England

There are 869 resources from England.

Article: 10.11.17 Why the UK Needs a Written Constitution Gavin Barker on the issues of democratic accountability and the protections we should build into our welfare system.
Paper: 25.10.17 Don't Cramp My Style Simon Cramp is a man with learning difficulties who has made a significant difference to social policy in England.
Paper: 14.10.17 Agency Workers and Zero Hours Contracts This publication by the Derbyshire Unemployed Workers' Centre describes the way in which agency work and the use of…
Project: 04.10.17 I Am Challenging Behaviour Encouraging people to stand up against institutionalisation.
Paper: 02.10.17 Progress on Personalised Support This report builds on an international survey of support organisations to develop a model of personalised support.
Paper: 27.09.17 Heading Upstream Barnsley Council have been redistributing power and resources to local citizens, families and communities.
Paper: 10.09.17 Social Rights Are Human Rights Paul Hunt explains that social rights are fundamental human rights, but that in the UK these rights are not taken…
Film: 11.08.17 What are the Keys to Citizenship? Simon Duffy describes the 7 keys to achieving citizenship in practice for everyone.
Article: 07.08.17 Civic Ethos Henry Tam explains why it is important we share and develop a coherent world view of how as human beings we can live…
Paper: 24.07.17 Back to Bedlam This report describes how and why support of people with a learning disability is heading backwards in the UK because of…
Slide: 24.07.17 Compassionate Living Jo Kidd explores veganism and justice for all in this presentation given at the Mental Wealth Festival held in…
Article: 17.07.17 Alternatives to ATUs Steven Rose explains why there are alternatives to ATUs and the private hospitals where too many people with…
Article: 17.07.17 A Rural Parish Initiative Bob Rhodes describes how his parish, Ruspidge & Soudley Parish Council, is exploring the use of a community worker…
Article: 17.07.17 Development from Within in 60 Minutes Erna H. Majormoen explored whether the principles of development from within, taken from Manavodaya, could be…
Paper: 16.07.17 Kent Vegan Festival The ethos behind the Kent Vegan Festival is to raise awareness about veganism as a compassionate, holistic, healthy…
Paper: 08.07.17 Opportunities for Smart Commissioning An analysis and insight into the current nature of service provision for alcohol-related harm in Cheltenham,…
Film: 06.07.17 It's My Home Adrian Kennedy's poem, It's My Home, based on Sam Sly's Guide to Keys to Citizenship, in a film by Ben Drew's Open Future…
Paper: 26.06.17 National Debt v Right to Social Security International researcher Alison Graham shares her PhD thesis exploring the targeting of cuts on disabled people,…
Article: 19.06.17 Breaking the ATU Impasse Steven Rose wonders why Government policy to close ATUs and end the admission of people with learning disabilities to…
Article: 18.06.17 How Unofficial Social Policy Drives Change Steven Rose argues that social policy for people with learning disabilities has largely been driven by collaborative…
Article: 26.05.17 Social Work and Disappointment Michael Balkow argues that social work is inevitably a profession that must attend to the inevitable limitations of…
Article: 26.05.17 Is Brexit an Opportunity to Sort Out Social Care? Bob Rhodes argues that Brexit offers at least one silver-lining, the chance to end the procurement rules which have…
Article: 26.05.17 Assisted Dying Michael Balkow argues that compassion and respect for the autonomy of those with terminal illnesses requires change…
Project: 14.05.17 Chronic Illness Inclusion Project (CIIP) Developing self-advocacy for people with chronic illness.
Album: 09.05.17 Relative Poverty Materials developed by Les Monaghan as part of his project to show the reality of poverty in modern Britain.
Article: 08.05.17 How the Eight Steps Help Pete Richmond explored, with colleagues on Tyneside, how Manavodaya's Eight Steps of Action help to promote…
Film: 27.04.17 Cuts Target Disabled People Dr Simon Duffy explains to Anton French Films how Government policy has targeted cuts on disabled people.
Inspiration: 22.04.17 Small Sparks Grants Programme Bob Rhodes outlines how Small Sparks grants can work at the level of the parish as he sets out the framework published by…
Paper: 21.04.17 State Crime by Proxy In this paper Mo Stewart continues her research into the links between the DWP, Atos Healthcare & Unum Insurance.
Paper: 20.04.17 UBI: A Psychological Impact Assessment An important report which sets out the case for Universal Basic Income (UBI) from the perspective of psychologists.
Project: 06.04.17 Don’t Use LD Challenging language used by health and social care professionals.
Article: 21.03.17 Individual Service Funds (ISFs) in Dorset Dorset have established a ground-breaking commissioning strategy enabling people with learning disabilities…
Article: 21.03.17 Individual Service Fund (ISFs) Agreement This Individual Service Fund (ISF) Agreement describes the contract between the person and the community service…
Paper: 21.03.17 Individual Service Funds (ISFs) Easy Read This Easy Read guide explains how Individual Service Funds (ISFs) let people manage a personal budget without needing…
Article: 14.03.17 Letter on Obstacle for Personal Budgets This open letter describes a serious block to the development of personalisation in England and calls for clear…
Slide: 09.03.17 Sam – Citizenship is for everyone Sam Sly explains why people value citizenship, what the keys to citizenship are and why they matter to people with…
Inspiration: 08.03.17 Local Area Coordination – system innovation Local Area Coordination is making a positive difference to people, communities and services across England and…
Inspiration: 16.02.17 Fighting for Inclusion or Building Community? New Prospects shifted their focus on advocacy for inclusion towards building community with encouraging results.
Article: 15.02.17 Time to Stand Up and Be Counted Don Derrett urges us as individuals to stand up and stand against this new wave of intolerance and brutality, wherever…
Article: 15.02.17 Manager training - a reading list Tim Keilty of New Prospects shares a list of resources that they use when training their managers.
Paper: 01.02.17 Derbyshire Unemployed Workers' Centres Part of a larger network of TUC Unemployed Workers' Centres, this is Derbyshire's Annual Report for 2016.
Slide: 30.01.17 Simon – Our fire for inclusion Simon Duffy gave this presentation to commissioners of services for people with learning disabilities in…
Slide: 27.01.17 Making Quality about Citizenship Sam Sly facilitated a workshop in Plymouth for CQC South West Inspectors keen to learn about improving the inspection…
Article: 19.01.17 Blowin' in the Wind Steve Griffiths rewords a Bob Dylan classic - a reflection on our crazy times where injustice and hatred seem to fuel…
Paper: 16.01.17 What's Wrong with CQC? John Burton explains why the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is unable to effectively safeguard standards for adult…
Reviews: 11.01.17 Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family Maria Lyons reviews a book which explores the celebrates caregiving as an essential role for men and women.
Article: 11.01.17 Towards an Holistic Democracy Marion Turner-Hawes reflects back on the tumultuous 2016 and looks forward to the possibility of a different kind of…
Paper: 09.01.17 Parenting Chrissy Jane Gregory explores the internal and external challenges facing young disabled people and their families in the UK…
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