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Professor James Law, Centre for Integrated Healthcare Research, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Dr Anna van der Gaag, Honorary Research Fellow, Section of Psychological Medicine, University of Glasgow
Professor Bill Hardcastle, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Dr Janet Beck, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Andrew MacGregor, Scottish Centre for Social Research, Edinburgh
Charlene Plunkett, Centre for Integrated Healthcare Research, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
ISBN 978 0 7559 6635 6 (Web only publication)
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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Background
Review
Findings
Conclusions and Recommendations

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background
Aims and Objectives
Research Methods
Structure of Report

CHAPTER TWO: WHO HAS COMMUNICATION SUPPORT NEEDS?
Terminology
How Many People Have Communication Support Needs

CHAPTER THREE: OVERARCHING ISSUES

CHAPTER FOUR: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Background
Barriers
Attitudes
Transitions
Potential Improvements
Key Points

CHAPTER FIVE: EDUCATION
Background
Barriers
Attitudes
Transitions
Potential Improvements
Key Points

CHAPTER SIX: EMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
Background
Barriers
Attitudes
Transitions
Potential Improvements
Key Points

CHAPTER SEVEN: CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Background
Barriers
Attitudes
Transitions
Potential Improvements
Key Points

CHAPTER EIGHT: EXPERIENCES OF OTHER SERVICES
Housing
Travel
Leisure
Key Points

CHAPTER NINE: CONCLUSIONS and RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES

APPENDIX 1: INDICATIVE LEVEL OF NEEDS TABLE

APPENDIX 2: SEARCH STRATEGIES

APPENDIX 3: SEARCH RESULTS

APPENDIX 4: SELECTION CRITERIA

LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1: The range of specific groups of people with disabilities which may have Communication Support Needs
Table 2.2: The number of people with acquired communication difficulties in adulthood (from Enderby and Pickstone 2005)
Table 2.3: International prevalence estimates for people with communication support needs
Table 7.1: Victimisation risk by intellectual disability (in percentages)

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2.1: Factors impacting on the number of people with Communication
Support Needs
Figure 4.1: Percentage of people with specific long standing illness or disabilities

The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.

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