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People power
- Author:
- HIRST Judy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.10.96, 1996, p.23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
People with learning difficulties are entitled to vote, although they seldom do. The author reports on efforts to widen democracy before the election.
No place like home
- Author:
- McCABE David
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.8.96, 1996, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
People with learning difficulties can find themselves invisible as far as their housing needs are concerned. Assesses the impact of the Housing Act 1996 on those with special needs.
Proposals for a 'Mental Incapacity Bill' to provide additional safeguards to vulnerable adults
- Author:
- DIESFELD Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 1(2), April 1996, pp.34-37.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Although the Registered Homes Act 1984 provides some protection for people with learning disabilities living in registered homes, the Law Commission has identified the need for further safeguards. A draft Parliamentary Bill has been drawn up but as yet there are no plans to enact it. Using case studies, this article provides an analysis of Sections 36-44 of the Mental Incapacity Bill as it affects public law protection for people with learning difficulties who live in community settings. Asks whether we need any more protective legislation?
Independent living: the right to choose
- Author:
- WARD Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.2.96, 1996, p.1.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
More and more people with learning difficulties are making heard their views as they progress gradually towards the independent lives they crave. The author looks at the achievements of people with learning difficulties, and the obstacles which face them in their quest for choice and control over their lives.
Housing, support and the rights of people with learning difficulties: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Housing and support services which interlock are less likely to respect the rights of people with learning difficulties as citizens than where the two functions are clearly separated, according to recent research by the author of Values Into Action. The author reports that people are usually dependent on the service agencies' own commitment to their rights as citizens. The study, based on detailed interviews with users and staff in 11 supported housing arrangements in England and Wales.
Ordinary women: issues for women with learning disabilities
- Author:
- BROWN Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 24(2), 1996, pp.47-51.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reviews some key issues for women with learning disabilities and those who work with them arguing that many of these are 'ordinary' women's issues which are exacerbated because they often remain unacknowledged. Services ignore gender more than sexuality leading to very atypical lifestyles for women with learning disabilities. Explores how women's needs around fitness and appearance, sexuality and sexual abuse, reproductive rights and experiences of motherhood and caring for others could be supported by services which were more willing to acknowledge that women with learning disabilities are 'women first'.
A case in point
- Author:
- GLASMAN David
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.11.96, 1996, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Cambridgeshire County Council and Cambridge City Council are in dispute over how to classify the homes of two people with learning difficulties. Describes how the real argument is about how pays for care.
All mothers together: talking about mothering and learning disabilities
- Author:
- CHINN Deborah
- Journal article citation:
- Changes an International Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy, 14(3), August 1996, pp.213-217.
The conjunction of motherhood and learning disabilities is seen as problematic: workers attempt to solve this problem in the way they establish a relationship with their clients. Through a detailed analysis of an interview with a social worker involved with a learning disabled mother this article reveals discourses of clienthood, learning disability and motherhood.
Treating obesity in people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- PERRY Michaela
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 28.8.96, 1996, pp.36-38.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Obesity in people with learning difficulties should not be dismissed as untreatable. Reviews the reasons people with learning difficulties may become obese, addresses how this problem may be tackled and highlights some of the ethical issues involved in weight reduction for this client group.
Recent research on offenders with learning disabilities
- Author:
- HAYES Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 1(3), July 1996, pp.7-15.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
People with learning disabilities are typically over-represented in Western criminal justice systems. They are vulnerable during police questioning, and may not comprehend their right to silence; they may confess, or acquiesce to the police version of events. They may have a long history of challenging behaviour which has never been appropriately addressed until the behaviour brings them into contact with the criminal justice system. Argues that it is important for service providers to have a working knowledge of the criminal justice system, and a clear idea of their role in relation to the client, especially during police interviews.