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The right to be you
- Authors:
- HAMILTON Karen, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Ealing Consortium
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- (11 mins.), DVD
- Place of publication:
- London
A DVD made by people with learning disabilities was shown for the first time at the House of Commons on 29 September 2005. People with learning disabilities, from Ealing Consortium, commissioned and wrote the script for the DVD, and had the final say in the editing. They wanted other people with learning disabilities to be aware of their rights in areas such as housing, health, and travel. The DVD will also be used for staff training and informing the general public.
Self-advocacy for people with learning difficulties: does it have a future
- Author:
- ASPIS Simone
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 12(4), September 1997, pp.647-654.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Discusses self-advocacy for people learning difficulties and presents a self-advocacy framework model which includes all the elements needed to advocate and achieve permanent change.
My Rights My Voice
- Author:
- WARNER Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 111, Summer 2014, pp.14-17.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
Reports on the My Rights My Voice project, which is in its last year. The project is three years long and has been run with other European partners. It's overall aim is to provide a course led by trainers with a learning disability to colleagues and service providers on the rights in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). (Edited publisher abstract)
Good support: a training pack for self advocacy groups to train their support workers
- Authors:
- COWIE Julia, Le-SURF Mike
- Publisher:
- Values into Action
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 120p., DVD
- Place of publication:
- London
This training course is for self advocacy groups to use to help train their support workers. It is designed to help meet the needs of self advocacy groups for trained supporters, and the need of supporters for training.
Making change happen: the government's annual report on learning disability 2003
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 90p.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
This report is the Government's Annual Report to Parliament which gives our reply to the Learning Disability Task Force report 'Making Things Happen'. Reports on the work that has been done since the White Paper 'Valuing People:A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century' launched in March 2001.
Making change happen: the government's annual report on learning disability 2003; easy read version
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 23p.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
This report is the Government's Annual Report to Parliament which gives our reply to the Learning Disability Task Force report 'Making Things Happen'. Reports on the work that has been done since the White Paper 'Valuing People:A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century' launched in March 2001.
Reflections on developing and managing community services for people with learning difficulties
- Author:
- STEELE Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 3(4), October 1998, pp.19-23.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Success in providing and maintaining services for people with learning difficulties requires constant vigilance and attention to relationships with the community, staff, media and, above all, service users. This article provides reflections on, and conclusions from, more than 20 years of managing and developing services in the USA and England.
Making choice a reality: the impact of the Mental Capacity Act on young people in transition to adulthood
- Author:
- BADGER Janet
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This study aimed to investigate the impact of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) on young disabled people with complex needs and conditions, including intellectual disabilities. Nine young disabled people using three different services - a residential school, a transition service for young people aged 18-25, and a further education college catering for residential and day students - were studied over a 12 month period. Evidence was gathered to identify if the Mental Capacity Act had a practical impact on the decision making process. A comparison study was then carried out six months later after training on the Mental Capacity Act had been received by staff. The views and comments of staff were also collected. Evidence was found to show that blanket judgements were still being made about the level of people's capacity. The importance of staff training is highlighted. Appendices include a workbook for checking the impact of the Mental Capacity Act for people who use Scope services. The study was commissioned by SCIE and research conducted by Scope.
Planning and support for people with intellectual disabilities: issues for case managers and other professionals
- Editors:
- BIGBY Christine, FYFFE Chris, OZANNE Elizabeth, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 308p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The authors outline the skills needed and common issues in case management practice across a range of people with different disabilities at different stages of their life. Emphasising the importance of taking a rights-based approach to supporting people with learning disabilities, the authors argue that effective case management needs to be individualised and carried out in partnership with the individual and their family in order to draw up a lifestyle plan that meets their many needs, including employment, education, vocational training, therapy and behaviour support. The book includes chapters on inter-agency and cross-sector negotiation and collaboration, balancing rights and protection, listening to individuals and families, communication, optimising health outcomes, approaches to behaviour support, ethical decision-making and reflective supervision, and the text is complemented by case studies throughout.
Training in joint investigation of alleged crimes against people with learning disabilities in Northern Ireland
- Author:
- PENHALE Bridget
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 4(2), May 2002, pp.21-27.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Reports on the evaluation of a training event conducted by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Homefirst Community Trust. Participants' attitudes were measured prior to and following the training, which was designed to increase awareness of the knowledge and skills necessary for effective joint investigations of alleged crimes against vulnerable adults.