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You can download some of the titles on the website. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don’t have it on your computer download it here. 

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 If you wish to order any of the titles please download the order form. Permission to photocopy part or all of Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability documents is granted on the condition that the copies are not sold or used for profit.

We also have learning resources in the Training page.

Find out about new resources and reports from the consultancy team.

How is it going? A survey of what matters most to people with learning disabilities in Scotland today ( L Curtice, 2006)

A report based on 600 responses to a survey in 2006, 5 years on from ’The same as you?’.

The full text report is free.

The easy read summary is free.

 

Download a copy here.

Becoming Visible: a learning resource on social inclusion (SCLD, PAMIS, & Common Knowledge)

 Becoming visable front coverBecoming Visible: a learning resource on social inclusion (SCLD, PAMIS, & Common Knowledge)This is a training resource with a DVD and accompanying book.

We ask for £10.00 donation per copy to cover costs.

Making Connections: Stories of Local Area Co-ordination in Scotland (2006)

Making connections front coverMaking Connections: Stories of Local Area Co-ordination in Scotland (2006)

This is an accessible booklet with stories as well as information about Local Area Co-ordination, including contact details for Local Area Co-ordinators.

The booklet is free.

Download a copy here.

"Someone on your side" - Local Area Co-ordination DVD (2004)

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"Someone on your side" - Local Area Co-ordination DVD (2004)

The DVD shows how Local Area Co-ordination is a person-centred way of working alongside children, adults and families.  The DVD costs £15.00 each.

It's Our Community Too - Let's get involved!: Learning Disability Week 2005

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This newsletter looks at including people with learning disabilities in the community and helping them to feel safe, including details of accessible saftey resources.

The booklet is free.

Download a copy here

The Health Challenge Bulletin: Learning Disability Week 2004

The Health Challenge Bulletin Front CoverThe Health Challenge Bulletin: Learning Disability Week 2004

This newsletter has some examples of good work happening in Scotland to improve the health of people with learning disabilities.  It has details of accessible resources around health matters.

The booklet is free.

Download a copy here

An easy guide to direct payments in Scotland (2005)

Easy guide to direct payments front coverAn easy guide to direct payments in Scotland (2005)

This guide is aimed at people with learning disabilities and their families and takes you step by step through how you can get direct payment.

The booklet is free.

Download a copy here.

Audio version CD/cassette - free.

Audio version available in English, Urdu, Punjabi and Cantonese. 

Top Marks for Good Practice Getting the Most for Your Child's Schooling: A Checklist for Parents (2003)

Top marks for good practice front coverTop Marks for Good Practice Getting the Most for Your Child’s Schooling: A Checklist for Parents (2003)

A booklet giving ideas to parents on what to look out for in a good school. The booklet uses examples of good work already happening in schools.

The booklet is free.

Download a copy here.

Fair Deal for families?

Fair Deal for Families Front CoverFair Deal for families? is a new report which we have just produced on behalf of the Working Together with Parents Network. This report contains four stories – the experiences of four families where one or both parents has a learning disability. It also includes some research where four children whose parents have a learning disability talked about their experiences.

The experiences of these families had one thing in common: services have not managed to give them the support they need. Some families could not get any services at all. Others were only offered support that they did not need. Some families were targeted and did not see social work services being able to help with this. Others were frightened of social work services in case they came to take their children away.

Download a copy here