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"I don't want to miss a thing": Stories of regenerating lives by people supported by The Thistle Foundation in Renfew.
Compiled and edited by Julia Fitzpatrick, with Jaynie Mitchell and a foreword by Simon Duffy, National Director, in Control
Between December 2000 and June 2001, 14 people began new lives - moving from institutional care for people with learning difficulties and physical disabilities - in their own brand new homes in two ordinary neighbourhoods in Renfrew, Scotland. They had spent between 10 and 65 years in different institutional environments - an average of 28 years each - and a combined total of 339 years in care. For some of these men and women it would not be an exaggeration to say that their lives began with this move - a regeneration process of discovery and rediscovery. All, in unique ways, needed and need support to live full and included lives, to participate in and contribute to their community and to achieve their potential. These are their stories.
Published by:
In Control
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Coventry Road
Birmingham
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Cost from In Control: £5 plus p&p
 This is Pat Black's seminal article on the barriers and challenges that must be negotiatied or overcome if we are to truly follow a person cented approach. And it is's now available here.
Julia Fitzpatrick writes about Partners for Inclusion a radical and exciting Supported Living organisation in Scotland.
Presentations are also available here
Many more to follow in the next few months....
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