Being disabled in Britain: a journey less equal – Report from Equality and Human Rights Commission

From the Commission: Our landmark review into disability inequality in Britain launched this week. Looking across all areas of life, including education, work, health, justice and accessibility, and the experiences of those with different im

Family booklet ‘Choosing quality early childhood intervention services & supports for your child’ – world relevance

This booklet, ‘Choosing Quality Early Childhood Intervention Services and Supports for Your Child: What you need to know’, provides information for families on choosing quality early childhood intervention (ECI) supports for their child (bir

Social Story – ‘BOBBY CAN USE THE TOILET’ by Charmaine Champ, Interconnections Continence Consultant

Social Story – ‘BOBBY CAN USE THE TOILET’ by Charmaine Champ, Interconnections Continence Consultant and Trainer

Bobby Can Use The Toilet

By Charmaine Champ

Published by Interconnections at £12

This is a social story to help children learn

Paper - Changing the discourse: we all must be knowledge brokers

This news of a paper by Peter Roesenbaum comes from CanChild:

Despite the current drive by healthcare professionals to move beyond categorical thinking and the use of negative "d-words" (i.e. damage, defect, depressing) in describing childh

Case studies in applied behaviour analysis for students and adults with disabilities. Book by Keith Storey & Linda Haymes (2016)

From the publisher: This book responds to a critical need for highly qualified personnel who will become exemplary professionals because of their advanced knowledge, skills, and experiences in working with students and adults that have varyi

VIDEO: The case for science-based innovation in early childhood

This comes from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.

Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., describes the mission of the Center on the Developing Child and its vision for using science to innovate in the early childh

Bowel & Bladder Assessment Pack – A new guide to help you support disabled children and teenagers with toileting

Bowel & Bladder Assessment Pack: A guide for carers and professionals helping children and young people with a learning disability, physical disability, autism or complex needs to be successful with toileting.

By Charmaine Champ (2016)

Book. Intellectual Disability and Stigma: Stepping Out from the Margins. Editors - Scior & Werner

From Palgrave website: This book examines how intellectual disability is affected by stigma and how this stigma has developed. Around two per cent of the world's population have an intellectual disability but their low visibility in many pla