Inclusion

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

Article: 30.04.25

My Name is Cat Wood Cat Wood faces multiple challenges within the mental health system but peer support is helping.

Books: 29.04.25

Everyday Citizenship Available to buy everywhere now!

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.

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.

Ross: It's My Life iDirect support Ross to live his own life in his community.

William: It's My Life iDirect support William to live his own life in his community.

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.

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.