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Learning Disability Week 19th to 25th June 2023

 Learning Disability Week is organised by the mental health charity Mencap and every year they use this week to educate and campaign to end discrimination, smash stigma and raise awareness about learning disabilities.  This year, the focus is on “Living life with a learning disability” and celebrating the amazing things that people with a learning disability can achieve whilst also highlighting the stigma and misconceptions that many still face every day.

 

RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES  

The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer numerous resources related to learning disabilities. Whether you or a family member has a learning disability, or you care for patients that do, there are numerous texts available to assist you.  In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter. 

This document covers the following resources – books, journals, journal articles and patient information.  

BOOKS   

  • Down syndrome / Selikowitz, Mark; 2008; (Oxford University Press); 3rd ed.

JOURNALS   

  • Learning disability practice, Royal College of Nursing; RCN Publishing. [Available as an e-journal for Keele users from 2003 and for NHS users from 2015].

*N.B. NHS staff who are members of the Health Library can request a temporary Keele username which allows access to Keele e-journals from the Keele IT Suite in the Health Library within the CEC at Royal Stoke.

Access more journals via our Journals webpage: http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/journals/  

JOURNAL ARTICLES  

  • “Developing visual tangible artefacts as an inclusive method for exploring digital activities with young people with learning disabilities”; Weber, Ditte Lystbæk ; Brereton, Margot ; Kanstrup, Anne Marie; British journal of learning disabilities, 2023, Vol.51 (2), pp.250-259; DOI: 10.1111/bld.12505. [Available via Keele e-journals*].
  • “Using verbal and non-verbal communication to support people with learning disabilities”; Burke, Éilish A; Fleming, et al; Learning disability practice, 2023, Vol.26 (3), pp.33-42; DOI: 10.7748/ldp.2022.e2196. [Available via e-journals for Keele and NHS].
  • “Behavioural sleep problems in children and adults with intellectual disabilities: An integrative literature review”; Harper, Lynette; McAnelly, Su; et al; Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities, 2023; (ahead of print). DOI: 10.1111/jar.13116. [Available via Keele and NHS e-journals].
  • “More Than Words: Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Behavioral Problems in Children and Adolescents With Dyslexia”; Zuppardo, Linda; Serrano, Francisca; et al; Learning disability quarterly, 2023, Vol.46 (2), pp.77-91; DOI: 10.1177/07319487211041103. [Available via Keele and NHS e-journals].
  • “Role of a learning disability nursing network in developing students’ skills”; Hirst, Ruth Liann; Irvine, Julie; Learning disability practice, 2020, Vol.23 (1), pp.33-37; DOI: 10.7748/ldp.2020.e1991. [ Available via Keele and NHS e-journals].
  • “Mediating the interface between voluntariness and coercion: A qualitative study of learning disability nurses’ work in medical examinations of people with intellectual disability”; Sparby, Linn Ebeltoft; Olsvold, Nina; Obstfelder, Aud; Journal of clinical nursing, 2020, Vol.29 (9-10), pp.1539-1551; DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15211. [Available via Keele and NHS e-journals].
  • “Factors influencing the quality of care learning disabled patients receive in hospital.”; Durrant, Alice; Tizard Learning Disability Review, 2020, Vol. 25 (2), pp.,83-92. doi:https://doi.org/10.1108/TLDR-09-2019-0027. [Available via Keele and NHS e-journals].
  • “Commentary on Factors influencing the quality of care learning disabled patients receive in hospital”; Handley, Tricia.  Tizard Learning Disability Review; 2020, Vol. 25, (2): pp. 93-96. DOI:10.1108/TLDR-03-2020-0002. [Available via Keele and NHS e-journals].

PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT ADVICE:  

 

KnowledgeShare CURRENT AWARENESS:   

KnowledgeShare Evidence Updates is a personalised current awareness service which sends, straight to your email inbox, new evidence on topics tailored to your requirements and collated by Health Librarians. For more information, or to register for KnowledgeShare please go to https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/currentawareness/

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