HAPPI Hour - Thinking beyond supported housing: supportive communities for inclusion

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Recording

Please note, due to technical difficulties, unfortunately part of the Q+A with the panel after the presentations is missing from the recording.

The views shared in this webinar do not necessarily reflect the views of the Housing LIN.

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Feedback

  • Insightful and engaging.
  • Speakers with key specialist knowledge gave me food for thought and inspiration.
  • Very useful information that has got me thinking wider about neurodiversity and the possibilities of supporting people better.

Overview

Building on our opening HAPPI Hour webinar, this session delves deeper into inclusive strategies for creating supportive homes and environments, particularly for individuals with learning disabilities and autistic people.

We explore the latest design insights from an inclusive design and neurodiversity expert, winner of the AJ100 Change Maker 2024 award, as well as hear from a commissioner involved in transforming care and support at home within a local NHS health economy in collaboration with the Housing LIN. We also hear latest NIHR Evidence-funded research findings on older people with a learning disability.

To coincide with this HAPPI Hour, we have also published a guest blog by one of our speakers, Stephanie Kyle. For a selection of other resources, visit the dedicated Housing and Learning Disability webpages curated by the Housing LIN.

Agenda

16:00 – Zoom format
Sally Taylor-Ridgway, Communications and Membership Officer, Host, Housing LIN ~ @HLINComms (opens new window)

16:05 – Chair’s opening comments 
Lois Beech, Consultancy and Partnerships Manager, Housing LIN ~ @HLINConsult (opens new window)

16:10 – Health and housing partnerships in NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Eryl Balazs, Deputy Head of Service, All Age Continuing Care Commissioning (LD/MH), NHS Hampshire & Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board

16:20 - Key research on what people with a learning disability want in older age, in particular reflecting on a permanent home
Professor Sara Ryan, Manchester Metropolitan University 

16:30 – Design for neurodiversity and supportive environments for people with a learning disability and autistic people
Stephanie Kyle, Senior Architect and Inclusive Design Consultant, Floyd Slaski Architects

16.40 – Questions and panel debate

17.00 – Event close
Lois Beech, Consultancy and Partnerships Manager, Housing LIN ~ @HLINConsult (opens new window)

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