaires. Five individual case studies are also presented.
Recent trends in out-of-area placements for adults with learning disabilities in England
- Author:
- WHELTON Beckie
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 14(1), February 2009, pp.44-48.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article examines the trends for out-of-area placements of adults with learning disabilities, aged 18-64, between 2006 and 2008. A table showing detailed figures for individual councils in the London Boroughs is included.
Which way for partnership boards?
- Author:
- FYSON Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 9(4), June 2009, pp.34-36.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Learning Disability Partnership Boards were established to provide oversight of the change necessary to ensure that the Valuing People objectives were met. This article reports on research carried out by Mencap to provide evidence regarding the role and effectiveness of the Partnership Boards. The key findings were that many people with learning disabilities still felt that not enough was being done to enable and support their involvement in Partnership Boards. Findings relating to inclusion, democratic processes, evaluation, impact on local service planning and barriers to change are discussed. The article concludes with recommendations to secure a positive future for Partnership boards.
Beyond disability
- Author:
- CAMM John
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Chronicle, 4.6.09, 2009, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Emap Business
Giving disabled adults structured support in the community can give them a chance to live independently. Initiatives in Enfield and Middlesborough, both winners of the Improvement & Development Agency's Beacon awards in the category 'Independent living for disabled adults', are highlighted.
Pilots aim high for short break success
- Author:
- PARSONS Emma
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.3.09, 2009, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes how Derbyshire Council and Gloucestershire Council used government funding to improve their short breaks services for disabled children and their families.