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Using personalised technology to enable transition - how personalised technology, including assistive technology and telecare, has enabled the transition from registered care to supported living for individuals with learning disabilities
- Author:
- Hft
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Assistive Technologies, 4(4), December 2010, pp.46-50.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Hft is a national charity for people with learning disabilities and their families. Its aim is to seek out innovative solutions that offer individual support enabling people to lead fulfilling lives. Hft is a pioneer in the development of personalised technology for use by people with learning disabilities. This article illustrates the central role that personalised assistive technology has played in enabling six individuals living in traditional registered care to live more independently in supported living situations in their community in Cornwall. Each case study describes the background to individual situation, the key technology selected, the reasoning behind this, and the benefits gained. Staff worked with each individual to encourage their growing independence, gradually reducing the intensity of support once confidence and safety was established.