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Moving the Centre
The Centre for Welfare Reform is changing to become Citizen Network Research, this article explains why.
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Awed by the Human Spirit
Recollections of the early days of deinstitutionalisation and the emergence of self-advocacy by one of its pioneers.
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Transforming Communities
Tomorrow's Communities must be empowered to act for themselves and in partnership with public services and government.
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Beyond Deinstitutionalisation
Thinking about the causes of institutionalisation can also help us identify what should be the real focus of our efforts for justice.
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The Corruption of Social Care Reform
Social Care is poorly understood that debates about how to improve or reform it are often empty of meaning.
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Building Bridges
Bridging Support can be a powerful means of accelerating people's ability to leave institutional services, like ATUs.
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IUCN World Conservation Congress
The IUCN World Conservation Congress is the largest gathering of conservation expertise globally, CN Ambassadors report on 2021's Congress.
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The Power of Freedom
A New Zealand Initiative report on the positive progress of self-directed support in New Zealand.
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The Quiet Progress of the New Eugenics
Eugenics is now being legitimised through a mixture of policies including euthanasia, genetic testing and the terminations of neonatal children.
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Restoring Shropshire's Verges
The verges along our roads can be beautiful havens for wildlife and biodiversity if we change how we take care of them
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Self-Advocacy History Before 1984
The People First movement leads the way in self-advocacy today, but there were also earlier developments which should not be forgotten.
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Flourishing Neighbourhoods
It is misleading and unhelpful to describe communities as 'left behind' - instead we need to think how we will grow Neighbourhood Democracy.
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Global Democracy
A map of the voting systems used around the world.
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Action for Responsible Management of Our Rivers
ARMOUR, the remarkable story of saving rivers and building community across South Africa.
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Neighbourhoods: Refunction or Recreate?
Susan Rodaway and Michael Hancock shared practical models for reshaping and democratising local government.
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Personal Budgets
An Easy Read guide plus film explaining the 4 different ways of funding your care and support and managing your Personal Budget.
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Redesigning the Benefits System with Young People in Mind
Poverty for children in the UK is growing and its time for a revolutionary shift towards Universal Basic Income (UBI).
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What Can We Do With Those Families?
Too often families are treated disrespectfully, even by those seeking to advance inclusion or person-centred work.
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Sharing Stories to Cultivate Democracy
Guest hosts Paul Wright and Selva Mustafa share stories of connection and community in Birmingham and Bury.
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Our Care Home in Our Community
We have lost sight of the true meaning of care and care homes are big business, driven by profit, cut off from our communities.
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Growing Peer Support
A report on the peer-led crisis support in mental health services focusing on the work of PFG Doncaster.
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Post Growth
Tim Jackson's book marshals great thinkers, poets and evidence to argue we must abandon our destructive notion of economic growth.
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Out of the Ordinary
Marc Stears proposes that the values and visions of ordinary people carry within them the possibility of radical social change.
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Avoiding Misconceptions When Designing Supports
We need to readjust our thinking to overcome the prejudices against disabled people built into the modern world.
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Mother, Daughter and UBI
A mother and a daughter, both living with disabilities, explain why they believe UBI would be transformational for them both.
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Neighbourhood Democracy and Food
The Neighbourhood Democracy Movement (NDM) hosted this webinar with 4 invited guests to explore the relationship between food and democracy.
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Trying Out Individual Service Funds (ISFs)
Self-Directed Futures has been working alongside colleagues from Bristol City Council (BCC) commissioning team to develop their Individual Service Fund offer.
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Those Who Can, Teach
This book is an eloquent testimony to the importance of investing in quality education to enrich the futures of all young people.
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An Ode to the Citizen Spirit of Sheffield
Sheffield has proud history of combining diverse peoples and communities into a greater whole, with a commitment to justice and equality.
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Paint Your Town Red
David Towell reviews a new book describing the realities of the Preston model.
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Improve Health by Growing Community
Our health is damaged by isolation, inequality and powerlessness, so we must reconnect people by conscious community development
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Disability Activism for the Environment
Disabled people can be champions for community and environmental change and active citizenship brings personal growth.
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A New Way Home
John Dalrymple and Frances Brown speak about their work with Radical Visions in Scotland and their guide A New Way Home.
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Organising for Neighbourhood Democracy
Rachel Payling, Wendy Lowder and Annabelle Macfadyen joined Angela Fell of the Neighbourhood Democracy Movement.
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Local Area Coordination and Prevention
Nick Sinclair is the Director of the Local Area Coordination Network in England and Wales and describes here the innovation and its impact.
