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Hearing older voices
- Author:
- SOUTHGATE Jaki
- Journal article citation:
- Viewpoint, 126, January 2012, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Mencap/Gateway
Older Voices, is a three year project funded by Comic Relief that is working with 17 people with a learning disability over the age of 50. The project is running a series of workshops to make the older people aware of their rights to services and give them the confidence and skills to change things, such as discrimination. This article provides a brief overview of the project which is being run by Mencap Wales.
Lighting beacons throughout the land: a description of the VIA advocacy project and reflections on developments in self advocacy
- Author:
- DAWSON Peter
- Publisher:
- Values into Action
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 44p.
- Place of publication:
- London
For 3 years Values into Action (VIA) managed the Valuing People funding for self advocacy groups. This report describes how the grants were given out, where the money went and how it was used. It also describes the development work carried out by the Project team, and reflects on the tensions and potential for the future of self advocacy.
My Rights My Voice
- Author:
- WARNER Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 111, Summer 2014, pp.14-17.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
Reports on the My Rights My Voice project, which is in its last year. The project is three years long and has been run with other European partners. It's overall aim is to provide a course led by trainers with a learning disability to colleagues and service providers on the rights in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). (Edited publisher abstract)
Duty of care for learning disability workers
- Authors:
- BARKSBY Justine, HARPER Lucy
- Publisher:
- Learning Matters; British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- Exeter
This practical textbook is aimed at social care staff working with people with learning disabilities to help them understand duty of care and how it affects the people they support. It is particularly relevant for those new to working with people with learning disabilities, those studying for a qualification, or managers with a training responsibility. Chapters cover: Understanding the meaning of duty of care; Dilemmas that may arise about duty of care; and Handling comments, complaints, adverse events and incidents. Each chapter starts with a story from a service user or care worker before clearly outlining the chapters learning objectives. Chapters also contain thinking points to aid reflective practice, examples of good practice, and activities to help you think about your work. The textbook covers material to support Level 2 and 3 Diplomas in Health and Social Care and the Common Induction Standard on how duty of care contributes to safe practice.
Fight for your rights
- Author:
- CLARKE Nick
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, July 2011, pp.23-25.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Despite the fact that disability discrimination laws have been in place for more than 15 years, people with learning disabilities still find it very hard to get into paid employment. Low expectations and lack of confidence can contribute to this situation, but discrimination from employers is also still widespread. Many people are unaware of their rights and how to challenge discrimination. This article outlines these rights and reports on a drama and film-making project 'Your rights at work' run by the Disability Law Service (DLS) and Apasenth, a London-based charity. The project aimed to increase participants' confidence and understanding that they have the right to work and what to do if they encounter discrimination.
No Longer Researching About Us Without Us: a researcher's reflection on rights and inclusive research in Ireland
- Author:
- JOHNSON Kelley
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 22(5), September 2009, pp.250-256.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This essay on ‘No Longer Researching About Us Without Us’, an innovative national project which aimed to develop inclusive research with people with intellectual disabilities in the Republic of Ireland, is the author’s personal reflection, as co-ordinator of the project, on work undertaken by and with people with intellectual disabilities during its 18-month life span. Using two examples from the project, focusing on a coffee shop in a small community, and bullying, this paper explores links between the inclusive research aspect of the project, and the rights of people with intellectual disabilities to participate within their communities. As a result of ‘No Longer Researching About Us Without Us’, it was found that people with intellectual disabilities began to initiate and take action on some issues that were important to them, becoming stronger self advocates, resulting in the development of longer term changes in their role within one service in Ireland.
'A Right to Know'. Facilitating a relationship and sexuality programme for adults with intellectual disabilities in Donegal
- Authors:
- GARDINER Tina, BRADDON Eileen
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 37(4), December 2009, pp.327-329.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper outlines the experiences of facilitators of a relationship and sexuality education pilot programme with adults with intellectual disabilities at 2 training centres in North West Ireland. Describing the context and development of the programme taking place in socially isolated communities, where religion still holds a large influence, this paper outlines the challenges faced, and the feedback it received. The programme, where each session lasted about 2.5 hours, addressed the problems intellectually disabled people faced when discussing sexuality, allowing them to talk to care workers even though it was a difficult and embarrassing subject. The programme also gave parents and carers training to support people with intellectual disabilities, and to inform them of the rights of those with disabilities. Feedback from both groups was positive.
The wild bunch
- Author:
- TILERE Inga
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 10(4), May 2010, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article describes a night club, for everyone, run by people with learning disabilities. The Rocket at London Metropolitan University, showcasing the talents of people with learning disabilities, initially started as a venue where people with learning disabilities could enjoy a normal adult night out with drink, dance, and a place to socialise. The author outlines how the club developed with funding from the London Arts ‘Access All Areas’, the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, SHPE Islington, and the Elfrida Society, and now attracts over 250 people to each club night. From its beginnings, the group that started the initiative, the ‘Wild Bunch’, have actively promoted the rights of people with learning disabilities, exploring issues such as discrimination face by people with learning disabilities when attending mainstream clubs.