Institutions of the Mind

October 17, 2008 · Filed Under Viewpoint · View Comments 

Professionals of my vintage – my career started in the Beatles’ era – have lived and worked through some revolutionary changes in the lives of people with learning disabilities. We have gone a long way towards the abolition of isolated and isolating ‘institutional’ provision. We are all person centred. We protect peoples’ rights and safeguard them. We ensure that they have a voice in their own affairs and in the nature of services provided to them. We are in the process of enabling them to self-direct and organise their own support arrangements. We are all committed to the their entitlement to pursue ordinary lives. Read more

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A call to arms – only we can choose

October 17, 2008 · Filed Under Viewpoint · View Comments 

Surely I cannot be the only community activist to see what’s happening? In fact I know I’m not. So why, oh why, is there so little fuss about it?

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