Accessible summary Direct payments can help people with learning disabilities or autism to
have good support. Often, family carers manage the direct payments for people who would …

Disabled people are often prevented from participating in the creation of academic
knowledge that has direct impact on their lives via professional support. Such barriers to co …

The principles of autonomy, choice, and independence have been prevalent in the rhetoric
used to initiate policy change in disability services in recent decades. As part of this rhetoric …