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A foot in the door: the early years of supported living for people with learning difficulties in the UK
- Authors:
- SIMONS Ken, WARD Linda
- Publisher:
- National Development Team
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 158p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Reviews the experience of developing supported living in the UK, focusing in particular on the supported living programme set up by the National Development Team. Explores the principles of supported living, describes how these principles have been put into practice, outlines some of the barriers encountered during the development of supported living, and discusses the strategic implications of making supported living more widely available.
Pushing open the door: housing options; the impact of a housing and support advisory service
- Author:
- SIMONS Ken
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation/Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Place of publication:
- York
An independent evaluation of the services provided by "Housing Options", an advisory service established to enable people with learning difficulties to access a much wider range of housing choices than has typically been available to them. Although "Housing Options" provides advice and information about a wide range of housing and support issues, it has a particular interest and expertise in the area of home ownership for people with learning difficulties, an option that, until recently, had largely been ignored by mainstream services.
Getting a foot in the door: the strategic significance of supported living
- Author:
- SIMONS Ken
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 3(2), April 1998, pp.7-16.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The central argument of this article is that supported living has a potential strategic role in addressing some of the current shortcomings in community-based residential services. These shortcomings are described, along with the possible contribution of an approach in which housing and support are separated. Finally some of the current concerns about supported living are briefly addressed.
Living support networks: an evaluation of the services provided by KeyRing
- Author:
- SIMONS Ken
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 77p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Describes an innovative form of supported living for people with learning difficulties, aiming to plug the gap between residential care and no support at all. KeyRing establishes small networks of up to nine people with learning difficulties, each with their own flat. Each network has the support of a community living worker who lives nearby.
The view from Arthur's seat: review of services for people with learning disabilities; a literature review of housing and support options beyond Scotland
- Authors:
- SIMONS Ken, WATSON Debbie
- Publisher:
- Scottish Executive Central Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 138p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report argues that a 'modernised' housing and support system for people with learning disabilities should encompass the following principles: citizenship and civil rights; supported living models such as 'active' support; person centred planning; access to other services such as employment, continuing education and supported leisure activities; coherent and flexible funding; and regulatory reform.
Home, work and inclusion: the social policy implications of supported living and employment for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- SIMONS Ken
- Publisher:
- York Publishing Service/Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 119p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Report aiming to bring adults with learning difficulties to the forefront of emerging policy on social inclusion. Explores a range of social policy areas, including: housing and support services; the regulation of community care; the social security system; employment services; and access to adult and continuing education. In each case, the problems the current system poses for people with learning difficulties are described, and possible solutions are outlined.