... for more exploration in respect of adults and across the lifespan (Windle, 2011). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Adult safeguarding Intellectual disability Learning difficulties Participation Inclusion Resilience Adults Disabilities Learning disabilities Social inclusion...

...John Pring In 1994, a leaked council report revealed that, for more than ten years, Gordon Rowe, a former social worker, had been beating, raping and ill‐treating the adults with learning difficulties who lived in the residential homes run by his company, Longcare. This paper describes the effect...

...John Pring In 1994, a leaked Buckinghamshire County Council report revealed that, for more than 10 years, former social worker Gordon Rowe had been beating, raping and neglecting the adults with learning difficulties who lived in the residential homes run by his company, Longcare. This paper...

...Rita Hirani Powerhouse is unique in that it is the UK's first and only safe house for abused women with learning difficulties. It was originally formed so that women with learning difficulties at risk of being abused could access a safe and supportive place to stay. This was the Powerhouse refuge...