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Karen McKenzie and D onna Paxton outline the development of a questionnaire. The aim was to offer services a relatively simple, non-threatening way of confirming whether a person has a learning disability. It could also potentially save valuable time for over-stretched learning disability practitioners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article talks about the report conducted by the United Response national learning disability charity which deals with the recommendations for future supported employment policies. It mentions that the report titled "Being Something That I've Always Wanted To Be" explores the outcome of joining supported employments for adults with moderate to severe learning disabilities. The advantages received by both employees and employers and stories about successful employments are also discussed.

The article offers news briefs related to research. The nursing forum of the Royal College of Nursing about learning disability has developed a guidance that aims to enhance the dignity in health care for people with learning disabilities. An article, which is a part of a special British Journal of Learning Disabilities, is offered to Learning Disability Practice readers for review. A review on the link between crime and low intelligence is also presented.

The article discusses several research works related to learning disability in Great Britain. A research was commissioned to examined services for adults with intellectual and multiple disabilities following the launch of Valuing People Now in 2009. The Fulfilling and Rewarding Lives research focuses on the government's strategy for adults with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD).

The article focuses on issues related to learning disability research. It mentions that a report from the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities serves as a guide to include people with learning disabilities in the equality schemes of the British National Health Service (NHS). It details the findings of a study on the factors that can influence the aggressive behaviour of patients with learning disabilities.

This section discusses two research related to learning disabilities in Great Britain. A study published in the "Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities," found that people with learning disabilities encounter difficulties in accessing primary and secondary health care. The other research focused on the national delivery plan for mental health.

This section offers updates concerning research on learning disabilities in Great Britain as of October 2009. A study found that readers are likely to be familiar in meeting the needs of people with disabilities. Another study found a relation between asthma, smoking and body mass index (BMI) in adults with intellectual disabilities.

The article profiles Eric Emerson, professor of disability and health research at the Institute for Health Research at the University of Lancaster in England. Emerson worked in an innovative mental health service in Manchester, providing clinical psychology services to general practices. He hopes that the launch of the Centre for Disability Research at the university will give the learning disabilities researchers unprecedented access to expertise in other disciplines.

The article focuses on the document entitled "Once a Day," which tackles about issues concerning healthcare for people with learning disabilities. According to the article, it also features several reports on health services flaws as well as a hospital administration planning on a woman with mental illness. In addition, it further explores the role of health facilitators and the importance of good communication and collaborative working.

A government-funded research pfogramme in the learning disability field has now come to end. Alex McCIimens reports from a stock-taking event in Sheffield and wonders where researchers might go from here. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews two research papers related to learning disability practice published in various periodicals in 2007. They are "Managing chronic pain in people with learning disabilities: a case study," by S. Lewis and others in the "British Journal of Learning Disabilities" and "Reported barriers to the implementation of person-centered planning for people with intellectual disabilities in the UK," by J. Robertson and others in the "Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities."

The article discusses the research about people with learning disabilities in Great Britain. According to the researchers at the University of Kent that people with learning disabilities may be particularly at risk of being sexually abused. The greater risk were found to the older people especially older women while those living in care homes and those with long-term illnesses such as dementia. People living in care homes were more likely to be abused by a member of staff and experience abuse.

The article reports on a research that weighed the experiences of two groups of youth with mild to moderate learning disabilities. The subjects were interviewed individually so as to reveal social comparisons, awareness of stigma, future aspirations, and receptive vocabulary. The researchers concluded that the subjects were confident on their identities and were optimistic on their futures. However, a great concern was seen concerning their experience from negative treatment.

The article reports on the self-advocacy development research involving people with learning disabilities in Czech Republic. The research shows that significant change evolves in the life of people with learning disabilities in the country including the institutional care. The research reveals that fall of communism in 1989 and the entry into the European union in 2004 had been the two major events that caused the impulse changes.

The article cites a research study that investigates the transition of young people to adult life with learning disabilities. The study focuses on 90 young people from different schools which were given intention and follow up for 12-18 months after leaving the school. The research reveals that school leavers who are young people could not be traced by schools and other service providers.

Discusses the article "What difference does it make who is speaking? Audience, ownership, and authority in learning disability research," written by Alex McClimens and published in the "Journal of Learning Disabilities." McClimens' call for a re-evaluation of the language used within the disability press; Key points in the author's final summary.