Advocacy Blog Posts

• People with learning disabilities still not getting adequate information and support to make decisions about medications

  04 Mar 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Training programme improves health advocacy skills for people with learning disabilities

  15 Feb 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Living in own home offered choices to people with learning disabilities but location predictive of support related choices

  11 Feb 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Civil rights principles underpin the involvement of people with learning disabilities in research in U.S. study

  07 Dec 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Mutual Support offers empowerment through participation and peer support for people with learning disabilities

  08 Oct 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Shared decision making with parents of children with autism associated with higher satisfaction

  06 Sep 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• New website aims to bring clear and simple advice on rights to people with learning disabilities

  13 Jul 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Person centred active support increased choice making opportunities for people with learning disabilities

  03 Jul 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Advocacy benefits individuals and provides collective mechanisms to improve health and social care systems says survey

  02 Jul 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Self management of diabetes is possible for people with learning disabilities with the right supports

  26 Jan 2012

  • John Northfield