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How do people with learning disabilities talk about professionals and organizations? Discourse on support practices for independent living
- Authors:
- FULLANA Judit, PALLISERA Maria, DIAZ-GAROLERA Gemma
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 34(9-10), 2019, pp.1462-1480.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The aims of the research presented here are two-fold: to determine the decision-making role that people with learning disabilities award organisations and professionals offering support for independent living; and to assess the extent to which the dominant discourses of people with learning disabilities incorporate individual or social approaches. Ten focus groups were held with self-advocacy groups of people with learning disabilities. The critical discourse analysis approach was used to analyse the transcripts. The analysis shows that the discourse of people with learning disabilities tends to legitimise the role of organisations and professionals as agents in making decisions regarding their own lives. The study highlights the need to make use of these discourses to work together with people with learning disabilities to promote the exercising of their rights in decision-making and taking control of their lives. (Edited publisher abstract)
A life more ordinary
- Authors:
- COATES Sarah, BARNA Sara, WALZ Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.7.04, 2004, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on the findings of a small-scale longitudinal study which looked at whether supported living is associated with improvements in three aspects of quality of life: social networks, opportunities to make choices and exert control in daily life, and development of skills. The study focused on five people who had learning difficulties and high support needs. The results showed changes in social networks were limited, people were more involved in smaller everyday choices, and skills improved. The results raise questions about the meaning of supported living which both commissioners and staff need to consider.
‘Putting music on’: everyday leisure activities, choice-making and person-centred planning in a supported living scheme
- Author:
- HASSAN Nedim
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 45(1), 2017, pp.73-80.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Person-centred planning, which commonly becomes formalised within services for people with learning disabilities through an Essential Lifestyle Plan (ELP), was intended to help place the choices of individuals at the forefront of service provision. However, beyond UK government policy rhetoric, scholars have raised issues regarding the capacity of person-centred planning to empower people with learning disabilities to make choices about various aspects of their lives. This article assesses these debates, paying attention to the relationship between ELPs and choices made in relation to leisure activities. Materials and Methods:To examine leisure activities and choice-making in depth, the article draws upon ethnographic research conducted with four adults living in a supported living scheme. It focuses upon their domestic musical activities, connecting data derived from participant observation with the contents of ELPs. Results:This study found that person-centred planning underplayed processes involved with articulations of musical choice and also the peculiarities of the settings in which choices were made. It also found that leisure preferences expressed in ELPs did not effectively convey the richness and sociocultural significance of everyday domestic musical activities within the supported living scheme. Conclusions:Person-centred planning should not be divorced from social context, relationships and differing degrees of dependency. Domestic leisure activities such as listening to music, while not necessarily ‘meaningful’ in the terms laid out in UK policy discourse, can become crucial resources for social bonding for people with learning disabilities. Thus, they should be considered carefully as part of a dynamic, socially situated and person-centred planning process. (Publisher abstract)
Your move: stories from the your move project
- Authors:
- SMITH Andy, WILSON Helen
- Publisher:
- Scottish Human Services Trust
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 80p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This book is about what happened in the first year of the Your Move Project, a developmental project aiming to extend the range of quality housing and living options for people with learning disabilities in Scotland, to raise awareness about supported living, and to develop several small demonstration projects to help people move into their own homes