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Inspiration: 17.02.16 MyChoice Pad MyChoicePad is an innovative technology that helps people with communication difficulties to express themselves…
Paper: 17.02.16 Liberating Institutions John Burton describes how the institutional assumptions of the care system undermine the creativity and community…
Article: 15.02.16 Caring for Older People is Not a Wicked Problem Sarah Taylor explains why ageing and the 'problems' associated with care for older people are not so much 'wicked…
Paper: 15.02.16 Upfront This new publication from In Control Scotland argues that resource allocation systems are a vital part of any genuine…
Article: 15.02.16 Ending Tendering in Social Care Simon Duffy, in the second of a series of blogs from Finland, explores the problems created by tendering for social care…
Reviews: 05.02.16 Pathfinders Review 2 David Towell reviews Pathfinders, the latest book by John O'Brien and Beth Mount published by Inclusion Press.
Article: 02.02.16 Politics & Economics of Personal Budgets In the first of a short series of essays Simon Duffy explores the political and economic challenges of moving towards…
Article: 02.02.16 The Search for Suitable Housing The hurdles Jane Gregory, her family and her daughter had to overcome in order to get a home to live in despite official…
Article: 01.02.16 Words Matter Stephen Craig Coulson reflects on the words that are used in human services and why it matters to use words…
Article: 28.01.16 Welfare: The Leadership Challenge Susan Harrison reflects on the challenge of being critical about the welfare state from within the welfare state and…
Paper: 28.01.16 Citizen's Income: A Brief Introduction This valuable guide provides an introduction to Citizen's Income, or Basic Income, explaining what it means, how it…
Paper: 24.01.16 Assistance with Integrity John O'Brien and Connie Lyle O'Brien share their discussion paper first published in 1994, challenging the dominant…
Paper: 24.01.16 Citizen's Income Comic Strip The Citizen's Income Trust have produced this helpful comic strip to explain the critical concept of citizen's…
Paper: 22.01.16 Metaphors in Leadership Michael Croft of Innovation People has developed this resource to support effective and efficient strategic and…
Inspiration: 22.01.16 Camden and Co-production David Towell has been reading how local authorities can put outcomes and co-production at the heart of the…
Inspiration: 22.01.16 Insights from ABCD David Towell finds much can be gained from exploring the rich strand of often very local work associated with…
Books: 22.01.16 Pathfinders John O'Brien and Beth Mount describe how we can move towards a more inclusive community.
Paper: 20.01.16 The Power of Wee This report introduces the idea of Wee Enterprizers from the Social Care Ideas Factory (SCIF), a Glasgow-based…
Paper: 20.01.16 Who Will Care After I'm Gone? FitzRoy share research undertaken with parents and care professionals supporting people with learning…
Paper: 20.01.16 Shared-Life Communities for People with a Learning Disability Dr Stuart Cumella reviews academic research that has attempted to measure the quality of life of people with a learning…
Story: 18.01.16 Carla Uses an ISF Jenny Date describes how her daughter Carla uses an Individual Service Fund (ISF) so that she can have flexible support…
Project: 04.01.16 Personalised Support Flexible approaches to support and contracting in health and social care services.
Project: 04.01.16 LDA England The Learning Disability Alliance England was formed in 2015.
Project: 04.01.16 Relative Poverty Les Monaghan explored the meaning of poverty in the UK today
Project: 04.01.16 Cumulative Impact Assessment The UK govenment has imposed an ongoing austerity programme which targets cuts on disabled people and people in…
Paper: 22.12.15 Kent Vegan Festival In October 2015, 1,500 people took part in the very first Kent Vegan Festival in Canterbury, Jo Kidd shares what…
Paper: 20.12.15 A Modern Hospital Jan Walmsley and a group of disabled researchers look back at life in Princess Marina Hospital, Northamptonshire in…
Slide: 15.12.15 Peer Support meets Community Development This presentation shares the inspiring work of the People Focused Group Doncaster (PFG) in their local community.
Inspiration: 15.12.15 Transition Towns David Towell explores the great wealth of local examples generated through the Transition Towns movement that focus…
Article: 24.11.15 Example of Flexible Support Contract This is a real but anonymised contract between a local authority and a service provider enabling the service provider…
Article: 23.11.15 A Response to Robin Jackson Leading learning disability academic Jan Walmsley responds to Robin Jackson's critical report on the failure of…
Reviews: 23.11.15 Liderando la Ciudad Inclusiva Este importante libro de Robin Hambleton da un contexto integral para las propuestas en el folleto de David Towell,…
Paper: 17.11.15 Close to Collapse An interim report from Action for M.E on access to social care and advocacy for people with M.E/CFS (Myalgic…
Paper: 16.11.15 Re-Thinking Community Care: The Camphill Village Model Maria Lyons explores research on Camphill and the importance of considering intentional community and shared living…
Paper: 11.11.15 Friendship An accessible guide for people with learning disabilities and their allies on finding friendships and love.
Paper: 10.11.15 Fight Back A report from Cyngor ar Bopeth Ceredigion Citizens Advice Bureau, written by Eri Mountbatten, on the impact of…
Film: 08.10.15 Growing Older Mervyn Eastman talks with Simon Duffy about growing older, the meaning of citizenship and the challenges facing the…
Article: 06.10.15 A Citizen with Learning Difficulties Wendy Perez writes about what it means to be a citizen with learning difficulties.
Paper: 06.10.15 Peace, Sustainability & Inclusive Citizenship in Colombia David Towell and colleagues offer a framework for exploring how education needs to be transformed to play its part in…
Slide: 04.10.15 Trust Is The Key Inclusion, based in Glasgow, use Individual Service Funds (ISFs) and Personalised Support but trust is the deeper…
Slide: 04.10.15 Demystifiying Individual Service Funds (ISFs) These slides summarise guidance on the use of Individual Service Funds (ISFs) and the future of commissioning for…
Slide: 04.10.15 What's Wrong with Welfare Reform A presentation given to bishops' spouses about Women Centred Solutions and what went wrong with welfare reform.
Slide: 03.10.15 Marking the Political Parties The Results of Learning Disability Alliance England's Citizen Jury held before the General Election in May 2015.
Article: 03.10.15 Learning Difficulty or Learning Disability Wendy Perez explains why she prefers the term 'learning difficulty' to 'learning disability'.
Paper: 03.10.15 Respectful Language Laura (Mole) Chapman explores what lies behind the idea of respectful language and reflects on the use of language in…
Article: 02.10.15 Equality and the Governance of Welfare Dr Henry Tam believes that the governance of welfare has to be conducted transparently and inclusively. Here he sets…
Story: 02.10.15 Using a Personal Health Budget Rob Moriarty describes the benefits of using a personal health budget for himself and the merits of the system.
Film: 30.09.15 It's a Cogworld Peter Leidy sings, inspired by conversations with John O'Brien and members of Wisconsin's Developmental…
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