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Mainstreaming in Massachusetts by Mark Vaughan and Ann Shearer
		Order code: 11-B011 Price: £3.00 Format: 300 x 210mm 38pp paperback Fourteen year old students in this part of America have more legal rights than any parent in the UK; this report sets out the federal and state legal framework supporting inclusion of disabled pupils in ordinary schools and describes good practice as well as union and LEA views.
Make A Difference. A guidebook for Person-Centered Direct Support By John O’Brien and Beth Mount
		Order code: 02-B030 Price: £13.00 Format: 275 x 210 mm 161pp paperback As a direct support worker you can choose to make a positive difference in the lives of the people you assist. If you choose to make a positive difference, you will join the direct support workers in this book. These workers deserve to be called “Everyday Heroes” because, day after day, they support people with disabilities to act as full citizens who make a worthwhile contribution to their communities. Direct support work is seldom glamorous and it is not a way to become rich in money, but it can be important and it can be rich in human relationships if you decide to make it so. This book comes from what we have learned from direct support workers as they step back from the busy-ness of their work and ask themselves, “When we are at our very best, what works to improve the lives of the people we support?” and “What makes our work worth doing?” The ideas and activities you find in this guidebook have met this test: direct support workers, people with disabilities, and family members have used them and found them helpful.
Making It Work. Removing disability discrimination. Are you ready? by Phillippa Stobbs and Richard Rieser
	Order code: 06-B005 Price: £13.65 Format: 210 x 300 mm 189pp ring bound From September 2002 all schools have new duties not to discriminate against disabled pupils: not to treat them ‘less favourably’ and to make ‘reasonable adjustments’. A range of statutory guidance on disability discrimination, access and inclusion has already been issued. This pack help makes sense of it all. It contains: photocopiable and CD Rom resources checklists for school based audits includes examples of making it work suggests contacts for further help. This pack will help you train and prepare teachers, governors, LEA personnel.
Making Peace With Autism. One family’s story of struggle, discovery and unexpected gifts by Susan Senator
		Order code: 18-B008 Price: £16.00 Format: 150 x 220 mm 258pp hardback Receiving a diagnosis of autism is a major crisis for parents and families, who often feel as if their world has come to an end. In this insightful narrative, a courageous and inspiring mother explains why a diagnosis of autism doesn’t have to shatter a family’s dreams of happiness. Senator offers the hard won, in the trenches wisdom of someone who’s been there and is still there today—and she demonstrates how families can find courage, contentment, and connection in the shadow of autism. In Making Peace With Autism, Susan Senator describes her own journey raising a child with a severe autism spectrum disorder, along with two other typically developing boys. Without offering a miracle treatment or cure, she offers valuable strategies for coping successfully with the daily struggles of life with an autistic child. Topics include: the agony of diagnosis, grieving and acceptance, finding the right school program, helping siblings with their struggles and concerns, having fun together, and keeping the marriage strong.
Members of Each Other. Building community in company with people with developmental disabilities by John O'Brien and Connie Lyle O'Brien
		Order code: 02-B009 Price: £11.00 Format: 275 x 205 mm 142pp paperback Thoughts, tools, stories to help build a future where friendship and community are the norm. A thoughtful collection of essays and reflections by John and Connie Lyle O'Brien which offers a perspective on disability, community and service practice and policy. This is a book relevant for all of us who want to build friendships and community, not only for people with developmental disabilities, but for ourselves. Members of Each Other exposes the dangers of power, isolation, helplessness, and gives tried and trusted tools to help build for the future. This collection describes initiatives in three areas, in particular: linking people one-to-one (citizen advocacy) gathering people around helping a person define and pursue a desirable future (circle of support) assisting people to pursue their interests as members of community associations (connecting people to community associations).
Moments with me….. By Heidi Kenworthy & Angela Powell
		Order code: 33-B001 Price: £12.50 Format: 295 x 210 mm 63pp spiralbound “I wish that ‘Moments with me’ had existed when I was teaching in schools. It is a resource that is, together with it’s companion; ‘Moments with me…A little inspiration’ , going to be used in many contexts – educational projects, schools, social service settings, care and residential homes as well as by individuals. Heidi and Angela have clearly used their many years experience to produce a remarkable resource. It may be used as a tool for life history work, that is equally adaptable for reminiscence or person centred planning. These books really do inspire and provide a space for people to be themselves.” Reverend Chris Gordon, Chief Executive and Director of Social Work Training
Moments with me…..A little inspiration By Heidi Kenworthy & Angela Powell
		Order code: 33-B002 Price: £12.50 Format: 295 x 210 mm 42pp spiralbound Telling our story is sometimes difficult and we need people who know us to be able to ask questions in a way that gives us a kick start or prompts us to remember a moment. This book will help you or the person who is sharing your moments with you to focus on the things that you hold close to your heart.
Moving on to adult life. A resource pack written by families for families by Outside The Box
		Order code: 30-B001 Price: £27.50 Format: 205x210 mm 136pp wire bound + CD ROM · How can a young person with disabilities get to make choices, and get the support she needs? · How can you avoid getting upset at planning meetings, or losing your temper? · Where are the people and organisations who can help you? · What have other families found useful? Moving on to adult life is a resource pack for young people with disabilities and their families. It brings together our experiences of what helps a young person and her mum and dad – and all the rest of her family and friends – achieve a good life. The pack has suggestions on things you can do to make the move to adult life easier, stories about young people and their families, and notes on where to get more information. The topics covered include how to plan for a good life and making choices – such as how to get the most from the assessment processes. It has information and ideas on aspects of a good life - getting friends, having a social life, getting a job, continuing to learn, making a contribution, somewhere to live, keeping well, money, and people who will stand by you.
Moving on to adult life. A guide for staff by Outside The Box
		Order code: 30-B002 Price: £27.50 Format: 205x210mm 57pp paperback + CD ROM There is also a companion guide for staff who work in services or who plan for services. This will help you use the ideas as part of your work in getting good support for young people and their families. The staff guide has questions and suggestions to help staff working with individual people. It looks at what staff did to help some of the outcomes in the families’ stories happen. It also has ideas around making community connections. There are tips for training and sources for further information for people who like to know the theories and research behind the ideas. Both packs are published on cd-roms, to make it easy for the reader to dip in and find the material you need at this stage, and to go straight to sources of further information. Each CD comes with the printed book. The resource pack is useful for many people. Parents of young people with disabilities who are still at school. People who are thinking about life after college or looking to become more independent. Teachers and staff who support young people at school, such as educational psychologists. Staff who support young people and adults who have disabilities. People who are assessing young people’s needs or helping young people plan for the future. People who plan for all the services provided in an area.
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