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IN THIS ISSUE COMMENT
4 News Sleep-in row – a temporary pause; Keeping people in ATUs is a profitable business;
Families not consulted about a decision to move people from Caldestones to
Ashworth Hospital site
5 Welcome to the Westminster Society, our new sponsor
5 Frank and the Lidl Job Snob incident
A working life
with autism, 6 Letters When families work together commissioners become redundant;
page 10 What’s happened to the great expectations of Valuing People?
7 Benefits Will Universal Credit work for people with learning disabilities?
asks Charlie Callanan
8 Social Care Law Belinda Schwehr considers what effect the Liberty Protection Safeguards
will have for people with learning disabilities, particularly those in ATUs
10 A working life with autism Talented artist and designer David Braunsberg, diagnosed as
severely autistic aged four, describes the part that work has played in his life
12 Employment, community... and cake? Richard Lamplough says getting the job-fit right is
A little craft goes about the simple things – neighbourliness, listening, coffee... and cake
a long way
page 16 14 The SEARCH is on – no ifs, no buts, real jobs for real pay In six large London NHS hospitals a
quiet but remarkable revolution is taking place. Simon Jarrett visits supported employment
providers in a Project SEARCH programme at the Royal London Hospital
16 A little craft goes a long way Simon Jarrett visits Bead Sew Crafty, a social enterprise that
grew from the closure of day centres
17 Viewpoint Why work matters
Sara Pickard explains why having a job is about more than money
18 What can be achieved when people are seen as active citizens
It might not always be about getting into full-time paid employment. Sometimes it’s about
What can be achieved following your passion with those who share it. Helen Allen and Mark Finch explain
when people are seen as
active citizens, page 18 19 “The good, the bad and the ugly – my experience of conference work”
Vicky Green describes the very public role she had to take on, including presenting at
conferences, when she became a research associate in an inclusive history project
20 Will Supported Employment be the radical transformation we hoped for?
Julie Ridley asks how successful Supported Employment has been in increasing
opportunities for real paid jobs
21 Viewpoint Is work all it’s cracked up to be?
As the campaign to ensure people with learning disabilities gain fair access to the workplace
steps up, Simon Duffy sounds a note of caution
Why work matters
to Sara Pickard, 22 Research – barriers to relationships
Supporting people can present a challenge to staff but trained staff can help people overcome
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the barriers Dr Claire Bates reports
23 Book review
What happens when life doesn’t deliver quite what you were expecting?
24 The commitment of individuals made Learning Disability Week a success
Rosemary Trustam rounds up the reports from around the country
26 Interview John O’Brien: consultant, advisor, teacher, guide – or even a guru?
Seán Kelly finds out how John O’Brien describes himself, and why
Jack helps to make
LD Week a success, 28 Film & TV From Casualty to Sanctuary
page 24 Tracey Harding is relieved to find a summer of good offerings
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