Disability
Good Practice & Legislation
Useful links
Suffolk Coalition of Disabled People
Resources
This quality standard from NICE, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, covers the prevention, assessment and management of mental health problems in people with learning disabilities in all settings (including health, social care, education, and forensic and criminal justice). It also covers family members, carers and care workers. Click here.
A free guide from the Association for Real Change (ARC) to support people with learning disabilities and their carers about the criminal justice system.
The Accessible Information Standard aims to make sure that disabled people have access to information that they can understand and any communication support they might need. All organisations that provide NHS or adult social care must follow the Standard by law. NHS England PDF leaflet.