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Useful Reading |
A selection of recent reports available to download directly
from this website (for help with downloading files in PDF
format please see right). |
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Care
Home Standards
The Commission for Social Care's Care Home Standards. |
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Domiciliary
Care Standards
The Commission for Social Care's National Minimum Standards. |
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Housing
Corporation - Charter for Housing Association Applicants and
Tenants
A charter produced by the Housing Corporation. |
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Housing
Associations and Managing Agents
Performance assessment framework for Housing Associations
working with managing agents. Produced by the Housing Corporation. |
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Independence,
Well Being and Choice
The Department of Health's vision for the future of social
care for adults in England. |
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Improving
the Life Chances of Disabled People
A Government report that proposes an ambitious vision for
improving the life chances of disabled people.
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National
Statistics: Adults with Learning Difficulties in England 2003/4
A statistical report. |
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National
Housing Federation: Level Threshold
A booklet produced by the National Housing Federation. |
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People
with Learning Disabilities in England
A report commissioned by Mencap and published by the
Centre for Disability on the number of people with a learning
disability in England. |
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Transformation
of the Personal Capability Assessment
A report on the personal capability assessment, the process
used to assess individuals' eligibility for incapacity benefits.
As part of welfare reform proposals, the assessment has been
reviewed to better assess capability and an individuals' needs. |
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| Valuing
People: The Story So Far
A review of Valuing People. An Appendix
to the report is also available to download. |
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Real Lives |
The following are real life stories about people who are
living in housing options of their choice.
Christopher's
Story
Mark's
Story
Rajinder's
Story |
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Community Connecting Articles |
Maurice Harker, Housing Options lead advisor,
has written the following articles for Community
Connecting - a new magazine for everyone with an
interest in Learning Disability.
Community Connecting Issue 9: Housing
and Valuing People Now
Community Connecting Issue 8: Staying
Out of the Mainstream
Community Connecting Issue 7: The
Whacky World of Housing
Community Connecting Issue 6: Having
a Home of Your Own
Community Connecting Issue 5: 8
Ways to Get a House |
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Gadgets, Gizmos and Gaining Independence |
The report, Gadgets, Gizmos and Gaining Independence,
is the outcome of a two-year research project funded by the
Department of Health and conducted by the Housing
and Support Partnership on behalf of Advance
Housing Association.
The Executive Summary of the report is now available to dowload
on this website -
Gadgets,
Gizmos and Gaining Independence - Assistive Technology and
People with Learning Disabilities (Executive Summary)
The full report, priced £20, is available from Advance.
Download the order form for the full report of Gadgets,
Gizmos and Gaining Independence here.
The following presentations can also be viewed -
Changing
Lives with Assistive Technology
Gadgets,
Gizmos and Gaining Independence |
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Easy Read Tenancy and Support Agreements |
The National Housing Federation have published Easy-Read
Tenancy and Support Agreements.
Key features include -
- simple and easy to read language
- key areas clearly highlighted
- accompanying CDRom
Full
Details |
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Briefings |
Housing Options Briefings -
Ordinary
Residence and a Choice of Where You Live
Housing
on the Health and Social Care Agenda |
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