England

There are 806 resources from England.

Film: 17.06.14 The Power of WomenCentre WomenCentre is a pioneering social innovation based in Halifax. Local women have come together to support those of…
Paper: 12.06.14 Fulfilling Potential? In this significant report Catherine Hale explores the experience of a key group of disabled people who have been…
Books: 26.05.14 Austerity Bites Mary O'Hara's book describes the many dimensions of 'austerity' and how it is affecting the lives of ordinary people in…
Film: 15.05.14 ISFs are a Simple Innovation Simon Duffy explains what an Individual Service Fund is, why it it is useful and what a simple innovation it is.
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…
Books: 06.05.14 Whitehall Through the Looking Glass Henry Tam explores what happens when corporate interests take complete control of British political life.
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.
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.
Paper: 08.04.14 Beyond the Barriers A Spartacus Network report into Employment Support Allowance, the Work Programme and recommendations for a new…
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 Regulation Bob Rhodes and Richard Davis explore the damaging impact that regulatory systems can have on intentional…
Film: 17.03.14 Crazy Money In this animated film, Malcolm Henry explores where money comes from and where money goes.
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 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 Together We Shout The ‘We Are Spartacus’ Community Submission to the Government Consultation on Assessments for…
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.
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…
Reviews: 13.01.14 Limits of Medicine Vinesh Kumar reviews Ivan Illich's classic Limits to Medicine - Medical Nemesis: the expropriation of health.
Inspiration: 07.01.14 Eco Shed David Towell describes a great innovation that provides employment for disabled people whilst supporting…
Project: 04.01.14 Campaign for a Fair Society A campaign to provide positive alternatives to the UK's austerity programme.
Film: 15.12.13 From Isolation to Transformation Hazel Stuteley gave this talk at TedxExeter 2013 explaining how communities can move from isolation to…
Film: 15.12.13 The Power of Dance Shanna Dawes explains the exciting impact of the TR14ers on their own lives and their whole community.
Article: 29.11.13 Housing to End the Prison of Hospital Sam Sly explains why special hospitals are often worse than prison and why there is a need for bespoke housing…
Paper: 18.11.13 Doctor knows best? This policy paper from the University of Birmingham's Health Services Management Centre examines the use of evidence…
Paper: 13.11.13 The Impact of Welfare Reforms This report examines the impact of recent welfare reforms on mental health service users in the North East of England.
Article: 13.11.13 A Short History of Self Direct Don Derrett tells the story of self direct - how it developed, what it achieved and why finally, it closed.
Inspiration: 13.11.13 Focusing on Outcomes Tim Keilty from New Prospects explains their practical and simple approach to focusing on outcomes without the hype.
Paper: 13.11.13 Means Testing in ESA Steve Griffiths explains how the introduction of more means testing in the ESA further damages the lives and families…
Paper: 13.11.13 Deprived of Incapacity Benefit Steve Griffiths explains how the old system of incapacity benefit was already depriving people of their entitlements…
Article: 12.11.13 Can You See What I See? Vinesh Kumar explains why the Avarind Eye Clinic has much to teach the NHS and western medicine in general.
Film: 27.10.13 All In This Together This film by Dole Animators captures some of the real experiences people are facing today in the light of recent changes…
Article: 20.10.13 How To Reform The ESA System Simon Duffy argues that the current ESA system is deeply flawed and suggests an alternative based on a better…
Inspiration: 02.10.13 In the Hotseat with Herts Pass Tanya Moore writes about Herts Pass a user led organisation in Stevenage that offers 'EmployerAbility'.
Article: 22.09.13 Impact of PIP on Social Care This analysis was carried out on behalf of We Are Spartacus and estimates how the end of DLA will hit local government.
Paper: 30.07.13 Hospital - a guide to staying safe Terry Lynch describes how you can stay safe in hospital - a guide relevant to all of us - but especially older and disabled…
Paper: 18.07.13 Whose Community Is It Anyway? Written by Simon Duffy this paper suggests it's time to re-think commissioning and work with communities in a real…
Paper: 11.07.13 Returning Home Simon Duffy outlines a promising innovation from Plymouth that aims to return people home from institutional care.
Article: 08.07.13 Call for a Cumulative Impact Assessment Catherine Hale shares the text of a letter to her MP calling for her support for the Cumulative Impact Assessment.
Books: 01.07.13 The Unmaking of Man Exploring what we can learn from the Holocaust and how it applies to people with disabilities today.
Paper: 04.06.13 Freedom Written by Simon Duffy, this new practical guide gives advice on supporting people to be free.
Article: 03.06.13 How We Try to Keep Our Promises Tim Keilty explains how New Prospects have designed a simple approach for helping people to network and support each…
Inspiration: 03.06.13 Community Networks A community network is a simple but powerful innovation developed by New Prospects - team work.
Article: 24.05.13 In Memory of Carl Poll Carl Poll was a leading innovator and champion for people with learning difficulties - he will be greatly missed.
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