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A parents’ guide to direct payments in Scotland 2007 — Direct payments should give you more control over how your child’s needs are met but it also involves more responsibility for you. This guide explains how to go about getting direct payments and how they work in practice.
Identifying and supporting prisoners with learning difficulties and learning disabilities: the views of prison staff in Scotland 2007 — No One Knows is a UK-wide programme developed and directed by the Prison Reform Trust, that aims to effect change by exploring and publicising the experiences of people with learning difficulties and learning disabilities who come into contact with the criminal justice system.
Manifesto for Inclusion Written by disabled people 2007 — This valuable document is a guide for policy makers that provides an insight into the hopes and aspirations of disabled people for a truly inclusive lifestyle. See http://www.inclusionscotland.org/index.asp
Missed Out, Missing Out Adults with Learning Disabilities who live in the family home and their right to recognition and resources 2008 — This report demonstrates that age is not the only issue driving inequalities of opportunity and choice for adults with learning disabilities in Scotland. Where and with whom an adult with a learning disability lives are also key determinants of opportunity, choice and service availability. Adults with learning disabilities who live in the family home are missed out and missing out.
Network 1000: Scotland A report on the opinions and circumstances of blind and partially sighted people in Scotland 2008 — This report presents findings from 165 telephone interviews with people registered blind and partially sighted living in Scotland. This forms part of a larger nationwide study of blind and partially sighted people across Great Britain, carried out between spring 2005 and spring 2006.
PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN SCOTLAND 2004 — It is explicitly unlawful in Scotland to discriminate against a person on the basis of their disabilities; reasonable adjustments must be made so that services are accessible3. However, in addition to experiencing exclusion, people with learning disabilities experience both overt and more subtle forms of discrimination in NHS Scotland. This cannot continue to be tolerated. • The Health Needs Assessment developed 25 recommendations to improve health for people with learning disabilities, and reduce inequality.
Resources on commissioning for people with learning disabilities — includes a 2011 report from Joseph Rowntree on older people and commissioning.
THE EDINBURGH MILESTONES SOCIAL JUSTICE REPORT AND ACTION PLAN EDINBURGH 2000-2003 — This Social Justice Report and Action Plan establishes a new performance framework for the Edinburgh partners involved in the battle against social exclusion in Edinburgh. It sets out the partners’ approach and hard commitments to inclusion programmes in Edinburgh over the period 2000-2003 and sets a standard against which progress and results will be measured on an annual basis from now on.
The keys to life - Improving Quality of Life for People with Learning Disabilities 2013 — The new learning disability strategy in Scotland, following on from, and building on the principles and successes of The same as you?, the original review of service for people with a learning disability, published in 2000.
The same as you? A review of services for people with learning disabilities 2000 — 'The same as you?' was written by the Scottish Government in 2000. It looked at services for people with learning disabilities and people on the autism spectrum and made a list of 29 things that should be done to make the lives of people with learning disabilities better.
The Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability — SCLD is a consortium of partner organisations who work together to encourage best practice in the support of people with learning disabilities through training, information, research and public education.