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I Already Have A Job
New research from the Chronic Illness Inclusion project on energy limiting chronic illness and work.
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The Macroeconomic Case Against NHS Privatisation
The economic case for privatisation of the NHS and other public services is false, in fact privatisation is economically dangerous.
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Energy Impairment and Social Care
There are many people with energy limiting impairments and chronic illness who are either not getting social care or are getting inappropriate care.
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A Wild Love for the World
David Towell reviews a new collection of writings celebrating the lifework of the Buddhist ecologist Joanna Macy.
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Starcross Hospital
Important testimony from those who lived and worked in a long-stay institution for people with learning difficulties.
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The Creation of Preventable Harm
The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) is a key element of the UK Government's welfare policy and has caused preventable harm and suicide by disabled people.
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A New Way Home New Edition
A practical guide to leaving institutional care and returning to your community.
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DCWW England: PFG the Home of Peer Support
Members of the People Focused Group (PFG) in Doncaster explain what peer support truly means.
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Pregnant in An Age of Compliance
An exploration of pregnancy amidst the myths of medical technology and power.
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The Lonely Century
This new and challenging book by Noreena Hertz outlines the shape of a transformative programme to rebuild community.
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The Power of Language
Language is powerful it can make or break people; this webinar examines the language that helps and encourages us to leave behind the language that harms.
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Los Maestros Como Líderes
Una breve guía para lograr una educación inclusiva y de calidad para todos.
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Teachers As Leaders
A short guide to achieving inclusive and quality education for all.
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Behind the NHS Logo
The Covid pandemic has challenged and stretched the NHS as never before. What kind of service is likely to emerge and survive?
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Why Citizenship Matters
What does citizenship really mean and why is citizenship the key concept we need to embrace in order to change our world for the better?
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Building on Mutual Aid
Simon Duffy argues that combining Basic Income and Neighbourhood Democracy could help us reorganise society and shift power to citizens and communities.
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Supporting and Developing the Workforce for ISFs
This guide from Skills for Care was developed over several months by the South West Individual Service Fund Network and several Fellows of the Centre for Welfare Reform.
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Mencap's New Strategy
Mencap, who are one of the most important organisations in England working with people with learning difficulties, have announced some big changes.
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Stigma and Poverty: The Shame Game
Mary O'Hara discusses her book ‘The Shame Game’ sharing the perspectives of people who are living with the reality of poverty, and the toxic public policy narrative on poverty.
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A Self and Family Directed Adventure
Fionn and Jonathan are a father and son team who are leading the way in showing what people with Down Syndrome can achieve.
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It's My Choice
James has Down Syndrome and he uses an Individual Service Fund (ISF) to maintain control over his support and his life.
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Does the Benefit System Work for You?
Simon Duffy talks to members of Learning Disability England (LDE) about the idea of basic income as a way to reform the benefit system.
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Killed By The State? Social Policy Abused
Mo Stewart describes the outcome of 10 years of independent disability studies research into the social policies and malign foreign influences which have undermined the UK welfare state.
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Caregiving: A Puzzling Problem
Beverley Smith explores the perverse way in which care is undervalued, discounted and the perverse policies which flow from this.
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We Are NOT Second Class Citizens
Catherine Hale spoke to members of Church Action on Poverty about how welfare reforms have harmed disabled people and the need for radical action now.
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Sorry We Missed You
Ken Loach's film reveals the brutal reality of the modern gig economy and, as David Zigmond reflects, this is also a growing reality in health and social care.
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Will the Right Hold the North?
Alain Catzeflis argues that delivering on Brexit won’t be enough to enable the Conservative Party to retain its new hold on the North.
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DCWW Greece: Play Unified
Play Unified is a project to introduce inclusive practices into sports activities and link the Special Olympics movement to mainstream schools and sports.
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Why is Self-Directed Support So Hard?
An overview of the global and historical development of Self-Directed Support (SDS) published in association with the European SDS Network (SKILLS).
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To Hell with Poverty
The Church must make a greater effort to fight the causes of poverty and support the #BasicIncome movement.
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What Price Preventable Harm?
Mo Stewart summarises the conclusions of the Preventable Harm Project which examined the causes and impact of the flawed WCA.
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Much More to Life than Services
Joe Powell All Wales People First and Bob Rhodes LivesthroughFriends explain how people build good lives and the limits to social services.
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DCWW Scotland: Innovations in Supported Employment
Values Into Action Scotland have been leading innovation in supported employment for two decades.
