Scotland

There are 125 resources from Scotland.

Paper: 15.02.16 Upfront This new publication from In Control Scotland argues that resource allocation systems are a vital part of any genuine…
Paper: 16.11.15 Re-Thinking Community Care: The Camphill Village Model Maria Lyons explores research on Camphill and the importance of considering intentional community and shared living…
Paper: 11.11.15 Friendship An accessible guide for people with learning disabilities and their allies on finding friendships and love.
Paper: 25.03.15 Who Cares? Author Robin Jackson offers a critique of the UK's social care system and the negative impact of ideology,…
Article: 25.03.15 The Threat of Micro-Institutionalisation Robin Jackson explains why people with learning disabilities are threatened by a growing trend to…
Article: 24.02.15 Stop Worrying About Risk Stephen Finlayson argues it is time to use ordinary language that creates ordinary responses, to stop worrying about…
Film: 20.01.15 Self-Directed Support Simon Duffy talks about the development of self-directed support in the UK.
Article: 16.06.14 Self-Directed Support is a Scottish Innovation Simon Duffy explores the Scottish roots of SDS or self-directed support.
Paper: 03.06.14 Individual Service Funds (ISFs) Individual Service Funds (ISFs) have had a positive impact on people's lives.
Books: 16.04.14 Trapped All her life, Fran has fought to find dignity in a life that many people take for granted, this is her story.
Paper: 17.03.14 Imagining the Future: Citizenship In a report commissioned by IRISS, Simon Duffy explores the future of social services in Scotland.
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…
Project: 04.01.14 Campaign for a Fair Society A campaign to provide positive alternatives to the UK's austerity programme.
Books: 02.10.13 Changing Course Neil Francis masterfully weaves together his insights on adapting to a new direction in life.
Film: 16.01.13 A Fair Society? This short 3 minute film explains how the UK Government's current programme of cuts ends up targeting disabled people.
Film: 28.09.12 The UK is Very Unequal The UK is the third most unequal developed country - and this inequality is bad for all of us - it causes many social…
Film: 19.09.12 Manifesto for a Fair Society A short film setting out the principles behind and the main ideas within the Campaign for a Fair Society's Manifesto for…
Film: 18.09.12 Is the UK a Fair Society? This movie introduces the Campaign for a Fair Society - which is organised to campaign against the injustice of a system…
Film: 30.05.12 Welfare Reform is Not Welfare Reform A short 4 minute film explaining why current Welfare Reform plans are not real reforms and exploding some key myths.
Story: 18.10.11 Using an Individual Service Fund (ISF) How one family used an Individual Service Fund (ISF) to improve care and support for their boys with complex needs.
Slide: 14.06.11 Personalisation Masterclass A presentation given in Dumfries & Galloway exploring the many different aspects of personalisation in…
Article: 14.03.11 How Can We Save the Big Society? Gabriel Chanan and Colin Miller argue that the Big Society project will fail unless it focuses on real community…
Article: 03.02.11 Unfair Cuts in Detail The current social care system in the UK is deeply unfair and needs reforming; however current efforts by Central…
Inspiration: 10.07.10 Individual Service Fund (ISF) An Individual Service Fund is a mechanism for controlling an individual budget using an organisation.
Paper: 04.07.10 Personalised Support A report describing how to provide support to people with the most complex needs or challenging behaviour.
Inspiration: 25.02.10 Personalised Support Personalised Support is a system for providing support to people with complex and challenging needs to live their own…
Graphic: 01.08.09 Individual Service Fund (ISF) An Individual Service Fund is a useful way in which resources can be used flexibly to achieve personalised support.
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