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It's good to be part of things: working with older people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- WERTHEIMER Alison
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 78p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This publication is intended to assist and encourage local Age Concern groups to develop services and activities for older people with learning disabilities and their older carers. It explores common attitudes, myths and misconceptions about people with learning disabilities.
Everyday lives, everyday choices for people with learning disabilities and high support needs
- Editor:
- WERTHEIMER Alison
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 127p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on the Choice Initiative to explore the way in which those with severe, profound and multiple learning disabilities who had high support needs, and in particular, little or no verbal communication, could be empowered to make choices. It is a series of innovative service development projects designed to support people in expressing their preferences and to bring about changes in their lives, either in daytime opportunities, leisure, housing or friendships. Communication in these circumstances is discussed. Chapters cover the choosing of: community activities, work, friends, and how you live. Choice through citizen advocacy, risk and choice, and appropriate staff development and training are addressed.