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More than pictures: developing an accessible resource
- Authors:
- CAMERON Lois, MATTHEWS Rhona
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 22(2), 2017, pp.57-65.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of developing an accessible communication resource which enables people with a learning disability to reflect on their lives and raise issues of concern. Design/methodology/approach: The process of making the resource and the facets that contribute to making it accessible are explored, e.g. design specification, the relationship between pictures and meaning, the order in which concepts are presented. The paper goes on to describe how the resource is put into practice using the format of a “Talking Mat”.® Talking Mats is a communication framework which has a strong evidence base that shows it improves the quality and quantity of information a person with a learning disability gives in a conversation. It provides practitioners with a consistent framework to support implementation. The impact of using the resource is explored through feedback from practitioners trained to use it and the stories that resulted. Findings: A well-constructed resource can support people with a learning disability to express their views on what matters to them at a specific time and raise concerns they may have. The individual views that have emerged from people are varied. This resource enabled them to be genuinely included in planning the steps required to bring about positive change in their lives. Originality/value: There is much emphasis on the development of accessible resources in the field of learning disability but little on the actual development process and the context of how resources are introduced. This paper aims to contribute to this knowledge base. (Publisher abstract)
Family carers' opinions on learning disability services
- Authors:
- SARDI Iliana, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 18.3.08, 2008, pp.30-31,.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
This study explored the views of parents and family carers regarding current and future learning disability service developments. Twenty-nine participants took part in focus groups, while a further four took part in semi-structured interviews. Participants highlighted a lack of information, the need to be proactive and having to fight for service provision. It is concluded that further development is needed if services are to meet the needs of parents and family carers. Developing mechanisms for seeking their views is central to this.
Copying letters to patients: views of professionals working with people with learning disability
- Author:
- SAWHNEY Indermeet
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 12(4), December 2007, pp.42-48.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The National Health Service Plan require that patients receive copies of correspondence between health professionals about them, as of right. This study aimed to ascertain the views of various professional working in learning disability teams in Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust, on the copying of clinical letters to patients and their carers. The majority of respondents commented that, if letters are copied to patients with learning disabilities, then the persons may find it difficult to understand them, and a separate 'simpler' letter may need to be sent. Despite expressing concerns about this policy, the majority stated that they will be sending copies of letters regularly in their clinical practice in the future.
'Are you allowed to say that?': using video materials to provided accessible information about psychology services
- Authors:
- DUNN Andy, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 34(4), December 2006, pp.215-219.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study investigates how much information adults with mild and moderate learning disabilities understand about psychology services, before and after watching a video designed to explain what seeing a psychologist entails. The video was shown to 19 participants at a local Social Education Centre in the West Midlands. Participants' knowledge increased significantly after watching the video. They were able to answer questions about its content better when asked after short sections of the video when presented, rather than after an uninterrupted presentation.
Ten years plus of Total Communication
- Author:
- MILLER Nigel
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 105, Winter 2012/13, pp.14-16.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
The Speech and Language team of the Hywel Dda Local Health Board in Wales worked with services users to develop a Total Communication Strategy which could be implemented across three counties (Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire) in Wales. The strategy aims to improve communication for service users with learning disabilities and communication difficulties. It is now formally recognised as a policy and is provided across all third sector homes, residential homes and tenancies, and social services and health setting. The package, which is briefly described, consists of: Total Communication training; signing training; making information accessible training; and separate training to cover specialist communication needs of services users with profound and multiple disabilities. Within each location there is a designated Total Communication coordinator who takes the role of promoting communication. A website has also been developed for service users.