...Adam Clifford; Rachel Fyson Purpose Health and social care policy in England is committed to reducing psychiatric inpatient numbers for people with intellectual disabilities ( ID ) and/or autism but is making mixed progress. This study, a preliminary study, aims to explore the extent to which...

... with and/or for people with intellectual disability. It provides perspectives on aspects of stakeholder experience that warrant further consideration and research. Learning disabilities Policy Challenging behaviour Medication Mental health problems Deprescribing There is a large body of literature, dating...

...Dhammika (Dave) Guruge Purpose This study aims to evaluate employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities in publicly traded companies in New Zealand. Design/methodology/approach The diversity and inclusion (DI) policies of 163 publicly traded companies listed on the New...

... be contacted at: b.challis@mmu.ac.uk © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only SEN Multi-sensory environments (MSEs) Mixed methods Policy It is now over 30 years since Hulsegge and Verheul (1988) pioneered the idea of direct sensory...

...Christopher Goodey Purpose This paper aims to look forward to the next generation of policymaking on learning disability and recommends a unitary strategy covering all phases of life including childhood. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, the author addresses the policy gap between...

...-restricting measures, thus evidencing a considerable degree of ambiguity on the subject. The same is true if we compare policies and legislation in different countries. While some countries apply a very narrow definition – covering only physical restraint, seclusion and medication affecting a client’s...

... rights only Policy Health inequalities Depression Implementation Intellectual disability Psycho social interventions In the trial, behavioural activation was compared with a guided self-help intervention because the funder asked for an active control to be used. This was a psycho...

... 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Relationships Policy Community Care policies such as The NHS and Community Care Act (1990) and Valuing People A new strategy for learning disability for the 21st century (Department of Health, 2001), aimed to create ways...

... to them. Originality/value This is a personal perspective, backed by experience, on a current policy development that is of international interest. My list for Australia (outlined above) could be seen as a response to the free market economics drift of English personalisation. Such a drift has had...

... of restrictions, reasonable adjustments and policy issues relevant to treating this complex client group. Three weeks later, John boarded a plane and went on holiday. He had sobered up enough to board the flight, though was still drinking heavily. We were alarmed; John’s holidays were risky and often resulted...

... support and examines what supported living might enable services to achieve. Findings The paper concludes that the nature of economic policy and professional practice, alike, have implications for the quality of home life enjoyed by adults with learning disabilities; and that the interplay between...

.../approach The policy context in relation to people with learning disabilities in Scotland is reviewed, alongside an update about a current Scottish Government project focussed on understanding and addressing the issue of people with learning disabilities whose discharge from hospital is delayed...

...Georgina Watts Purpose The need for advocacy for autistic adults is emphasised in many government policy and good practice guidelines. The purpose of this paper is to investigate legislation and policy relevant to advocacy for autistic adults in England and explore whether this translates...

...” where it finds no evidence/negative evidence for some interventions. Glynis Murphy can be contacted at: g.h.murphy@kent.ac.uk © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Learning disabilities Intellectual disability Policy Challenging...

... Similar policy ambitions across the four parts of the UK have resulted (with the exception of Northern Ireland) in similar trends in access to day services and home care. Originality/value This paper is a first attempt to compare national social care statistics concerning day services and home care...

... around transition and early intervention. Risk factors are not linked to clear recommendations for early identification and prevention. For families, additional work is needed to highlight where these guidelines fit with related national law and policies. Families also need to see how the guidelines can...

... in the scale of their specialist inpatient services for people with learning disabilities. With the exception of Northern Ireland, which may still be in the last stages of completing a “regular” deinstitutionalisation programme, strong policy prescriptions for substantial reductions in specialist inpatient...

... – The commentary uses the wider literature on social inclusion as well as narrative from current policy in England on the development of “Transforming Care Partnerships” to explore some of the issues raised by the research. Findings – The conclusion is that physical integration is only the starting point...

...Stephen Beyer Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on Rebecca Monteleone’s paper “Employment for all: United States Disability Policy” and provides a commentary on its implications for the UK. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is to provide a comparison...

...Rebecca Monteleone Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of policy regarding employment for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) in the USA. Drawing from recent data, it assesses the impact of policy on current employment services and rates of employment...