Valuing People

Abstract

The new White Paper, Valuing People: A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century, is the first for 30 years. It is important, first, as an indication that people with learning disabilities are not forgotten ‐ as it might sometimes seem. A government paper has been produced with care and following consultation to enshrine the approach that can be expected for the years ahead. It is important, second, for the attitudes it contains ‐ the aims and principles that should guide services are stated formally or implied in the text ‐ and third, because it is the first guidance on learning disability services to recognise the importance of ‘a place to live’, with a section on housing, not just references to residential care.

Citation

Wolverson, D. (2001), "Valuing People", Housing, Care and Support, Vol. 4 No. 3, pp. 16-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/14608790200100022