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Life without jargon: how to help people with learning difficulties understand what you are saying
- Author:
- MOFFATT Virginia
- Publisher:
- Choice
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 67p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Draws together practical information on how to make information accessible to people with learning difficulties.
Residential provision for people with learning disabilities: summary report
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Hester Adrian Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 19p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Summary of a review, commissioned by the Department of Health, of residential provision for people with learning difficulties. The review aims to: produce a summary of existing research relating to the cost, quality and differing forms of residential provision in the UK; to utilise the 1991 Census to describe current provision; to begin to map out, through consultation and visits, the defining characteristics and differing approaches to residential provision; and to generate a list of recommendations concerning the conduct of future research into the subject.
Still a chance to learn?: report of a project by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on the Further and Higher Education Act (1992) and adults with learning difficulties
- Authors:
- MACADAM Margaret, SUTCLIFFE Jeannie
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Adult Continuing Education
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 94p.
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
This book is of a survey of the impact of the Further and Higher Education Act (1992) on education for adults with learning difficulties, carried out with the Norah Fry Research Centre and supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The work showed that the Act's impact has been mixed and that in particular, people with profound/multiple learning difficulties are starting to miss out.
Residential provision for people with learning disabilities: a research review
- Authors:
- HATTON Chris, EMERSON Eric
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Hester Adrian Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 25p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
The aims of the review were fourfold: to produce an authoritative comprehensive summary of existing research relating to the characteristics, quality and costs of differing forms of residential provision for people with learning disabilities in the UK; to utilise 1991 Census data to describe the nature of current residential provision for this client group; to begin to map out, through a process of consultation with a wide range of organisations and visits to services, the defining characteristics and aims of differing approaches to residential provision; and to generate a list of recommendations concerning the conduct of future research into alternative forms of residential provision for people with learning disabilities.
Choosing staff: involving people with learning difficulties in staff recruitment
- Authors:
- TOWNSLEY Ruth, MACADAM Margaret
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 94p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
More organisations are beginning to involve people with learning difficulties in choosing staff, and service users themselves have highlighted this issue as crucial if they are to be fully involved in planning and delivering services. The authors explored the extent and nature of user involvement in recruiting staff for statutory, voluntary and private day and residential services.
The beliefs, values and principles of self-advocacy
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF SOCIETIES FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL HANDICAP
- Publisher:
- Brookline Books
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 48p.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge, MA
Booklet setting out values and principles for self-advocacy. Also contains sections on: support and the role of a support person; empowerment; institutions; and stories of good practice from around the world.
Making and marking progress: recognising vocational skills of people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- YOUNG Kerry
- Publisher:
- Association for Residential Care
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 101p.
- Place of publication:
- Chesterfield
Booklet written for people who work with people with learning difficulties. Aims to help practitioners support the people they work with to gain national recognition for their skills via vocational qualifications. Contains sections on: making sense of the national standards; providing support for learning; providing access to good quality assessment; supporting the development of portfolios; and supporting individuals.
You're on trial
- Authors:
- HOLLINS Sheila, MURPHY Glynis, CLARE Isabel
- Publishers:
- Gaskell, St. George's Hospital Medical School
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Booklet designed to provide guidance for people with learning difficulties or mental health needs caught up in the criminal justice system.
Development of services for people with learning disabilities (mental handicap) or mental illness in England: 8th report prepared pursuant to Section 11 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1996
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Development of services for people with a learning disability or mental illness in Northern Ireland: third report prepared pursuant to Section 10 of the Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1989
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health and Social Services
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Northern Ireland. Department of Health and Social Services
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 11p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast