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Participation of adults with learning disabilities in the 2015 UK General Election
- Authors:
- JAMES Elaine, HARVEY Mark, HATTON Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 23(2), 2018, pp.65-71.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: People with learning disabilities may experience discrimination which prevents them from exercising choice and control over their right to participate in democratic processes. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach: Taking data collected by social workers during a campaign from the 2015 UK General Election, this paper analyses the variables associated with higher rates of democratic participation by people with learning disabilities. Findings: The present authors undertook secondary analysis on data collected by social workers supporting adults with learning disabilities who were living in community housing units. In total, 1,019 people with learning disabilities who were living in 124 community housing units in one English county gave consent to participate. In total, 84 per cent were registered to vote and 26 per cent cast a vote on polling day. People were significantly more likely to cast a vote if they lived in a housing unit where they understood their rights (Wald χ2 =4.896, p=0.027). Practical implications: The analyses are consistent with the hypothesis that supporting people with learning disabilities to understand their right to participate in elections increases the likelihood they will cast a vote on a polling day. There are practical implications from this finding for commissioning practices, support planning, and education of health and social care practitioners. Originality/value: This is the first study of this size which examines data from people with learning disabilities on their experience of democratic participation and the role of social work. (Edited publisher abstract)
Developing measures of job performance for support staff in housing services for people with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- HATTON Chris, WIGHAM Sarah, CRAIG Jaime
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 22(1), January 2009, pp.54-64.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A worker-oriented job analysis method was used to develop four short job performance measures for direct housing support staff, from the perspective of people with intellectual disabilities (n = 82), family members (n = 38), support staff (n = 122) and service managers (n = 115). All four job performance measures showed adequate internal and test–retest reliability and showed very few associations with staff and resident characteristics, although there were no associations between the job performance measures. The service user and manager-rated job performance measures showed the widest range of associations with aspects of staff well-being, service quality and service user choice and satisfaction with life, and show the most promise as short, practical measures of the job performance of direct housing support workers. These methods of developing job performance measures show promise, and further investigation of user-defined staff competencies is warranted.
Residential supports for people with learning disabilities in 1997 in England
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, HATTON Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 5(1), January 2000, pp.41-44.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article presents findings from an updated review of local authority and Department of Health data describing the nature of residential supports provided for people with learning disabilities. Attention is drawn to the extensive variations between areas and the substantial levels of unmet need for residential supports.