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Welcome to

RESCARE

 

THE SOCIETY FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES

 

FOUNDED AND RUN BY FAMILIES FOR FAMILIES

 

AIDED BY OUR MANY FRIENDS

 

PROMOTING CHOICE

 

REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1112766

Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee No. 5631419

 

RESCARE IS ABOUT CHOICE

 

· Choice in education - including properly resourced mainstream, special day and residential schools.

· Choice in housing - including small scale ordinary housing, supported living, village and intentional communities as well as residential care.

· Choice in support services - including day centres and respite care.

· Choice overall in the implementation of ‘Valuing People, A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century (2001)’,  in full - including the above.

· It is not a case of one type of provision versus another but a comprehensive service with each option having a part to play.

· It is not a case of one family versus another but a united voice reflecting respect for the choice and wishes of each family who after all know their own dependent relative best.

· ‘Valuing People, A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century (2001)’ said “The role of public services is to facilitate choice not frustrate it.”

Recent news:

 

· July 2009: Government publishes ‘Shaping The Future of Care Together’, a Green Paper setting out ‘a vision for a new care and support system’ and invites feedback. See our Green Paper page.

 

· June 2009: Government ratification of the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities with reservations and interpretative declarations re Article 24 on Education. See our UN Convention Page.

 

· January 2009: Department of Health publishes ‘Valuing People Now: a new three-year strategy for people with learning disabilities’. See our Valuing People Now page

 

Also:

 

· The threat to Special Schools

 

· A guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005

 

· Latest news on the Office of the Public Guardian and the Court of Protection

 

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