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5 comment Making a visible difference; tunnel-vision commissioning

6 Letters Mixed emotions about supported employment; we need to target council
policy makers over reviews; thanks for a powerful voice
7 Welfare rights: reasonable adjustments The DWP has to make sure people with
disabilities who claim benefits can access services, says Charlie Callanan

8 Legal: married – but without the capacity to consent to sex? Belinda Schwehr
examines a court decision and its implications
No chickening out over a
stigmatising term, page 10
10 The real challenging behaviour The professionals don’t always know best, says Sam
Sly, who explains how a campaign against an unfair, stigmatising term is taking off

11 Passport to the polls People with learning disabilities are being supported to
exercise their fundamental right to vote in elections. Simon Jarrett reports
12 farewell, engine shed The Engine Shed was a social enterprise that trained young
people, helped them into work and broke down barriers. Marian Macdonald tells
its story
14 Professional creators Talented artists and performers are getting into mainstream
creative arts – and this type of work is not therapy. Gus Garside looks at successes
Getting to the polling
booth, page 11 and barriers
16 stars of the silver screen strike gold Oska Bright – the world’s biggest learning
disability film festival – breaks records as well as boundaries, says Lisa Wolfe

18 appearing on stage and screen Richard Hayhow discusses how theatre and TV are
portraying and changing perceptions of people with learning disabilities

20 stomp on the chemical cosh Thousands of people are taking psychotropic drugs that
they do not need. Seán Kelly talks to Anne Webster and Carl Shaw of STOMP, an
NHS england initiative to tackle this

No more work at the 22 Research: the experience of fathers Daryl Dugdale and Jon Symonds talk to fathers
Engine Shed, page 12 about fatherhood and their experiences of adult social care services

23 hear our voices Sara Pickard talks about why it’s positive to get involved in politics
and reports back on an international self-advocacy conference in Brussels
24 Endless victims of violence Press coverage often focuses on attacks and abuse.
Stories of success and everyday lives are needed to prevent a perception of
helplessness and dependency, says Shirley Durell
26 Whose world is it anyway? Where a system of ‘care’ can turn into ‘control’, does
inclusion mean people should fit into the world or the world should fit around
them? asks Simon Duffy
Breaking through in the
creative arts, page 14 27 Part of the community? Small homes allow people to be part of society. However,
staffing issues mean there is a real danger we may be recreating institutional ways,
fears Peter Rainford
28 dealing with death, bereavement and loss Death and bereavement are often taboo
subjects but everyone has the right to grieve. Sue Pemberton reports on a
conference that addressed these sensitive issues
30 TV: a sensitive portrayal of reality Tracey Harding enjoys a deftly written TV drama
series that depicts life for those who are different in a small town

31 The great american iQ panic of 1917 IQ testing caused widespread dismay when it
Film festival stars, suggested the US population was losing its intellectual powers. The consequences of
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this are still being felt, says Simon Jarrett
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