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Achieving Positive Change in People's Lives Through the National Learning Disabilities Strategy Lessons from an American Experience

Achieving Positive Change in People's Lives Through the National Learning Disabilities Strategy... In 1999, a team from England, comprising selfadvocates, family members, leading professionals and policymakers, participated in the annual Collaborative Academy of the US President's Committee on Mental Retardation. Fundamental to the Academy method is the commitment to work inclusively across different interests and engage directly with experiences. This paper identifies 41 lessons drawn by the team from US experience, including research and practicebased perspectives relevant to maximising progress in the context of the forthcoming national learning disability strategy in England. Focusing on the four main themes of learning from good stories, strengthening effective leadership, establishing inclusive policies and building better partnerships in policymaking, action points are identified at local, regional and national levels. The paper also promotes the value of the Academy method itself as a vehicle for promoting strategy implementation, describing an enhanced role for selected universities in supporting informed change. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Tizard Learning Disability Review Emerald Publishing

Achieving Positive Change in People's Lives Through the National Learning Disabilities Strategy Lessons from an American Experience

Towell, David
Tizard Learning Disability Review , Volume 5 (3): 7 – Aug 1, 2000
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In 1999, a team from England, comprising selfadvocates, family members, leading professionals and policymakers, participated in the annual Collaborative Academy of the US President's Committee on Mental Retardation. Fundamental to the Academy method is the commitment to work inclusively across different interests and engage directly with experiences. This paper identifies 41 lessons drawn by the team from US experience, including research and practicebased perspectives relevant to maximising progress in the context of the forthcoming national learning disability strategy in England. Focusing on the four main themes of learning from good stories, strengthening effective leadership, establishing inclusive policies and building better partnerships in policymaking, action points are identified at local, regional and national levels. The paper also promotes the value of the Academy method itself as a vehicle for promoting strategy implementation, describing an enhanced role for selected universities in supporting informed change.

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Tizard Learning Disability Review – Emerald Publishing

Published: Aug 1, 2000

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