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5 Comment Welfare turns into warfare against unlikely enemies of the state

6 Letters Emotional wellbeing and mental health needs are severely neglected;
Reading our son’s football article was thrilling for the whole family
7 Welfare rights: untangling carer’s allowance Carers face prosecution and having to
repay benefits. Charlie Callanan explains the complex rules around carer’s allowance

8 Legal: planning and purchasing – shifting the cost to the client Belinda Schwehr
calls out three common tricks being played on the local authority side
Jackie Downer MBE, a
lifetime advocate, page 12
10 Justice for parents and children Ali F Jabeen describes how the Elfrida Society’s
Parents Project supports people with learning disabilities to be successful parents
and makes some recommendations

12 a determined advocate Jackie Downer MBE, campaigner and advocate, talks to
Seán Kelly about her life supporting other people with learning disabilities

14 all together now A facility for adults and children with multisensory impairments
and complex needs welcomes the whole community, writes Rebecca Hodgson
16 music for all Everyone has music in them, and the Music Man Project is taking out
this message, staging concerts and offering lessons at home and abroad. Natalie
Learning for all at
TouchBase Pears, page 14 Bradford tunes up
18 Taking a real break A holiday can be an important part of feeling equal to others,
and accepted and valued in society – and offers great opportunities for friendship
and fun, says Amanda Topps
19 labels: a divisive power grab Why does terminology change – and who benefits
from this? According to Chris Goodey, it’s all about power and contempt, and he has
psychologists and intellectuals in his sights
20 Who decides how best to live? Commissioners appear to be wary of placing people
in Camphill communities. Andrew Plant asks whether ideological support for
Performance at the independent living is restricting choice of housing and if this is in people’s interests
Palladium, page 16
21 A look back at Transforming Care: too damn complex in practice The official line is
this programme been successful. Some may disagree, says Steph Thompson

22 Minimum income, major injustice A freeze in minimum income guarantee is hitting
those already at a disadvantage. Brian Collinge asks how this was allowed to happen
– and whether it could be challenged legally

23 Getting creative in commissioning Rose Trustam reports on the commissioners’
conference, where service integration and new models of service provision for an
uncertain future were discussed

How a holiday can make 24 Going local with inclusive communities Will adversity make us look at how we live
people feel valued, page 18 together and look after each other? asks Robin Jackson

26 Historic deaths, difficult questions Jan Walmsley and Pamela Dale ask if past
institutional deaths, often recorded as ‘natural’, can shed light on today’s tragedies
and the attitudes that can cause them

28 Telling it like it is A darkly comic drama about raising a child with a learning disability
is an honest, refreshing alternative to the usual family schmaltz, says Tracey Harding

29 Asperger’s Nazi past Michael Baron reviews a study that concludes Hans Asperger
assisted in the Nazi euthanasia programme
Difficult questions over 30 ‘Three generations of imbeciles are enough …’ Simon Jarrett reports on how a
historic deaths, page 26
judge’s decision led to tens of thousands of people being surgically sterilised
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