Knowledge & Practice Hub

Disability knowledge and practice hub

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Publication Date: 22 September 2016

Learning points

  • The seven stages of self-directed support.
  • Applying co-production and personalisation in practice.
  • Assessment approaches for supporting adults with autism.
  • How domestic abuse affects disabled people.

Practice guidance

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Self-directed support and personal budgets
Domestic abuse and disability: quick guide
Domestic abuse and learning disabilities: quick guide
Supporting adults with autism
Supporting adults with autism to participate in the justice system
Working with adults who are d/Deaf
Supporting parents who have physical impairments
Mate crime against adults with learning disabilities

Disability and the law

Law

The Care Act 2014
The Care Act 2014 and transition
The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
The Mental Capacity Act 2005
Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970
The Autism Act 2009

Findings from research

disability

Personalisation in adult social care
The health of people with learning disabilities
Autism: lessons from research
Co-production: lessons from research

Disability benefits

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Personal independence payment
Disability living allowance
Attendance allowance
Employment and support allowance

Good practice examples

Downs syndrome

A dedicated social work transitions team
Finding accommodation and support for people with learning disabilities or autism

Further information

Resources

Care Act: knowledge and practice hub
Mental capacity and deprivation of liberty: knowledge and practice hub
Autism: resources to support social care professionals and local authorities
Learning disabilities: resources to support social care professionals and local authorities
Occupational therapy: resources to support social care professionals and local authorities

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