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Improving Person Centred Technology for disabled people in Europe
ImPaCT in Europe is a European project exploring how Assistive Technology, used in a person-centred way, can benefit people with disabilities. The three year project, which Learning Disability Wales worked on alongside eight other disability organisations from around Europe, is now coming to a close. Steve Barnard from Hft, one of the project partners, reports on its aims and achievements.. Issue 101 - Winter 2011
Working with people with a learning disability who break the law
Rachael Lofthouse is a PhD student at the School of Psychology, Bangor University. She has been looking into why people with a learning disability offend and how best to work with people to manage offending behaviour. Issue 101 - Winter 2011
Easy Health Wales
Peter Jones and Sam Williams, working on the 'Accessible Information Project', report on the development of a new easy read health care information website. Issue 101 - Winter 2011
100 and counting
Jim Crowe was Director of SCOVO (now Learning Disability Wales) when issue No1 was published. 100 issues later Jim reflects on the gains and losses made and the challenges for the future. Issue 100 - Summer/Autumn 2011
A message from the future
It's 2036 and Learning Disability Wales is busy preparing the 200th edition of Llais. Technology has moved on so fast that they have been able to send an article back in time to appear in the 100th edition. It's full of good news, and messages about what needs to happen to make it come true... Issue 100 - Summer/Autumn 2011
From institutionalisation to freedom...my story
Peter Gauterin, aged 56 years, from Wrexham would like to share his story. Institutionalised from the age of 4 years, he tells a painful story of being moved around, being abused, being locked up to finally becoming free. He has lived in the community now for 30 years. This is Peter's story, told through an interview with Karen Warner, Information Services Manager, Learning Disability Wales. Issue 100 - Summer/Autumn 2011
When did I become a Wheely Bin?
Chris Bennett CEO of Perthyn offers a providers perspective of the changes in service since the publication of Llais number 1. Issue 100 - Summer/Autumn 2011
Reflecting on research since 1987
Professor David Felc, from the Welsh Centre for Learning Disabilities, Cardiff University, provides an overview of what research tells us about the gains made since 1987 and the lessons we need to learn.
Let Wolf rest in peace, yet continue to howl
Kristjana Kristiansen is a Professor in social sciences at the University of Trondheim, Norway. She has worked alongside Wolf since the early 1970s and has led SRV, Social Role Valorization learning events, including PASS workshops throughout Europe and the USA. Kristjana shares her recollections, and those of colleagues, of Wolf Wolfenberger's life and work. Issue 99 - Spring 2011
It's Not Easy Being Me
Stella Hofer is 19 and was diagnosed with with Mosaic Down Syndrome (MDS), a lifelong condition at around four years old. Making friends and maintaining relationships isn't easy. Stella shares her thoughts with us. Stella will be using her creative writing skills to regularly report on news and write articles for Llais. Issue 99 - Spring 2011
All the Juicy Bits!
Sex and relationships are important issues for all young people. Being able to get hold of informative and accessible information leads to informed decision making. Having realised that information on sex and relationships is not available in accessible formats for young people with a learning disability Cardiff People first set about writing their own information booklet. Zoe Brock and Davida Hewlett tell us more. Issue 99 - Spring 2011
Disability Hate Crime... raising awareness, good practice and next steps in Wales
Karen Warner, Learning Disability Wales, looks at the need to raise awareness of people with learning disabilities on recognising disability hate crime and being able to report it. Issue 98 - Winter 2011
From 'Them and Us' to 'I and We'
Introducing Citizen Directed Support and why we might not get through the next 4 years together without it! Rick Wilson discusses the arrival of the Wales Alliance for Citizen Directed Support and explores why building person centred services together with the people that use them, their families, friends and the wider community is the only way we will successfully get through the major cuts that face our services. Issue 98 - Winter 2011
Borderline Learning Difficulties and the Impact On 16-19 Year Olds
A growing group of people who do not ‘fit’ the ‘Learning Disability’ criteria are being failed by current contracting and funding arrangements leading to increased social exclusion writes Barry Shiers MBE. Issue 97 - Autumn 2010
Get Behind the Manifesto!