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Cities and Communities Beyond COVID-19
A review of Robin Hambleton's Cities and Communities Beyond COVID-19 the timely and impressive sequel to Leading the Inclusive City.
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Welcoming Refugees into Our Communities
Steph Farr explains how we might be able to change hearts and minds to ensure communities welcome refugees and others who need our help.
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Access to Further Education
Gary Wootton argues that the A-Level scandal has disguised a much greater challenge - supporting those who need a different kind of post-16 education.
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Service User Involvement in Social Work Education
An evaluation of the involvement of service users and carers in social work education focusing on the UK.
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Do We Need Human Contact In Medical Practice?
Have rapid recent advances in IT rendered traditional face-to-face medical consultations largely redundant? David Zigmond shares the views of three doctors.
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A Fair and Just Future for Cornwall
The Cornwall Independent Poverty Forum has produced a report outlining its vision for achieving social justice in Cornwall.
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Manavodaya and Congregate Care
Manavodaya has much to teach us about what real change requires and whether the COVID19 crisis will help us move away from congregate care.
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Popping the Housing Bubble
The UK's housing market is over-inflated and even progressive policies like basic income cannot solve this without other reforms.
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Exploring the Strength of Community
The crisis in social care teaches us that the key to promoting wellbeing for all citizens lies in citizen action and neighbourhood democracy.
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The Entrepreneur in the Wheelchair
The Entrepreneur in the Wheelchair
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Basic Income Plus: Easy Read Version
Basic Income Plus is a radical way to reform benefits by giving everyone enough to live on and ensuring people with extra needs get more.
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iDirect Citizenship Review 2019
iDirect provides completely individualised support to support people with learning disabilities to be full citizens.
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Positive Psychology & Person-Centred Planning
Simon Duffy interviews Michaela Wegener on Positive Psychology and its relationship to person-centred planning and the advancement of citizenship for all.
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An Introduction to Basic Income Plus
Caroline Richardson and Simon Duffy outline a practical approach for making sure basic income works for disabled people and others who face extra costs.
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True Happiness & the Keys to Citizenship
Varun Vidyarthi explores the true meaning of happiness and how the keys to citizenship links to the wisdom of East and West.
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Two Neighbourhoods: Netherton & Springfield
Angela Fell and friends explain how the neighbourhoods of Netherton and Springfield reacted to the COVID-19 crisis by organising themselves.
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DCWW Italy: Connecting Communities
Kara Bobowski is a social co-operative which works to include disabled people and other groups needing support in the life of the local community.
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SDS Network: Social Service Reform in Wales
Damien Bridgeman explains the development of social service reforms in Wales where the ideas of citizenship and community have shaped policy.
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The Pathology of Control
Management of the NHS and other public services often produces harm by misunderstanding people's basic motivations.
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Where Do We Stand?
We stand at the gates of hope - with an open heart, an open mind and an open will.
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Seeking Transformation
It is easy to talk about transformation, but it's much harder to make change meaningful and significant.
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A Response to All Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter. We all need to accept that institutional and systemic racism is still prevalent in our society today.
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Norwich City Council: Creating Space for Community
Members of Norwich City Enabling Team and Adam Murray of the Old Library Wood community group share their experiences of trying to enable community action, participation and control.
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Citizenship - the Key to a Good Life
In this talk Wendy Perez and Simon Duffy explain the keys to citizenship and how they have improved the model since it was first published in 2002.
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How Have We Misconceived the NHS?
David Zigmond argues that government is forcing the NHS to adopt the worst features of neoliberalism and communism.
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Energy Impairment Easy Read
This is the Easy Read version of the Energy Impairment and Disability Inclusion report produced by the Chronic Illness Inclusion Project.
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Is Basic Income Essential to the Good Life?
Simon Duffy gave this keynote talk for the Centre for Wellbeing in Public Policy and as part of the Festival of Debate 2020 online.
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Growing New Models of Support
Chris Watson describes how using individual service funds can lead to new ways of supporting people in their own communities.
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Rekindling Democracy
Cormac Russell's inspiring book describes the limitations of current models of public policy and offers a positive community model in their place.
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Exploring the Strength of Community
In this webinar Liz Leach Murphy and Sarah Holmes explore the factors that make for stronger and richer community life.
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Good Things About Individual Service Funds
An easy read guide to Individual Service Funds or ISFs. A great way to manage your support.
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Putting Personal Budgets in Their Place
Personal Budgets do not need to reinforce individualistic consumerism, they can be a route to a more collective approach where care is shared.