Inclusion

Inclusion means people can play a full part in the life of their community as an equal citizen.

Paper: 16.04.25 From National to Neighbourhood Can support providers become agents of citizenship and community development?
Paper: 16.04.25 Building Bridges Second Edition A paper exploring how to help people leave Assessment and Treatment Units (ATUs).
Training: 04.04.25 Now & Next Youth Quest Program An evidence-based learning programme for people aged 15-21 years – take part.
Article: 18.03.25 Neighbourhoods of Care During the Fearless Cities South Yorkshire Summit hundreds of people met to consider how we can transform care.
Article: 14.03.25 Independence for People with Complex Needs Communication between people, carers and professionals is the key to independent living.
Reviews: 14.03.25 Developing Inclusive Schools This book offers a contemporary understanding of inclusion and equity, suggesting pathways to school improvement.
Article: 05.03.25 Democracy as Human Connections At the heart of democracy must be the neighbourliness which connects and builds trust.
Article: 07.01.25 Changing the Narrative is Key Not only does the system keep using confusing jargon to describe things it also keeps changing the jargon.
Paper: 28.11.24 My Support Money This template helps people be clear about how their personal budget is being used.
Reviews: 25.11.24 UK Education: Still Awaiting an Inclusive Future David Towell reviews two books focusing on the development of inclusive education in England.
Article: 12.11.24 Celebrating the Success of Mi Casa The final conference of Plena inclusión's Mi Casa project marked an important step forward for human rights in Spain.
Paper: 08.10.24 Whole System Change in Education David Towell and colleagues seek to draw lessons from recent experience in La Pampa, Argentina.
Paper: 10.09.24 Care (Education) & Treatment Reviews and Dynamic Support Registers Practical advice from families can ensure people with learning disabilities or autism avoid institutional care.
Paper: 09.09.24 The Antecedents of An Ordinary Life 1946 - 1979 Deinstitutionalisation and the Ordinary Life movement emerged from a long history of reform.
Paper: 03.09.24 The Citizenship Project Inclusion North's project focused on the voices of people living in the North East of England and North Cumbria.
Reviews: 02.09.24 Inclusive Education: Theory, Policy and Practice A guidebook for educators, policy-makers and practitioners advancing the journey to inclusive education.
Books: 09.08.24 Everyday Citizenship Available to buy everywhere now!
Article: 20.05.24 Citizen Armies Citizen Armies led by people with a learning disability will make inclusion in our communities work.
Article: 09.05.24 Isn't Language Funny! We need to be careful about the language we choose to use in health and social care.
Article: 08.05.24 Creating a Life in Community Sofia Reyes leads the Mi Casa project in Spain which is a major development in deinstitutionalisation.
Paper: 24.04.24 Capacity Building for Valued Lives A report on the work of the National Alliance of Capacity-building Organisations (NACBO).
Article: 23.04.24 Deinstitutionalisation: A View from Spain Plena inclusión's project Mi Casa is part of an ambitious Spanish strategy for deinstitutionalisation.
Article: 15.03.24 Making Friends A simple greeting generates a story of community between neighbours with common interests.
Article: 10.03.24 Supporting People with Individual Service Funds Darwin Care support people with learning disabilities and autism in Dorset and use ISFs.
Paper: 04.03.24 Culture Matters A report sharing how culture can impact parents who have children with autism or learning disabilities.
Article: 06.02.24 The Value of Grief We cannot truly value life unless we are prepared to accept the pain of losing someone.
Article: 29.01.24 Support in the Community Let's concentrate on the right place to live and the right support.
Film: 26.01.24 Ross: It's My Life iDirect support Ross to live his own life in his community.
Film: 25.01.24 William: It's My Life iDirect support William to live his own life in his community.
Film: 24.01.24 Kerry-Ann: It's My Life iDirect support Kerry-Ann to live her own life in her community.
Article: 23.01.24 Edward Carpenter and Basic Income Edward Carpenter explores the case for universal basic income and a world with more joy, beauty and usefulness.
Paper: 23.01.24 Strengthening Local Leadership Three examples of inclusive education from Uruguay, Peru and the United Kingdom.
Article: 07.12.23 Remembering Terry Lynch Terry Lynch was a wonderful man who showed how the principles of independent living apply to everyone.
Article: 29.10.23 The Learning Disability Challenge Why would we trust you when you can’t even change the words you use to describe us.
Paper: 18.09.23 UNIC Transferability Study The final UNIC report explores how to build and sustain personal budgets reforms and use EU structures.
Paper: 15.09.23 The Problem with Quality of Life Disability strategy should be built around an ambitious vision for deinstitutionalisation and citizenship for all.
Paper: 27.08.23 Redesigning the NDIS A vision for reforming the NDIS as a regenerative system of support co-designed with people with disabilities.
Film: 26.08.23 The Value of Peer Support Peer support is one of the best ways to liberate the potential for citizens to change the world for the better.
Story: 28.07.23 Street Connection: “Amazing Things Will Happen” Open Door Community Foundation are connecting people in Firs and Bromford in Birmingham
Article: 12.07.23 Acronyms We all use acronyms but surely it makes more sense to lose them?
Article: 06.06.23 The Path to Community It's Our Community in Sheffield explored how to reform health and social care from the grassroots.
Article: 15.05.23 Transform Your Language! Is it really too much trouble just to say or write the words?
Paper: 28.02.23 Inclusive Education Lessons From Canada Drawing out the lessons from New Brunswick's long-term commitment to inclusive education.
Paper: 28.02.23 This Is How I Manage This is a Finnish tool, available here in English, to help people develop their own support plan.
Paper: 07.11.22 Truth and Citizenship This Norah Fry lecture explores the conditions necessary for respecting disability rights.
Paper: 28.09.22 Un Nuevo Campo Social Necesitamos cultivar un nuevo campo social: we need to cultivate a new social field.
Webinar: 27.09.22 Peer Support Around the World Peer support is a transformative force for social change with many different forms.
Article: 20.09.22 Reimagining Disability in Family Life The ideal of citizenship helps a father reset his relationship with his daughter with disabilities.
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