All Wales People First are updating their Manifesto in preparation for the National Assembly for Wales election in May 2011. Yvonne Boxall, advisor, reports and suggests how people can support them. Issue 97 - Autumn 2010
Able Radio
Rob Symons of Links-Wales describes the journey from vision to reality of the UK’s (and maybe the world’s) first disability focussed radio station. Issue 96 - Summer 2010
One Stop Many Shops
What is the state of legal advice and information for disabled people in Wales? Christine Goodall, National Development Co-ordinator of the Disability Law Service summarises the findings of their recent research project. Issue 96 - Summer 2010
Fit for purpose? Mental Health Services in Wales for young people with learning disabilities
Children and adolescents who have mental health problems receive services from Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), while those who are older than 18 fall under the provision of Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS). How effectively both services link with each other varies widely across Wales. Axel Kaehne, explains how research by Cardiff University, School of Medicine charted the problems that occur as young people move from one service to another. Issue 96 - Summer 2010
Transition partnerships and protocols - do they help planning transition for young people?
Axel Kaehne, Cardiff University and Mary Clare O’Connell, University of Wales Newport conducted a study to ascertain whether or not local authorities in Wales actually had protocols in place and how they may have assisted in co-operating on a multi-agency level. This is what they found. Issue 95 - Spring 2010
Accommodation in CRISIS?
Record numbers of people with learning disabilities will be in need of accommodation over the next few years at a time when mainstream funding is drying up. Ansley Workman of First Choice Housing Association outlines what needs to be done to face this challenge. Issue 95 - Spring 2010
Alan Duncan 1955 - 2009 - 'Pioneer'
Alan Duncan passed away recently. A sad event for those who knew him of course, but why should anyone else be interested? Well, not many people know that Alan was a member of a small group of pioneers who, in 1974, led the way from the institution to the community. Alan’s story is the story of the development of community care, and Alan’s life contains valuable lessons that we forget at our peril........ "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana, The Life of Reason, Volume 1, 1905. Issue 94 - Winter 2009/10
The Changing Face of Advocacy
Jane Lane, Director of Advocacy Matters (Wales) describes the way in which her organisation has had to change and develop since its inception. Issue 94 - Winter 2009/10
Your Pets Warehouse
Kate Wood describes the creation and development of Your Pets Warehouse, a social firm committed to creating employment and training opportunities for people who are furthest from the labour market. Issue 94 - Winter 2009/10
Rising to the Challenge
The number of private sector Learning Disability Hospitals has grown significantly over the last few years. Adrian Roper argues that the recently amended (13th July 2009) 2002 Regulations for Private Hospitals (Wales) and the proposed consultation on new statutory guidance to replace the Welsh Office Circular 1/91 gives us hope to change this situation … If we are willing to 'Rise to the Challenge' that is.
Issue 93 - Autumn 2009
Early Support in Wales
Improving service delivery for young disabled children and their families: Kim Bevan describes how Early Support in Wales aims to improve the lives of young disabled children and their families. Issue 93 - Autumn 2009
Where is I.T. A.T.?
Technology should help us not confuse us. New technologies appear every day and it is easy to get lost in all the terminology and devices. Is it a boon or a curse? Kai Jones, Information Officer with Learning Disability Wales, sheds some light on the subject. Issue 93 - Autumn 2009
'Out Of Africa'
Michael Gallagher, a young man from Ynys Mon with learning disabilities has just spent a month volunteering in Lesotho. The opportunity came about through Mencap Cymru. Simon Stranks from Mencap Cymru supported Mike on the trip. Issue 92 - Summer 2009
Becoming an adult - who makes the decisions when you can't?
Sol Jorgensen chose to become a 'Deputy' for her son who lacks capacity to consent. Helen Morris from the Friendly Trust explains how to become a Deputy and what it entails and explains that there are other options. Issue 92 - Summer 2009
Hidden Lives - Putting our generation on the table. Unity.
Hidden Lives is a powerful thought provoking documentary about people with learning disabilities from Black and Ethnic Minority communities. The film was produced as a partnership project between Cardiff People First and Newport People First. It was directed by award winning film Company Rice N Peas Films and funded by Equality and Human Rights Commission. Karen Warner, from Learning Disability Wales met a couple of the members of the group and the project workers to talk about the project. Issue 92 - Summer 2009
People with a learning disability as home owners
Ansley Workman, Chief Executive of First Choice Housing Association, explains the work going on in Wales to provide home ownership options for people with learning disabilities. Llais 90 - Winter 2008/09
