The government says that all adults should have the opportunity to live active adult lives. Many people with learning disabilities need support from professionals to realise living active adult lives. We asked some professionals what active adult living means and they believed it is about self-determination and making healthy choices. Some of those we talked to said it was necessary to have more time to support active adult living in people with learning disabilities
Many adults with Learning Disabilities struggle to make appropriate friendships and often have poore...
The purpose of this study is to explore the extent, to which professionals in helping professions (P...
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 states: ‘A person is not to be treated as unable to make a decision unl...
Patr icia L. S i t l ing ton The purpose of this article is to document the need for assisting indiv...
Purpose: Evidence shows that those with a learning disability are typically amongst the most inactiv...
Participation in open employment is deemed as a means to independent living for the majority of pers...
BACKGROUND: 'Learning disabilities' (LD) refer to a wide group of neurological disorders caused by d...
Physical inactivity as a risk factor for coronary artery disease is comparable with the other three ...
This paper addresses two questions. Firstly, do inequalities of opportunity exist between the genera...
© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the views of pe...
As the field of learning disabilities begins to discover the manifold issues of adulthood, there is ...
Background: People (with and without learning disabilities) are living longer. Demographic ageing cr...
Every day the adult with learning disabilities is faced with the problems of daily living. Such thin...
‘Learning disabilities’ (LD) refer to a wide group of neurological disorders caused by deficits in t...
Abstract. The nature of learning disabilities in adulthood is examined in relation to theoretical mo...
Many adults with Learning Disabilities struggle to make appropriate friendships and often have poore...
The purpose of this study is to explore the extent, to which professionals in helping professions (P...
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 states: ‘A person is not to be treated as unable to make a decision unl...
Patr icia L. S i t l ing ton The purpose of this article is to document the need for assisting indiv...
Purpose: Evidence shows that those with a learning disability are typically amongst the most inactiv...
Participation in open employment is deemed as a means to independent living for the majority of pers...
BACKGROUND: 'Learning disabilities' (LD) refer to a wide group of neurological disorders caused by d...
Physical inactivity as a risk factor for coronary artery disease is comparable with the other three ...
This paper addresses two questions. Firstly, do inequalities of opportunity exist between the genera...
© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the views of pe...
As the field of learning disabilities begins to discover the manifold issues of adulthood, there is ...
Background: People (with and without learning disabilities) are living longer. Demographic ageing cr...
Every day the adult with learning disabilities is faced with the problems of daily living. Such thin...
‘Learning disabilities’ (LD) refer to a wide group of neurological disorders caused by deficits in t...
Abstract. The nature of learning disabilities in adulthood is examined in relation to theoretical mo...
Many adults with Learning Disabilities struggle to make appropriate friendships and often have poore...
The purpose of this study is to explore the extent, to which professionals in helping professions (P...
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 states: ‘A person is not to be treated as unable to make a decision unl...