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Developing staff competencies for supporting people with developmental disabilities: an orientation handbook
- Authors:
- GARDNER James F., CHAPMAN Michael S
- Publisher:
- Paul H. Brookes
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 173p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Textbook aimed at those working with people with learning difficulties and and or disabilities and their families.
All aboard the children's express
- Author:
- BOND Henrietta
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.4.99, 1999, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Takes a look at a new pack that uses tools to allow disabled children with learning difficulties to communicate and have a say in the way services designed to help them are delivered.
Ageing matters: pathways for older people with a learning disability: unit three; maintaining good health
- Authors:
- HARRIS John, et al
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
Unit three in a series of training materials for staff working with older people with learning difficulties. This unit looks at: health and illness; mental health and people with learning difficulties; working with the primary healthcare team; and support for people with physical and mental health problems. Concludes with a summary of points for practice.
Serving the disabled: a how-to-do-it manual for librarians
- Authors:
- WRIGHT Kieth C., DAVIE Judith F
- Publisher:
- Neal-Schuman
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 172p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Practical text that focuses on provision of library and information services to people with visual impairment and blindness; hearing disabilities; physical disabilities; and developmental disabilities. Contains chapters on: attitudes to people with disabilities; staff development; making the library accessible; employing people with disabilities; and stock acquisition in relation to specific disabilities.
Onwards and upwards: involving disabled children and young people in decision making: a training manual for professionals
- Authors:
- GRIFFITHS Jane, CUNNINGHAM Gail, DICK Sally
- Publisher:
- Children in Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 100p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Training manual based on a project on involving young people with special needs in decision making. Covers issues such as introducing participants to concepts such as involvement, communication and advocacy; the reasons why children and young people should be involved in decision making; what involvement actually is; how it can be facilitated; and how to draw up an action plan. Contains case studies, discussion sheets and practical activities, together with guidance for trainers.