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Citizen advocacy in Camden and Westminster: an independent evaluation funded by BILD; April 2003
- Author:
- CAMDEN AND WESTMINSTER CITIZEN ADVOCACY. The Advocacy Project
- Publisher:
- Camden and Westminster Citizen Advocacy
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The BILD Citizen Advocacy Project currently working with local advocacy groups and advocacy organisations in Camden and Westminster to: produce common guidelines for citizen advocacy groups; explore the benefits of local affiliations between advocacy groups; and map the existing provision of advocacy groups. BILD is part of the new consortium which will be responsible for distributing the additional monies for citizen advocacy referred to in Valuing People.
The view from Arthur's seat: review of services for people with learning disabilities; a literature review of housing and support options beyond Scotland
- Authors:
- SIMONS Ken, WATSON Debbie
- Publisher:
- Scottish Executive Central Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 138p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report argues that a 'modernised' housing and support system for people with learning disabilities should encompass the following principles: citizenship and civil rights; supported living models such as 'active' support; person centred planning; access to other services such as employment, continuing education and supported leisure activities; coherent and flexible funding; and regulatory reform.
Aging, rights and quality of life: prospects for older people with developmental disabilities
- Editors:
- HERR Stanley S., WEBER Germain
- Publisher:
- Paul H. Brookes
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 413p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Collection of papers on the rights of older people with learning difficulties in the United States. Contains sections on: human rights and legal considerations; quality of life and quality standards; service models and innovations; and future directions.