Mental Capacity Act & Deprivation of Liberty Films & Resources

What does the Mental Capacity Act mean for parents of children and young people with a learning disability?

Film

What are Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards?

Film

What do Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards mean for parents?

Film

What would be your key messages you'd like parent of children and young people with a learning disability really understand in relation to the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty?

Film

National Autistic Society

Disability discrimination in schools in England

Equality & Human Rights Commission

Using a service: reasonable adjustments for disabled people

Citizens Advice

A duty to make reasonable adjustments

Contact

Disability discrimination in schools

Activities Matter

This session looks at how disabled children, young people and their families can enjoy arts, leisure and sporting activities and explains what can be done to ensure they have a good experience.

Transport Matter

This session explains the difficulties disabled children and young people face when travelling on their own, or with their families and friends. It provides examples of what people working in public services or the transport industry can do to alleviate this.

Environmental Challenges Matter

This session will give an overview of the environmental challenges that disabled children, young people and their families can face in their daily lives. These include attitudes, policies and rules as well as physical barriers. Positive examples including case studies will explain how you can, by using a bit of imagination, overcome many of these barriers. Disabled people should be included in everything as the default position.

The rights of children and young people

This page include resources to support the rights of children and young people with learning disabilities to reasonable adjustments across settings, so they can enjoy the best of life and reach their full potential.

Watch our four short films below by Dr Celia Harbottle who is a freelance lecturer and trainer in Health and Social Care who explains:

  • What does the Mental Capacity Act mean for parents of children and young people with a learning disability?
  • What do Deprivation of Liberty Standards mean for parents?
  • What are Liberty Protection Safeguards?
  • What would be your key messages you’d like parent of children and young people with a learning disability really understand in relation to the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty?

We also have a range of resources available in our resources section below about:

  • Disability discrimination in schools
  • Reasonable adjustments
  • Environmental challenges
  • Accessing transport
  • Enjoying arts, leisure and sporting activities