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Supporting self-advocacy
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 31.01.08, 2008, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
This article draws on SCIE's 'Position Paper 6: Supporting Self-Advocacy' to highlight how best to support self-advocacy services for people with learning disabilities.
People First celebrate their success stories
- Authors:
- BOOTH Wendy, BOOTH Tim
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 7(2), October 1993, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Reports on the Third International Conference of the People First movement, held in Toronto in June, which attracted 1400 self-advocates and their supporters from 32 countries.
Exploring the ethical underpinnings of self-advocacy support for intellectually disabled adults
- Authors:
- CHAPMAN Rohhss, TILLY Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Ethics and Social Welfare, 7(3), 2013, pp.257-271.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
Self-advocacy organisations support people in a wide range of political activities, alongside providing key social networks. The emergence of formalised self-advocacy for intellectually disabled people marked an important cultural shift. These groups soon became associated with the pursuit of social change and the attainment of rights. The role of the self-advocacy support worker, working together with self-advocates, has been pivotal. However, studies have shown there has been concern over the relationship between self-advocates and those who advise or support them. Both parties are aware of the potential tensions of supporters teaching people skills to take control, to manage their workers, whilst, perhaps inadvertently, assuming a powerful position in the relationship. This interesting paradox hints at ethical complexities inherent in the role. A key challenge facing these support workers is how they can support their employers to run successful organisations, without ‘taking over’. Using material from both Chapman and Tilley's research of self-advocacy organisations in the UK, this article problematises some key ethical issues within the role. (Edited publisher abstract)
Why are conferences "Sometimes about us, without us"?
- Authors:
- FRAWLEY Patsie, BIGBY Christine, FORSYTH Heather
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 31(4), December 2006, pp.249-251.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In this article the authors identify a number of issues, and make suggestions, of how to make conferences about people with learning disabilities to be more accessible to people with learning disabilities. The article is based on their involvement with the Australasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability (ASSID) National Conferences.
Self-advocates have the last say on friendship
- Authors:
- McVILLY Keith R., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 21(7), December 2006, pp.693-708.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study reports the friendship experiences and aspirations of adults with intellectual disabilities. The findings of a larger study were reviewed by an expert group of self-advocates with intellectual disability. The expert group confirmed some of the interpretation of the original data and expanded on issues. Friendship is established as an issue of concern among adults with intellectual disability. Consequently, policy makers and service providers need to be intentional about providing support for friendships. Participants asserted a positive self identity of being a person with intellectual disability and how this could be a basis for friendship. Also, people with intellectual disability demonstrated how they should be considered experts in their own life experience and how they can be effectively included in the formulation, implementation, analysis and review of research.
Doing it for themselves: learning difficulties progress, self advocacy and 60 years of Mencap
- Author:
- SALE Anabel Unity
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.11.06, 2006, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
With memories of long-stay hospitals beginning to recede and a broad consensus for policies promoting self-advocacy and employment, people with learning difficulties are facing a brighter future than at any time in the past. This is the situation as Mencap celebrates its 60th anniversary
Patterns of culture and power after 'The Great Release': the history of movements of subculture and empowerment among Danish people with learning difficulties
- Author:
- BYLOV Frank
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 34(3), September 2006, pp.139-145.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article discusses the history of self-advocacy in Denmark. It also gives some information about how services for people with learning difficulties in Denmark have changed over the past 100 years. The author discusses the different types of self-advocacy groups that have grown in Denmark. He describes how these movements have developed in 'generations'. Three 'generations' are identified: movements of cultural role transgression; movements of self-advocacy; and movements of political empowerment. The author draws on theory to help explain some of the developments that self-advocacy groups in Denmark have been through during their history.
'I won't think of meself as a learning disability. But I have': social identity and self-advocacy
- Author:
- BEART Suzie
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 33(3), September 2005, pp.128-131.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In this paper the small body of research which looks at how people labelled as having learning disabilities view this social identity is considered. The author argues that this research has implications for our assumptions about self-advocacy groups for people with learning disabilities.
Writing it ourselves
- Authors:
- WYRE FOREST SELF ADVOCACY, TARLETON Beth
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 33(2), June 2005, pp.65-69.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes how a group of self advocates wrote a book for young people with learning disabilities, discussing each stage of the writing and development process. The book is entitled 'Active Advocates' and is about how to set up a self advocacy group for young people with learning disabilities. Its aim is to show that people with learning disabilities can make easy information for other people with the same condition. It also shows how making information helped the self advocates develop skills, how proud it made them feel and much it was considered important for people with learning disabilities to be involved in making 'easy information'.
Putting advocacy on the map
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Viewpoint, March 2005, p.24.
- Publisher:
- Mencap/Gateway
Reports on 'The Map Squad', a member-led advocacy project in Tower Hamlets which is helping people set up new projects. The group is represented on the local Learning Disability Partnership Board, has written a plan on modernising day services and is currently setting up a resources library.