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Liam Toner explores the qualities he would look for in a support planner and how we support people to plan for themselves.
Article 2013-07-23 12:30:00
Simon Duffy on why a system of basic income plus an appropriate disability benefit would be a significant improvement over the UK's current system of demeaning conditionality.
Inspiration 2016-02-21 09:46:00
Nan Carle explores the blessings and problems created by normalisation and Social Role Valorisation as a framework for values in disability support.
Article 2016-09-27 11:44:00
A practical approach for making sure basic income works for disabled people and others who face extra costs.
Paper 2020-07-17 14:09:00
Only a model which examines the value and role of integration from the perspective of the citizen will begin to bring some much needed clarity into the current system.
Article 2010-11-07 17:35:00
Real welfare reform is about designing a welfare state that ensures everyone gets the support they need to live good and positive lives as active citizens.
Article 2011-05-01 13:50:00
Vasilis Kalopisis proposes that if we value inclusion we must do so for everyone & we all benefit from bringing together excluded groups.
Article 2017-12-05 14:51:00
Our health is damaged by isolation, inequality and powerlessness, so we must reconnect people by conscious community development
Article 2021-05-14 13:07:00
Frome are leading the way in tackling loneliness and connecting up the whole community.
Story 2023-11-24 16:28:00
Resource Allocation Systems (RAS) have become too complex. Barnsley and The Centre for Welfare Reform are exploring a radically simplified version of the RAS.
Article 2011-05-22 15:23:00
How can we help people to take control in a system of self-directed support.
Article 2022-05-23 14:55:00
Open Door Community Foundation are connecting people in Firs and Bromford in Birmingham
Story 2023-07-28 16:22:00
One mother's story of her rollercoaster journey and the inspirational achievements of her son.
Story 2011-07-04 15:28:00
A breakdown of the results from the recent Quality Checking Government survey carried out by Learning Disability Alliance England.
Article 2015-02-23 22:59:00
David Zigmond explores how regulation, disconnected from people's real experience and evidence of impact, can undermine valuable social assets.
Story 2017-03-05 15:19:00
Philip Adams provides an introduction to the benefits of using an electric car.
Article 2019-02-28 10:33:00
Recollections of the early days of deinstitutionalisation and the emergence of self-advocacy by one of its pioneers.
Article 2021-10-13 11:51:00
Integrated Personal Budgets bring together different resources to help people take control of all their supports.
Article 2023-12-14 16:23:00
Helping people to recycle plastics has been a pathway to growing community.
Story 2023-02-09 16:14:00
Chris Watson shares his observations on how commissioners in health and social care have responsed to the COVID-19 crisis.
Article 2020-06-01 16:20:00
The economic case for privatisation of the NHS and other public services is false, in fact privatisation is economically dangerous.
Article 2021-04-12 12:48:00
The parish councils of England could be an engine room for real democracy.
Article 2023-01-11 14:08:00
Norma Curran explains the roots of Training in Systematic Instruction (TSI) and the failure to focus on building people's skills in many support services.
Article 2011-05-27 08:37:00
Peter Limbrick's model of Caring Activism does not assume that everybody will want to or should take on a caring role. But what if just some of us did.
Reviews 2019-08-16 16:41:00
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett demonstrate that inequalities damage the wellbeing of everyone in society - not just the poor. This important book undermines the myth that inequality is good for society.
Reviews 2011-03-20 15:06:00
Jan Walmsley asked local people with learning disabilities and their families to share their experience of adult social care.
Article 2016-08-17 11:35:00
Simon Duffy explains why Competitive Tendering has been damaging for social care and what must be done instead.
Article 2017-10-12 15:47:00
Mo Stewart has written to Shaw Trust expressing concern about their recent report on…
News 2017-10-02
Economist Geoff Crocker argues that the current economic system is based on flawed thinking and that a new system demands the use of basic income.
Article 2014-09-18 16:43:00
Gavin Barker on the issues of democratic accountability and the protections we should build into our welfare system.
Article 2017-11-10 11:33:00
Inclusive Solutions have been piloting this work in the last three years, making traditionally clinical plans more person-centred for children, families and carers.
Inspiration 2018-03-06 15:52:00
Alain Catzeflis argues that delivering on Brexit won’t be enough to enable the Conservative Party to retain its new hold on the North.
Article 2020-11-09 12:50:00
A review of Reclaiming the Common Good: How Christians can help re-build a broken world, a collection of essays edited by Virginia Moffatt.
Reviews 2017-09-05 15:59:00
Leaders in South Yorkshire gathered together to begin developing a neighbourhood care strategy.
Article 2024-07-24 14:44:00
Carl Poll introduces the work of Manvodaya and outlines the art of facilitation and the 8 rules for action
Article 2017-08-01 17:37:00
Nick Sinclair is the Director of the Local Area Coordination Network in England and Wales and describes here the innovation and its impact.
Article 2021-05-04 14:41:00
We need to value care and help move society away from an unjust system that advantages men over women.
Article 2021-11-24 18:25:00
There are great things happening in Chorlton as people come together.
Story 2023-12-08 13:38:00
Terry Lynch on growing older and maintaining dignity and self-determination through independent living.
Article 2011-12-19 11:20:00
John O'Brien and Beth Mount describe how we can move towards a more inclusive community.
Books 2016-01-22 10:12:00
Simon Duffy explains why the NHS must embrace personalised support for people with disabilities and complex needs
Article 2017-12-06 12:14:00
Further measures on car use must be taken now in order to meet the UK’s overall net zero emission target by 2030.
Article 2022-02-16 17:21:00
The Social Policy Association awarded Simon Duffy - outstanding contribution by a…
News 2011-07-05
David Zigmond argues that government is forcing the NHS to adopt the worst features of neoliberalism and communism.
Article 2020-06-25 11:26:00
Beyond Limits and NHS Plymouth are piloting an exciting model of service delivery to ensure that people with challenging behaviour do not end up in damaging institutions.
Article 2011-12-20 12:31:00
David Towell reviews 3 books which help us to understand how we might create a future in which we live in harmony with each other and nature - for universal benefit.
Reviews 2018-08-13 13:31:00
We cannot truly value life unless we are prepared to accept the pain of losing someone.
Article 2024-02-06 12:23:00
Democracy in Africa is under threat but emerging innovations improve accountability and participation.
Article 2024-09-09 12:03:00
Thoughts on the development of Citizen Directed Support in Wales and the connection between entitlements and community.
Article 2012-07-24 12:33:00
Rob Moriarty describes the benefits of using a personal health budget for himself and the merits of the system.
Story 2015-10-02 17:26:00
