This book provides a unique insight into the challenges faced by people with learning disabilities trying to access mainstream health and social services and by the professionals who are trying to provide them. The combination of professional perspectives and viewpoints of people with learning disabilities themselves creates an authoritative explanation of why this group of people face the barriers they do. The contributors critique these barriers and also offer potential solutions to overcoming them.
1. Front Matter - p. v 2. Chapter 1 One story - p. xiv 3. Chapter 2 A review and critique - p. 4 4. Chapter 3 The legacy of ‘Valuing People’ in England - p. 18 5. Chapter 4 Policy in Scotland: Implementing ‘The same as you?’ - p. 29 6. Chapter 5 Will ‘Equal Lives’ be achieved in Northern Ireland? - p. 42 7. Chapter 6 Intellectual disabilities with mental health problems - p. 58 8. Chapter 7 Let's be patient: Hospital admissions - p. 69 9. Chapter 8 Primary care and intellectual disability - p. 85 10. Chapter 9 Looks like leisure? - p. 100 11. Chapter 10 Getting into employment - p. 112 12. Chapter 11 Accessing further education - p. 121 13. Chapter 12 Getting equal housing - p. 133 14. Chapter 13 Ethnicity and intellectual disability - p. 147 15. Chapter 14 Service users' involvement in higher education - p. 165 16. Chapter 15 Communication - p. 174
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This book provides a unique insight into the challenges faced by people with learning disabilities trying to access mainstream health and social services and by the professionals who are trying to provide them. The combination of professional perspectives and viewpoints of people with learning disabilities themselves creates an authoritative explanation of why this group of people face the barriers they do. The contributors critique these barriers and also offer potential solutions to overcoming them.
1. Front Matter - p. v 2. Chapter 1 One story - p. xiv 3. Chapter 2 A review and critique - p. 4 4. Chapter 3 The legacy of ‘Valuing People’ in England - p. 18 5. Chapter 4 Policy in Scotland: Implementing ‘The same as you?’ - p. 29 6. Chapter 5 Will ‘Equal Lives’ be achieved in Northern Ireland? - p. 42 7. Chapter 6 Intellectual disabilities with mental health problems - p. 58 8. Chapter 7 Let's be patient: Hospital admissions - p. 69 9. Chapter 8 Primary care and intellectual disability - p. 85 10. Chapter 9 Looks like leisure? - p. 100 11. Chapter 10 Getting into employment - p. 112 12. Chapter 11 Accessing further education - p. 121 13. Chapter 12 Getting equal housing - p. 133 14. Chapter 13 Ethnicity and intellectual disability - p. 147 15. Chapter 14 Service users' involvement in higher education - p. 165 16. Chapter 15 Communication - p. 174
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