Dudley Advocacy
Supporting independent decision making...
Thinking Ahead
A planning guide for families
This booklet is written to help you understand the different ways in which housing and support can be provided when you start planning with your son and daughter about leaving home.
This guide offers ideas for how different people can help the parents of people with learning disabilities, and contribute to thinking and planning for the future.
H&SA wants to create more choice and control for people with learning disabilities over where they live and how they are supported. It is a national charity and membership organisation working with people with learning disabilities, families, advocacy organisations, housing and support providers and commissioners.
This 2012 report from Mencap gives an overview of the housing situation for people with learning disabilities in the UK.
Housing Website
Housing
Stories about eight people with learning disabilities or autism, the kinds of support they receive and the varied ways they have gained a real home of their own and are living their own lives.
