Events: Thu 15 Oct 2015 - Ideas for Self Directing Supports

Setting risk against rights

A discussion on the morality involved in the individual rights of people living in institutions. Issues covered include when staff should intervene and when they shouldn't and how to protect the individual's rights as if they were one's own.

V.I.A. Investigates - how well services respond

This is a two-part report: Andrew Holman reports on recent developments in the London borough of Southwark whereby people who formerly lived in institutions are being rehoused in the community. It is therefore an evaluation of the individualised approach.

10368 The choice between a real home and a program

A short concise article which addresses the common deficiencies of organised residential accommodation. The author argues that such accommodation is missing the qualities which make a living environment a home.

Private versus public responsibility for services - the implications of individualised funding schemes

A critique of the individualised funding schemes produced as a result of a project to pilot a locally based service brokerage scheme.

A triple (dis)advantage: Women with disabilities from non English speaking backgrounds

A report on the findings of a consultancy project carried out by the author for the National Women's Consultative Council on the experiences of women with disabilities from non English speaking backgrounds (NESB).

Including a child with Down Syndrome in your group: Guidelines for preschool teachers and childcare workers

"Children with Down Syndrome are like all children in their need to make friends, to explore their environments, to gain confidence and self esteem, and to learn. . .

Action for Inclusion: How to Improve Schools by Welcoming Children with Special Needs into Regular Classrooms

"Everyone in an inclusive school plays an important part because everyone from the custodian to the librarian can offer a welcome and everyone from the school board member to the parent of a kindergartner can expect, assist and celebrate inclusion.

Choosing Options and Accommodations for Children: A Guide to Planning Inclusive Education

This manual aims to enable educational teams to move beyond the philosophy of inclusion and into a practical assessment and planning process.

Fathers of Children with Special Needs: New Horizons

"This document celebrates fatherhood and is a tribute to those fathers who have given so much to their children with special needs.

The Inclusion Papers: Strategies to Make Inclusion Work

"The basic premise of the book is that there is a growing recognition of and respect for social justice, equal rights, acceptance, belonging and inclusion.

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