Tizard Learning Disability Review: Volume 17 Issue 2

Does he have sugar in his tea? Communication between people with learning disabilities, their carers and hospital staff

Ruth Bell

This study seeks to evaluate a Hospital Passport tool designed to provide information and improve communication between people with learning disabilities and hospital staff.

Commentary on “Does he have sugar in his tea?”

Pauline Heslop, Anna Marriott, Peter Fleming, Matt Hoghton, Lesley Russ

This paper seeks to provide a commentary on the previous paper in this issue “Does he have sugar in his tea? Communication between people with learning disabilities, their carers…

In celebration: living a life through Positive Behaviour Support

John Shephard

The purpose of this paper is to provide a narrative account of one person's experience of Positive Behaviour Support, against a backdrop of serial placement breakdowns.

Commentary on “In celebration: living a life through Positive Behaviour Support”

Tony Osgood

The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on Shephard's narrative account of one person's experience of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS).

Human rights training: impact on attitudes and knowledge

Michelle Redman, Eleanor Taylor, Reuben Furlong, Ged Carney, Beth Greenhill

People with learning disabilities are vulnerable to human rights violations, creating a need for human rights education for both services users and support staff. This research…

Commentary on “Human rights training: impact on attitudes and knowledge”

Jo Kidd

This paper seeks to provide a commentary on the previous paper in this issue “Human rights training: impact on attitudes and knowledge”.

Participatory research with men with learning disability: informed consent

Tina Cook, Pamela Inglis

The purpose of this paper is: to add to current understandings of how people with learning disability make informed choices in relation to participation in research; and to…

Our shared needs

Peter McGill