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<p>Earlier this year Inclusion Europe hosted a policy conference in Prague that high
<p>We seem to have statistics for everything these days, from the prevalence of coro
<p>Disabled people who are lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) are far more likely to ha
<p>Friendships are important to most people, including those with a learning disabil
<p>When Sheffield Citizen Advocacy first began in 1984, the interests of those peopl
<p>Since the inception of community care for people with learning disabilities in th
<p>The services provided for people with learning disability have changed considerab
<p>Growing numbers of people with learning disabilities are now choosing to live an
<p>We help to run a staff education programme for the management of violence and agg
<p>It is widely recognised that many individuals with learning disabilities have add
<p>Current evidence suggests that the overall level of health care for people with l
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he way we view a person and his or her behaviour is linked to our underlying assumptions a
<p>A new report published by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (FPLD) exposes many of the weaknesses in the provision of emotional and practical support for parents whose children have learning disabilities.</p>
<p>Homophobia, according to Sprecher and McKinney (1993) in Williamson (2000), involves ‘negative and/or fearful attitudes about homosexuals or homosexuality’. Other authors have given similar definitions.
<p>Possibly the most significant challenges facing professionals today is the need to move from the ‘professional gift model’ as the basis underpinning the way we work with people who have a learning disability, to operating within a clear ‘citizenship model’.
<p>The implementation of clinical governance brought witl it a statutory duty for NHS trusts to ensure the level of clinical services they deliver to patients and clients is satisfactory, consistent and responsive (Swage 2000).
<p>Ethnic minorities represent a significant part of the British population; the most recent census showed that minority ethnic communities form nine per cent of the general population of England and up to 48 per cent in some areas of the country (Office of National Statistics 2004).
<p>Person centred planning (PCP) has gained momentum in English learning disability services in recent years, following the release of the Valuing People White Paper and its associated targets (Department of Health (DH) 2001). People need appropriate training to deliver PCP.
