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Dear colleague, We are pleased to announce that Tizard Learning Disability Review <http://www.pierprofessional.com/tldrflyer> has just published a themed issue: Valuing People Now: Making progress - continuing challenges, guest edited by Anne Williams. The following article, "A home of my own - progress on enabling people with learning disabilities to have choice and control over where and with whom they live", examines the progress made in supporting people with learning disabilities <http://www.pierprofessional.com/tldrsample> to live in their own homes in the community over the past 40 years. The recent NHS campus closure programme has demonstrated once again that even people with complex support needs can have a better quality of life with improved outcomes in appropriate community accommodation. This article examines the work undertaken following Valuing People Now to develop the housing options of people with learning disabilities, including implementing a regional housing programme, developing a good-practice toolkit for local authority commissioners and encouraging provider engagement. The barriers to progress are discussed, and areas are identified for future development in order to meet people's legitimate ambition to have a home of their own. This article is written by Karyn Kirkpatrick, National Valuing People Housing Lead, Department of Health, England. We are pleased to make this article available free of charge. To view the full article, published in Tizard Learning Disability Review <http://www.pierprofessional.com/tldrflyer> , click here <http://www.pierprofessional.com/tldrflyer/sample.html> . Publishing 5 issues in 2011 and to include a themed issue on autism, guest-edited by Julie Beadle-Brown, Tizard Learning Disability Review <http://www.pierprofessional.com/tldrflyer> provides vital information and intelligence for people working in learning/intellectual disability services, including: * evidence and ideas to help plan, manage and deliver excellent services * peer-reviewed articles with accompanying commentaries on issues raised * detailed descriptions of important and innovative service developments * accessible overviews of research - drawing out practical implications for learning/intellectual disability services. The journal is published in partnership with the Tizard Centre, University of Kent. Articles recently published include: * Self-injury and other challenging behaviour at intervention and ten years on: a case study <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/165776162436163w/?p=c5d7c ef7be7b4168b4e2f102f6285602&pi=3> * What kind of a future for young people with Down's Syndrome? The views and aspirations of young people and families <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/r722803h18357872/?p=13a4b 26a8e8949eeb840307eb96843f3&pi=3> * Missing a beat: police responses to people with learning disabilities and mental health problems <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/t5v3p3w570354u6w/?p=13a4b 26a8e8949eeb840307eb96843f3&pi=5> * Raising our sights: services for adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/j154q2h3413481m8/?p=a4013 3cfeeac4cf7ac72327765a4a082&pi=1> * The evaluation of periodic service review (PSR) as a practice leadership tool in services for people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/j036262023g3xk12/?p=a4013 3cfeeac4cf7ac72327765a4a082&pi=3> * Institutions remain dumping grounds for forgotten people <http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/j155m70825559814/?p=f74b9 8638df44b8a931369871d05583f&pi=1> . 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