Papers

Publications from Citizen Network members for reading and sharing.

Paper: 15.05.23 Individual Service Funds at iDirect iDirect share the experiences of 3 individuals they support who use individual service funds.
Paper: 04.05.23 Inclusion of Disabled Refugees in Spain A report evaluating the inclusion of disabled refugees, focusing on education, housing and employment.
Paper: 14.04.23 Health Care Services in Crisis Three senior NHS consultants explain the NHS is as much about culture and organisation as about money.
Paper: 04.03.23 Sheffield Makes Civil Society Sheffield has a vibrant civil society but its full potential is not yet realised.
Paper: 04.03.23 Indvidual Service Funds in Residential Care Service providers can do much more to offer people flexible support and personal budgets.
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: 08.11.22 Biopsychosocial Model or Bio-political Ideology? Will people with Long-COVID escape the prejudices directed towards people with ME/CFS.
Paper: 08.11.22 The Journey to Inclusion David Towell and Marcia Rivas Coello reflect on an important UNICEF initiative in Peru.
Paper: 07.11.22 Truth and Citizenship This Norah Fry lecture explores the conditions necessary for respecting disability rights.
Paper: 14.10.22 The Politics of Fear How the UK government has created an effective hostile environment for sick and disabled people.
Paper: 28.09.22 Un Nuevo Campo Social Necesitamos cultivar un nuevo campo social: we need to cultivate a new social field.
Paper: 29.07.22 UK Democracy Fit for 21st Century How to reorganise the constitution of the UK to support genuine democracy and good government.
Paper: 25.07.22 European Guidelines on Deinstitutionalisation Good practice guide on the transition from Institutional to Community-based Care.
Paper: 25.07.22 Mapping Self-Directed Support in Europe A survey of Self-Directed Support systems in Europe in 2019 produced by the SKILLS project.
Paper: 20.07.22 Lived Citizenship for Persons in Vulnerable Life Situations This Open Access book brings together a variety of articles on citizenship for people with multiple impairments.
Paper: 18.07.22 Work is Neighbourhood Business UBI means we can respond to the Fourth Industrial Revolution by growing neighbourhood support for work.
Paper: 23.05.22 Citizens Rising The Relationships Project shares the stories and experiences of young people in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paper: 05.05.22 Power and Connection The first book dedicated to exploring the value of Local Area Coordination and its international development.
Paper: 04.05.22 Centralisation Meets Austerity A detailed analysis of the impact of austerity on Local Spending in every local authority in England.
Paper: 02.04.22 Different Worldview, Different Person-Centred Plan John O'Brien reflects on two very different ways of understanding Person-Centred Planning.
Paper: 31.03.22 Guide: Achieving Quality Education for All A short guide for leaders taking on the task of transformation in our schools.
Paper: 08.03.22 A New Way Home: Slovakian Edition Help for people in Slovakia and the Czech Republic to find new paths to living in their own home.
Paper: 03.03.22 Good Practice in Personal Budgets UNIC project describes global best practice in Personal Budgets and user-centred funding models.
Paper: 03.03.22 European Guide on Personal Budgets The UNIC Project guide to EU countries for Long Term Care and Support based on human rights.
Paper: 17.02.22 Personalising Commissioning An overview of Individual Service Funds and how to personalise commissioning in health and social care.
Paper: 24.01.22 Citizen Hubs A structure to grow power in local neighbourhoods in partnership with formal civic structures.
Paper: 08.12.21 Advancing Inclusive Education: An Overview David Towell shares an overview of national family association strategies for advancing inclusive education.
Paper: 01.12.21 Advancing Inclusive Education in Spain In the fourth of a new 5 part series, David Towell shares how Family Associations in Spain are working to advance…
Paper: 24.11.21 Advancing Inclusive Education in Colombia In the third of a new 5 part series, David Towell shares how Family Associations in Colombia are working to advance…
Paper: 23.11.21 Genealogy of Person-Centred Planning How activists aligned with people with developmental disabilities and their families in Canada, the US and the UK.
Paper: 17.11.21 Advancing Inclusive Education in New Zealand In the second of a new 5 part series, David Towell shares how Family Associations in New Zealand are working to advance…
Paper: 10.11.21 Advancing Inclusive Education in Peru In the first of a new 5 part series, David Towell shares how Family Associations in Peru are working to advance inclusive…
Paper: 02.11.21 A Response to Shaping Future Support This briefing paper reviews the UK Government's Health and Disability Green Paper: Shaping Future Support and argues…
Paper: 07.10.21 Building Bridges Bridging Support is a powerful means of accelerating people's ability to leave institutional services, like ATUs.
Paper: 28.09.21 The Power of Freedom A New Zealand Initiative report on the positive progress of self-directed support in New Zealand.
Paper: 18.09.21 The Quiet Progress of the New Eugenics Eugenics is now being legitimised through a mixture of policies including euthanasia, genetic testing and the…
Paper: 29.08.21 Personal Budgets An Easy Read guide plus film explaining the 4 different ways of funding your care and support and managing your Personal…
Paper: 20.07.21 What Can We Do With Those Families? Too often families are treated disrespectfully, even by those seeking to advance inclusion or person-centred work.
Paper: 14.07.21 Growing Peer Support A report on peer-led crisis support in mental health services focusing on the work of PFG Doncaster.
Paper: 11.06.21 Avoiding Misconceptions When Designing Supports We need to readjust our thinking to overcome the prejudices against disabled people built into the modern world.
Paper: 26.04.21 I Already Have A Job New research from the Chronic Illness Inclusion project on energy limiting chronic illness and work.
Paper: 22.03.21 Starcross Hospital Important testimony from those who lived and worked in a long-stay institution for people with learning…
Paper: 16.03.21 The Creation of Preventable Harm The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) is a key element of the UK Government's welfare policy and has caused preventable…
Paper: 09.03.21 A New Way Home New Edition A practical guide to leaving institutional care and returning to your community.
Paper: 04.03.21 Easy to Read Guide This learning material is produced within the Erasmus project Puzzle – developing easy to read formats for…
Paper: 02.03.21 Pregnant in An Age of Compliance An exploration of pregnancy amidst the myths of medical technology and power.
Paper: 19.01.21 Los Maestros Como Líderes Una breve guía para lograr una educación inclusiva y de calidad para todos.
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