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Paper: 23.11.21 Genealogy of Person-Centred Planning How activists aligned with people with developmental disabilities and their families in Canada, the US and the UK.
Article: 23.11.21 An Interview with Patrick Burke Jan Walmsley interviews Patrick Burke about his experience as a leader and an advocate in the self-advocacy movement.
Paper: 17.11.21 Advancing Inclusive Education in New Zealand In the second of a new 5 part series, David Towell shares how Family Associations in New Zealand are working to advance…
Paper: 10.11.21 Advancing Inclusive Education in Peru In the first of a new 5 part series, David Towell shares how Family Associations in Peru are working to advance inclusive…
Webinar: 08.11.21 Launch of Power and Connection The first book dedicated to exploring Local Area Coordination and integrating more than 30 years of research.
Article: 08.11.21 Imagine a Democracy Modern democracies must tap into the power of citizenship to tackle our severe environment and social problems.
Webinar: 08.11.21 Volunteering and Inclusion Les Papillons de Blancs Lille share how people with intellectual disabilities can be included in their communities…
Webinar: 08.11.21 Innovations in Inclusion from Rethymno The Association of Parents and Friends of people with Autism of Rethymno in Crete share their innovative work to…
Webinar: 04.11.21 Celebrating Day Centres Without Walls Jaunuolių Dienos Centras (JDC) hosted a conference in Lithuania sharing work and learning from partners in the Day…
Article: 02.11.21 The Constitutional Elephant in the Room The lack of democratic constitution, rooted in human rights, creates a fundamental problem in the UK.
Article: 02.11.21 Yorkshire - Renewing a Regional Identity Yorkshire has a strong identity yet it exists in one of the most centralised states in the world.
Paper: 02.11.21 A Response to Shaping Future Support This briefing paper reviews the UK Government's Health and Disability Green Paper: Shaping Future Support and argues…
Article: 13.10.21 Moving the Centre The Centre for Welfare Reform is changing to become Citizen Network Research, this article explains why.
Article: 13.10.21 Awed by the Human Spirit Recollections of the early days of deinstitutionalisation and the emergence of self-advocacy by one of its pioneers.
Article: 12.10.21 Transforming Communities Communities must be empowered to act for themselves and in partnership with public services and government.
Article: 11.10.21 Beyond Deinstitutionalisation Looking at the causes of institutionalisation can help us identify common goals in our efforts for social justice.
Article: 10.10.21 The Corruption of Social Care Reform Social Care is poorly understood that debates about how to improve or reform it are often empty of meaning.
Paper: 07.10.21 Building Bridges Bridging Support is a powerful means of accelerating people's ability to leave institutional services, like ATUs.
Article: 29.09.21 IUCN World Conservation Congress The IUCN World Conservation Congress is the largest gathering of conservation expertise globally, CN Ambassadors…
Paper: 28.09.21 The Power of Freedom A New Zealand Initiative report on the positive progress of self-directed support in New Zealand.
Paper: 18.09.21 The Quiet Progress of the New Eugenics Eugenics is now being legitimised through a mixture of policies including euthanasia, genetic testing and the…
Film: 16.09.21 Restoring Shropshire's Verges The verges along our roads can be beautiful havens for wildlife and biodiversity if we change how we take care of them
Article: 15.09.21 Self-Advocacy History Before 1984 The People First movement leads the way in self-advocacy today, but there were also earlier developments which should…
Article: 14.09.21 Flourishing Neighbourhoods It's misleading to describe communities as 'left behind', we need to think how we will grow Neighbourhood Democracy.
Map: 07.09.21 Global Democracy A map of the voting systems used around the world.
Article: 01.09.21 Action for Responsible Management of Our Rivers ARMOUR, the remarkable story of saving rivers and building community across South Africa.
Webinar: 29.08.21 Neighbourhoods: Refunction or Recreate? Susan Rodaway and Michael Hancock shared practical models for reshaping and democratising local government.
Paper: 29.08.21 Personal Budgets An Easy Read guide plus film explaining the 4 different ways of funding your care and support and managing your Personal…
Article: 20.07.21 Redesigning the Benefits System with Young People in Mind Poverty for children in the UK is growing and its time for a revolutionary shift towards Universal Basic Income (UBI).
Paper: 20.07.21 What Can We Do With Those Families? Too often families are treated disrespectfully, even by those seeking to advance inclusion or person-centred work.
Webinar: 20.07.21 Sharing Stories to Cultivate Democracy Guest hosts Paul Wright and Selva Mustafa share stories of connection and community in Birmingham and Bury.
Article: 19.07.21 Our Care Home in Our Community We have lost sight of the true meaning of care and care homes are big business, cut off from our communities.
Paper: 14.07.21 Growing Peer Support A report on peer-led crisis support in mental health services focusing on the work of PFG Doncaster.
Review: 07.07.21 Post Growth Tim Jackson's book marshals great thinkers, poets and evidence to argue we must abandon our destructive notion of…
Review: 17.06.21 Out of the Ordinary Marc Stears proposes that the values and visions of ordinary people carry within them the possibility of radical…
Paper: 11.06.21 Avoiding Misconceptions When Designing Supports We need to readjust our thinking to overcome the prejudices against disabled people built into the modern world.
Story: 10.06.21 Mother, Daughter and UBI A mother and a daughter, both living with disabilities, explain why they believe UBI would be transformational for…
Webinar: 08.06.21 Neighbourhood Democracy and Food The Neighbourhood Democracy Movement (NDM) hosted this webinar with 4 invited guests to explore the relationship…
Article: 07.06.21 Trying Out Individual Service Funds (ISFs) Self Directed Futures' work with Bristol City Council commissioning team on their Individual Service Fund offer.
Review: 04.06.21 Those Who Can, Teach This book is an eloquent testimony to the importance of investing in quality education to enrich the futures of all…
Article: 25.05.21 An Ode to the Citizen Spirit of Sheffield Sheffield has proud history of combining diverse peoples and communities into a greater whole, with a commitment to…
Review: 24.05.21 Paint Your Town Red David Towell reviews a new book describing the realities of the Preston model.
Article: 14.05.21 Improve Health by Growing Community Our health is damaged by isolation, inequality and powerlessness, so we must reconnect people by conscious community…
Article: 12.05.21 Disability Activism for the Environment Disabled people can be champions for community and environmental change and active citizenship brings personal…
Webinar: 07.05.21 A New Way Home John Dalrymple and Frances Brown speak about their work with Radical Visions in Scotland and their guide A New Way Home.
Webinar: 05.05.21 Organising for Neighbourhood Democracy Rachel Payling, Wendy Lowder and Annabelle Macfadyen joined Angela Fell of the Neighbourhood Democracy Movement.
Article: 04.05.21 Local Area Coordination and Prevention Nick Sinclair is the Director of the Local Area Coordination Network in England and Wales and describes here the…
Paper: 26.04.21 I Already Have A Job New research from the Chronic Illness Inclusion project on energy limiting chronic illness and work.
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