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The lives of people with learning disabilities: a policy briefing
- Author:
- FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing examines how current government policies across the UK, and particularly in England, impact on the lives of people with learning disabilities. It identifies gaps and suggests ways forward, drawing on the research, projects and development work of the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities.
Self-directed support policy: challenges and possible solutions
- Authors:
- HARKES Mary Anne, BROWN Michael, HORSBURGH Dorothy
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 42(3), 2014, pp.169-176.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
An systematic literature review conducted between September 2010 and April 2011 found that few studies of self-directed support focused specifically on people with intellectual disabilities. The range of individuals' ability and distinction between adults with or without legal capacity have not been addressed. It is clear that self-directed support is not, as yet, a viable option for all individuals with an intellectual disability. However, some who have accessed it reported an improvement in their quality of life. For self-directed support to succeed for people with a wide range of intellectual disabilities, the level of awareness of its existence, and the potential barriers in relation to uptake, must be identified and addressed. This paper suggests possible strategies to maximise access to self-directed support and identifies areas in which further research is required. (Edited publisher abstract)
Improving the life chances of disabled people: the first annual report of the Office for Disability Issues 2006
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office for Disability Issues
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office for Disability Issues
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 94p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Government's Office for Disability Issues (ODI) has published its first Annual Report to the Prime Minister, detailing the progress that is being made towards realising the Government's ambitious vision for real equality for disabled people by 2025.
Improving the life chances of disabled people: summary tables: the first annual report from the Office for Disability Issues 2006
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office for Disability Issues
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office for Disability Issues
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 54p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Government's Office for Disability Issues (ODI) has published its first Annual Report to the Prime Minister, detailing the progress that is being made towards realising the Government's ambitious vision for real equality for disabled people by 2025
Learning disability: Improving Lives programme
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Government
- Publisher:
- Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 22
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This review was set up to better understand whether people with a learning disability in Wales have what they need to lead successful lives and to examine how services could be strengthened. It involved a desk top review of information and meetings with over 2,000 people, including people with a learning disability, parents and carers. The review took a life course approach and maps key issues, risk and protective factors for: Early years, Adolescence, Early adulthood, Mid life and Later life. The recommendations are focused on the Prosperity for All five cross cutting themes of: early years, housing, social care, health, and education and employment. The findings from the experts by experience are that there are pockets of good practice and strong services, however, too many have to fight for support to enable them to have an ordinary life. The three priorities of the recommendations are: to reduce health inequalities, improve community integration, and to enable improved strategic and operational planning and access to services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Community living for adults with intellectual disabilities: unravelling the cost effectiveness discourse
- Author:
- FELCE David
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 14(3), 2017, pp.187-197.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article considers the requirements for a rigorous cost-effectiveness analysis and then reviews the evidence base on services for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) with an emphasis on the transition from institutional services to those in the community and postodeinstitutionalization research on the costs and outcomes of different forms of community provision. Despite certain limitations, a number of conclusions are possible: (a) overall, community services provide for a better quality of life than institutional care; (b) whether community service costs are more or less than institutional costs may depend on factors such as funding mechanisms, wage rates and the level of investment in institutional services prior to deinstitutionalization, that are likely to differ between countries; (c) economies of scale are not pervasive but may arise among settings with very small group sizes depending on staffing model; (d) the costs of staffing are a major element in total service package costs and there is scope to relate staff input more precisely to the needs and characteristics of service users; (e) the factors responsible for variation in costs and outcomes are incompletely understood; (f) however, resource input does not appear to result in enhanced outcome; (g) greater staff input is inefficiently translated into performance which affects service users; and therefore, (h) operational culture and staff training and management are important determinants of ultimate outcome. More research is required on the factors that drive costs on the one hand and outcomes on the other. An international consensus is required on the important variables to be described when doing research on residential support arrangements, so that relationships between environmental characteristics and either costs or outcome can be identified with greater confidence. (Edited publisher abstract)
Quality of life: challenges to research, practice and policy
- Author:
- BROWN Roy I.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 14(1), 2017, pp.7-14.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Quality of life (QOL) has been developing in the field of IDD since the early 1980s, and ever since there have been research, models, and theoretical constructs along with many recommendations. Ignored in its early development, QOL is now seen as important for support and intervention. The research has resulted in new insights yet there remain many challenges, three of which are discussed in this article. (1) Much QOL research requires the acceptance of parent and allied commentary that is regarded as subjective and frequently carries less weight than objective evidence. This can raise questions across disciplines regarding the validity and therefore the value of QOL in the field of research, practice, and policy. (2) Family quality of life (FQOL) research, which is an outgrowth of QOL in IDD, has resulted in a number of questions concerning our perception and management of family challenges. One is our understanding or lack of understanding of the process of inclusion, which is discussed suggesting the need for a much more clear articulation of exclusion and inclusion and its relevance to research and application within a QOL context. (3) QOL involves an holistic approach and much of this approach has been researched and applied in the field of IDD. It is posited in this article that the QOL approach should now be seen as a paradigm for research, policy, and intervention in which other procedures can be explored and addressed. To do so the paradigm requires further development and integration and an understanding of its specificity and breadth of potential application. Each of these issues is discussed and recommendations are put forward for action under the headings of Perceptual and Objective Data, Education of Personnel, Further Research and Application, and Policy Integration. (Publisher abstract)
Improving outcomes, enhancing care: assistive technologies and the case for a sector deal for the learning disability sector
- Authors:
- Hft, TUNSTALL
- Publisher:
- Hft
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 40
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This report outlines the key arguments for a Sector Deal for the adult learning disability sector to realise the full potential of technology, boost investment and transform the way care is delivered. It highlights the challenges faced by a social care sector in financial crisis at a time when demand is growing. It argues that closer collaboration between assistive technology companies and social care providers would promote investment and innovation in the learning disability sector through increasing and novel use of assistive technologies. The report includes individual case studies to show how assistive technology can make a positive difference to people with learning disabilities living in a variety of living environments. Through managing risks such as fires or falling, aiding communication and helping to deliver greater privacy or dignity, technology can enable people to have more control over the way they live. Technology can also enable services to adopt a more assets and strengths-based approach. (Edited publisher abstract)
Are we neglecting the needs of older people?
- Author:
- THOMPSON David
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 14(2), October 2000, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
The author raises his fears that unless the needs of older people with learning difficulties are specifically targeted, they will be neglected in the National Learning Disability Strategy.
Developing support and services for children and young people with a learning disability, autism or both
- Author:
- NHS ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- NHS England
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 37
- Place of publication:
- London
The document provides guidance for Transforming Care Partnerships and their local partners in Clinical Commissioning Groups and Local Authorities in commissioning support and services for children and young people with learning disability, autism or both who display behaviour that challenges. It supplements Building the Right Support and the National Service Model, to ensure that plans are inclusive of children and young people. It is structured around nine core principles that describe what good services and support look like for children and young people. These include having a meaningful everyday life; person-centred and coordinated care and support; support for family and care staff to help the child or young person live in the community; choice about where to live; and access to specialist health and social care in the community. Each section lists relevant legislation and guidance. Appendices provide information on what works when working in partnership with families and describes how services should change as a result of the service transformation. (Edited publisher abstract)