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- “Mostly a 10, but sometimes a zero” – Executive Summary Easy Read
- “Mostly a 10, but sometimes a zero”: Exploring the wellbeing of people with learning disabilities in Scotland
- “Sort it out” – A way to help you solve your problems booklet
- “You can do it!” Being Active and Keeping Better Booklet
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- A Map of Health and Social Care Scrutiny in Scotland
- A Young Person’s Story
- Anne MacDonald – An Introduction to PBS and the CoP
- Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership: Redesign of Learning Disability Day Services Staffing Structures (February 2023)
- Attachment, Complex Trauma and Behaviours that Challenge
- Building Blocks: Exploring the barriers and facilitators to early learning and childcare provision for children with learning disabilities in Scotland
- Building Bridges to a Good Life Report Easy Read Summary
- Building Bridges to a Good Life: A Review of asset-based, person-centred approaches
- Caroline Shaw – PBS in Social Care Settings
- Consultation on Draft Statutory Guidance on the Delivery of RSHP Education in Scottish Schools (joint submission)
- Coping with Bereavement and Loss
- Covid 19 – A Framework for decision making
- Easy Read flyer
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- Feeling Angry and Staying Calm Booklet
- Feeling Anxious about Coronavirus Booklet
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- Hate Crime and Third Part Reporting Centres: A Mapping and Scoping Exercise
- Hate Crime and Third Party Reporting Centres Easy Read
- Hate Crime Projects
- Improving Outcomes for People with Learning Disabilities: Opportunities and Challenges for Housing
- Improving Outcomes for People with Learning Disabilities: Opportunities and Challenges for Housing – Full report
- Improving Outcomes for People with Learning Disabilities: Opportunities and Challenges for Housing – Key Findings and Recommendations
- Improving Outcomes for People with Learning Disabilities: Opportunities and Challenges for Housing Easy Read
- Introduction to Coronavirus Booklet
- Introduction to Coronavirus Booklet
- Jill Jones – PBS in Inpatient through to Community Settings
- Kate Sanger – PBS in Family Settings
- Learning Disability Week Update
- Lived Experience Board Report – Easy Read
- Lived Experience Board Report on Blocks 1/2 April – May 2022
- Lived Experience Board response to Human Rights Bill Consultation
- Lived Experience Board response to Human Rights Bill Consultation Easy Read version
- Lockdown guidance Easy Read – January 2021
- Mapping the Employability Landscape for people with Learning Disabilities in Scotland
- Mapping the Employability Landscape for People with Learning Disabilities in Scotland Easy Read
- My Home My Community Easy Read
- My Home My Community Report
- My Time My Choice? Easy Read
- My Time My Choice? Report
- National Care Service Forum event, easy read document
- Parenting Projects
- Position Statement: The Human Rights Bill for Scotland and the Learning Disability, Autism and Neurodiversity Bill
- Relationships Matter – Methods Report
- Relationships Matter Easy Read
- Relationships Matter Report
- Resources: Trauma-informed PBS Webinar
- Safe and Healthy Relationships: Empowering and Supporting People with Learning Disabilities through Education
- Social Connectedness Projects
- Supporting Parents with a Learning Disability: Challenges and Opportunities Easy Read
- Supporting Parents with Learning Disabilities: Challenges and Opportunities
- The Evolution of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) in Scotland
- The impact of Coronavirus on People with Learning Disabilities – Easy Read Summary
- The Impact of Coronavirus on People with Learning Disabilities and their Parents, Carers and Supporters
- The thinking behind the ‘Active, Connected, Included’ approach
- Trauma-informed PBS
- Unequal, Unheard, Unjust: But Not Hidden Anymore. Women with Learning Disabilities’ Experience of Gender-Based violence in Scotland. (March 2023)
- Unequal, Unheard, Unjust: But Not Hidden Anymore. Women with Learning Disabilities’ Experience of Gender-Based violence in Scotland. (March 2023), easy read
- Using Scrutiny to Drive Outcomes Easy Read
- Using Scrutiny to Drive Outcomes: Improving Quality of Life for People with Learning Disabilities in Scotland
- Your right to being included in community life
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- Art Exhibition
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- Dundee City Pipe Band
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- Festival of Living, Hansel Alliance
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- get2gether – Clubbing with Carlo
- Hear our Voice: Ten years of leading change in our services and communities
- Integrating evidence, policy and practice
- Ladysbridge Project launch and workshops
- Living Golf Thinking Back, Looking Forward Tournament
- Looking Back, Thinking Forward
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde – specialist inpatient services for adults with a learning disability
- Promoting Physical Activity for People with a Learning Disability
- Redwoods’ Story
- Self-directed Support Accessible Materials Launch
- SVQ1 Hospitality Course Launch and Coffee Afternoon
- Tayberry Enterprise
- The Advocacy Project
- The Smile Project Presents; A trio of Scenarios
- The Star Ball
- West Dunbartonshire HSCP Learning Disability Service
