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Enabling community integration : the role of public authorities in promoting `an ordinary life' for people with learning disabilities in the 1990s

Author:

Beardshaw, Virginia, King's Fund College (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Towell, David

Publication date:

1991

Abstract:

This publication is intended for senior managers and members of health and local authorities who are grappling with the challenges posed by the NHS and community care reforms to services for people with learning disabilities. Its subject is the ways in which public authorities can stimulate large scale change in ...
Developing community-based residential services for people with mental handicap : a review of recent British initiatives based upon the principles of "An ordinary life"

Author:

King's Fund Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Towell, David

Publication date:

1984

Abstract:

This is a review of recent British initiatives based upon the principles of "An ordinary life", for both children and adults with learning difficulties. Key issues discussed include establishing commitment to basic principles, planning comprehensive services, acquiring appropriate housing, financing and staffing the residential service, operational policies and management, staff ...