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5 comment Exclusion for eternity; having a good life – without professionals

6 Letters People earn more from work than money; beware the mini institutions

7 welfare rights: assessments A parliamentary inquiry into assessments for disability
benefits had some shocking findings. Charlie Callanan offers some advice

8 Legal: big issues for legal advice. Part 1: due process Belinda Schwehr discusses
troubling, common issues in health and social care law and practice
Ray James focuses on
community life, page 10 10 a shared road to an ordinary life Far from the often dull safety of mainstream
services, Shared Lives offers a radical approach to achieving a normal life and
overcoming limited expectations, says Anna mcewen

12 “Better lives and not in hospitals” Ray James, the first ever national director for
learning disability at NHS England, talks exclusively to Seán Kelly about his vision
with a community focus

14 Get creative with commissioning Forget “basic needs” – bold approaches in the face
of cuts are the only way to provide sustainable services, argues Mark Stables.
16 Ignored and forgotten – in death as in life? Developers plan to build on the
neglected burial site of 1,200 women, men and children who lived, worked and died
Get creative with
commissioning, page 11 in a long-stay institution. Nigel Ingham reports on the Calderstones scandal
18 Madhouse! The institution returns An immersive performance raises uncomfortable
questions over the status of people with learning disabilities in society. Have dated
attitudes really been consigned to history? asks Seán Kelly
19 Get out, get friends, get a life everyone needs meaningful relationships, including
those with severe learning disabilities. Sue Deeley and Julie Smith tell the stories of
two people supported by Getta Life
20 research: can adapted psychological therapies help with depression and improve
quality of life? Chris Hatton and Andrew Jahoda discuss the effects of therapies and
Hospital cemetery whether they should be offered to people with learning disabilities
deserves respect, page 16
21 Institutional life opened up David O’Driscoll visits an exhibition on the stories and
legacies of two long-stay institutions

22 Never the twain should meet Combining health and social care makes sense on the
surface but will not tackle underlying problems, argues Robin Jackson

24 conference highlights Rose Trustam reports on Community Living’s law seminar, and
North West Regional Self-Advocates and Advocacy Focus events; Jo Clare sees
whether Learning Disability england lives up to its promises at its first conference

26 the shrinking of local advocacy Large organisations are sweeping up tenders to
Making friends with provide advocacy services across the country, which is threatening grassroots
Getta Life, page 19 projects that have grown to meet the needs of communities, fears Peter Dawson

27 Show starters What should we be fighting for? Jan Walmsley finds some inspired
answers through creative, unconventional performances in mainstream arenas

28 a place staked in history The history of all kinds of people with learning disabilities
in different circumstances is being brought to life in an online archive, say Liz Tilley
and vicky Green; disability heritage is backed by the lottery, says Liz ellis

30 From stage and screen to soap opera Tracey Harding gives a round-up of the
highlights and things to watch out for in the world of performance
Exhibition on institutional 31 darwin’s “idiots” and other animals Why were the so-called “idiots” of victorian
life reviewed, page 21
britain so important to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution? asks Simon Jarrett
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