Professor James Law, Centre for Integrated Healthcare Research, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Dr Anna van der Gaag, Honorary Research Fellow, Section of Psychological Medicine, University of Glasgow
Professor Bill Hardcastle, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Dr Janet Beck, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Andrew MacGregor, Scottish Centre for Social Research, Edinburgh
Charlene Plunkett, Centre for Integrated Healthcare Research, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Background
Review
Findings
Conclusions and Recommendations
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background
Aims and Objectives
Research Methods
Structure of Report
CHAPTER TWO: WHO HAS COMMUNICATION SUPPORT NEEDS?
Terminology
How Many People Have Communication Support Needs
CHAPTER THREE: OVERARCHING ISSUES
CHAPTER FOUR: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Background
Barriers
Attitudes
Transitions
Potential Improvements
Key Points
CHAPTER FIVE: EDUCATION
Background
Barriers
Attitudes
Transitions
Potential Improvements
Key Points
CHAPTER SIX: EMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
Background
Barriers
Attitudes
Transitions
Potential Improvements
Key Points
CHAPTER SEVEN: CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Background
Barriers
Attitudes
Transitions
Potential Improvements
Key Points
CHAPTER EIGHT: EXPERIENCES OF OTHER SERVICES
Housing
Travel
Leisure
Key Points
CHAPTER NINE: CONCLUSIONS and RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES
APPENDIX 1: INDICATIVE LEVEL OF NEEDS TABLE
APPENDIX 2: SEARCH STRATEGIES
APPENDIX 3: SEARCH RESULTS
APPENDIX 4: SELECTION CRITERIA
LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1: The range of specific groups of people with disabilities which may have Communication Support Needs
Table 2.2: The number of people with acquired communication difficulties in adulthood (from Enderby and Pickstone 2005)
Table 2.3: International prevalence estimates for people with communication support needs
Table 7.1: Victimisation risk by intellectual disability (in percentages)
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2.1: Factors impacting on the number of people with Communication
Support Needs
Figure 4.1: Percentage of people with specific long standing illness or disabilities
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