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Paper: 15.05.14 Self-Directed Support in Finland This research report from Finland shows the success of personal budgets in improving the lives of people with…
Story: 14.05.14 Excluded from University Nadia would like to take a Disability Studies course at University. Katie Clarke writes about the barriers her…
Paper: 14.05.14 The Impact of Cuts in Haringey A report from Haringey Learning Disabilities Partnership Board following a survey on the impact of cuts in Haringey to…
Paper: 11.05.14 Unlocking the Imagination Simon Duffy's book first published in 1996 now updated, offers a path for commissioners who want to create the…
Books: 06.05.14 Whitehall Through the Looking Glass Henry Tam's excellent novel explores what happens when corporate interests take complete control of British…
Paper: 14.04.14 Citizenship for All: An Accessible Guide Simon Duffy and Wendy Perez have written this accessible guide to citizenship - what it means and how to achieve it.
Slide: 14.04.14 Philosophy and Social Work Social work is a profession that aims to achieve social justice. But do we understand the true demands of social…
Article: 14.04.14 Next Steps on a Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) Simon Duffy explores the possibility of developing an even more rigorous assessment of how cuts have targeted…
Slide: 14.04.14 Safe and Sound Modern social work aims to keep people safe but often ends up placing people in places that are far from safe.
Article: 11.04.14 What Price Friendship? Paul Williams describes how the UK's social care system often seems to obstruct the development of friendships for…
Slide: 11.04.14 Poverty and Welfare Reform A presentation given at the Hallam Justice and Peace Commission in Sheffield on 1st March 2014 by Dr Simon Duffy.
Article: 10.04.14 Discrimination Against Disabled Employers Jim Elder-Woodward explains to the Prime Minister the gross injustice of giving subsidies to employers, unless they…
Article: 10.04.14 Sharing Our Gifts - Lessons for Social Work Mark Harvey describes how understanding your own community gifts and assets will make you a better practitioner.
Film: 09.04.14 Human Rights for Disabled People In this film Nadia Clarke explains how important human rights are to all disabled people.
Article: 09.04.14 Are There No Limits for Markets? Civitas Vera provide an insightful critique into the limitations of the market in policy and real life.
Paper: 08.04.14 Beyond the Barriers A Spartacus Network report into Employment Support Allowance, the Work Programme and recommendations for a new…
Article: 08.04.14 Access to Work - Eventually Nadia Clarke describes her success at finding work as a young disabled and deaf woman, and the challenge of getting…
Article: 01.04.14 Joining up Community Involvement Gabriel Chanan and Colin Miller explain how to strengthen local communities without abandoning public services and…
Article: 01.04.14 Divide and Conquer Social Work by Education Tanya Moore offers a critique of the latest changes to social work education.
Paper: 18.03.14 A Future Without the ILF In this discussion paper Jim Elder-Woodward reviews the achievements of the ILF and makes the case for a new Trust which…
Paper: 18.03.14 Regulation Bob Rhodes and Richard Davis explore the damaging impact that regulatory systems can have on intentional…
Article: 18.03.14 Mental Health is Everyone's Business Carolyn Barber introduces her new book The Layperson’s Guide to Good Mental Health: Your A-Z for a Happier Life.
Film: 17.03.14 Crazy Money In this animated film, Malcolm Henry explores where money comes from and where money goes.
Article: 17.03.14 How to Fund a Universal Basic Income Malcolm Henry sets out an argument for a Universal Basic Income based on his analysis of the failings of the banking…
Paper: 17.03.14 Imagining the Future: Citizenship In a report commissioned by IRISS, Simon Duffy explores the future of social services in Scotland.
Article: 03.03.14 Listening Up to Poverty Simon Duffy reflects on the stories he heard at a conference on poverty and welfare reform.
Story: 02.03.14 Abusing the Blue Badge Scheme Wendy Perez is frustrated that so many people abuse the Blue Badge scheme and make life more difficult for disabled…
Article: 02.03.14 Right to the Same Life Wendy Perez says people with learning (intellectual) disabilities have the right to the same life as the rest of us.
Article: 25.02.14 Spartacus Network Spartacus is a network of sick & disabled people who use social media to highlight the impact of the UK Government's…
Paper: 24.02.14 The People's Review of WCA Further Evidence This report provides additional evidence to the first People's Review of the Work Capability Assessment.
Paper: 24.02.14 Mobility for All This is a submission to the Department for Work and Pensions consultation on the 'moving around' activity of the…
Paper: 24.02.14 Emergency Stop A report on the hidden economic and social cost of welfare reform.
Paper: 24.02.14 Briefing on PIP Mobility Consultation The briefing sets out the concerns of disabled people and others in relation to the mobility component of Personal…
Paper: 24.02.14 Briefing on ESA Regulations This briefing was written to alert people to the impact on disabled benefits claimants of the Employment and Support…
Paper: 24.02.14 The People's Review of the Work Capability Assessment This report was written in response to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) which assesses an individual’s…
Paper: 24.02.14 Closing the Door on the Law A report on the implications for chronically sick and disabled tenants of the Housing Benefit (Amendment)…
Paper: 24.02.14 Past Caring This report is a response to Worcestershire County Council's proposal for a Maximum Expenditure Policy in relation to…
Paper: 24.02.14 Loaves and Fishes A report on the inadequacy of Discretionary Housing Payments to mitigate the impact of the 'bedroom tax' on sick and…
Paper: 24.02.14 Together We Shout The ‘We Are Spartacus’ Community Submission to the Government Consultation on Assessments for…
Paper: 24.02.14 Responsible Reform A 2012 report on the most relevant evidence available on Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and the proposals to…
Film: 18.02.14 Counting the Cuts This film introduces the report Counting the Cuts outlining how the UK government's austerity programme has targeted…
Film: 17.02.14 What is Welfare Reform? In this film Simon Duffy explains what real welfare reform should be about.
Film: 15.02.14 Equality and Diversity Simon Duffy talks about how the idea of citizenship can help us reconcile equality and human diversity.
Article: 14.02.14 Reforming NDIS Simon Schwab outlines the principles that should underpin the reform of NDIS.
Article: 13.02.14 What Went Wrong with Personalisation? Simon Duffy explores the unfulfilled potential of personalisation.
Paper: 12.02.14 Counting the Cuts This report was one of the first quantitative analyses providing an estimate of the cumulative impact of UK Government…
Paper: 03.02.14 Turning the Welfare State Upside Down? Policy Paper 15 from the University of Birmingham's Health Services Management Centre on developing a new adult…
Article: 13.01.14 Dementia Is Everyone's Business Chris Moon-Willems explains why understanding and supporting people with dementia to live well is relevant to all of…
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