Tizard Learning Disability Review: Volume 23 Issue 2

Participation of adults with learning disabilities in the 2015 UK General Election

Elaine James, Mark Harvey, Chris Hatton

People with learning disabilities may experience discrimination which prevents them from exercising choice and control over their right to participate in democratic processes. The…

Full and equal equality

Marcus Redley

This commentary takes the article, “Participation of adults with learning disabilities in the 2015 United Kingdom General Election”, as a jumping-off point for considering a…

Evaluating service users’ experiences using Talking Mats®

Kitty Stewart, Jill Bradshaw, Julie Beadle-Brown

The purpose of this paper is to establish the effectiveness of Talking Mats® (TM) in evaluating service users’ experiences, and explore their views of the implementation of…

Commentary on “Evaluating service users’ experiences of using Talking Mats®”

Celia Harding, Alison Stewart

The purpose of this paper is to provide some thoughts following on from reading “Evaluating service users’ experiences of using Talking Mats®”.

Fall prevention for people with learning disabilities: key points and recommendations for practitioners and researchers

Janet Finlayson

The purpose of this paper is to provide a narrative review of what is currently known about the high rates of falls, and fall injuries, which are experienced by people with…

Commentary on “Fall prevention for people with learning disabilities: key points and recommendations for practitioners and researchers”

Ellen Freiberger

Age-related processes are marked by physiological, psychological and social decline, threatening health, quality of life, functional status and the mobility of individuals. As the…

Toward data-based clinical decision making for adults with challenging behavior using the Behavior Problems Inventory-Short Form (BPI-S)

Darren L. Bowring, Vasiliki Totsika, Richard P. Hastings, Sandy Toogood

The Behavior Problems Inventory-Short Form (BPI-S) is a shorter version of the Behavior Problems Inventory-01. In this paper, BPI-S population norms are reported from a total…

Supporting the direct involvement of students with disabilities in functional assessment through use of Talking Mats®

Jill Bradshaw, Nick Gore, Cathy Darvell

Bowring et al. describe ways of using the Behavior Problems Inventory – Short Form, illustrating how to use clinical norms to evaluate change. This commentary focuses on the…

Paid employment amongst adults with learning disabilities receiving social care in England: trends over time and geographical variation

Chris Hatton

The purpose of this paper is to examine trends over time and geographical variation in rates of paid employment amongst working age adults with learning disabilities receiving…