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A better you – In this issue

and calls for a

better society Update

6 News of our sponsors,
Meader’s view cartoon,
ew year is when we think of new what’s on our radar,
news bites
beginnings and fresh challenges, so we
reflect both in Community Living as Best friends Olly and Natty entertain
2023 starts. and care about each other, page 16
New columnist and parent campaigner Regulars
Ian Goldsworthy writes with brutal honesty
Nabout why society should be more 7 Benefits A light-touch 12 Getting fit How to make
understanding of people with profound disabilities (page 19). review for personal physical activity open to all,
Writer Mary O’Hara is another new contributor, and offers a independence payments and a call to sports clubs
blistering take on why the government cannot ignore the rising
costs of living for the learning disability community (page 10). 13 Learning how to work
Mindful of the traditional focus on fitness and jobs as 8 Legal Good social and legal Supported internships for
another year begins, we explore how physical activity can be work helps people to stay young adults
in their homes
inclusive and how supported internships can help people stay
in work (pages 12 and 13).
22 Research What helps 14 Let’s talk about love and
people belong and the part sex Addressing support for
siblings play in this intimate relationships
For many people, their ‘home’ is an
institution in all but name. What do we really 15 The best of friends Fun
mean when we describe the need for 28 Arts and culture: TV and friendship with Natty
Married life for a couple
people to live in an ‘ordinary home’? with Down syndrome and Olly

16 Cover story: a day in the
29 Arts and culture: books
The autobiography of a man life Christian Raphael likes
Valentine’s Day is on the horizon so, with thoughts turning with learning disabilities music and going to the pub
to love, we feature a project to help staff enable people to and a parent’s memoir
develop intimate relationships (page 14). And blogger Hayley 18 Expert crafters Wonderful
Goleniowska gives us a warm glimpse into the friendship (and wool, creative carpentry
fun) between her daughter Natty and Olly (page 15). 30 History Jack London’s and cakes
We highlight how black British people are under‐represented first-person story of an
in learning disability history with actor and campaigner Paul institution resident
Christian (page 24). With a similar focus on invisible groups, 20 A new source of homes is
Seán Kelly discovers how much Christian Raphael, who has sought Finance and
complex needs, is getting out after Covid (page 16). flexibility are needed
Talking points
Out and about 11 Ian Goldsworthy The 24 A light on black history
Cover image: Seán Kelly; contents image: Hayley Goleniowska in all but name. She asks what we really mean when we describe 23 Jan Walmsley Who 26 The true meaning of home
The pandemic undermined community connections, but Lucy
Black British people are
toughest and the best
Series explores a problem that exists before you even set foot
under‐represented in
thing in my life
outside your front door. For many, their “home” is an institution
learning disability history
the need for people to live in an “ordinary home” (page 26).
really benefits from
One answer might lie in words from creative arts charity
Homes in the community
contraception?
Garvald (page 18). Anyone, it states, “will blossom if they feel
can, in reality, be mini
valued and part of a community where they are recognised for
institutions
who they are and not diminished by labels”.
Features
Perhaps care providers who limit residents’ lives could
consider this as a new year’s resolution.

10 Cuts are a choice, not a
Saba Salman
long-term financial fix
Editor
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