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Making direct payments work: Identifying and overcoming barriers to implementation
This is a report that explores the barriers and successes in the delivery of Direct Payments, based on a project that was conducted in the north east of England. The report was writen by Frances Hasler with Angela Stewart and published in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
The price for this report is £11.95 plus £4.95 p&p. You can order Making direct payments work: Identifying and overcoming barriers to implementation from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation website, or you can contact:
The Ironworks, Cheapside, Brighton BN1 4GDTel: 0870 1613505
Choice and Control: Decision-Making and People with Learning Difficulties
This discussion paper aims to provoke and expand a debate about supported decision-making and representation in the lives of people with learning difficulties. The current legal context is explained, legal and practical dilemmas are discussed, and a new system of representative decision-making is proposed.
This paper costs £5, available from Values Into Action (VIA).
Find out how to order from VIACertainties Without Centres: Day Services for People Who Have Learning Difficulties
This paper describes how attempts to replace traditional day centres with meaningful, community based activities for people with learning difficulties have not met with widespread success. In asking why, this paper provides some disturbing answers.
This paper costs £5, available from Values Into Action (VIA).
Find out how to order from VIA