Next steps: adults with a disability and family carers

This paper looks at ways of creating a shared understanding of the perspectives of people with a disability and their supporting family and friends.

It explores how the development of shared and complementary goals can encourage a more effective use of available funds, better determine the effectiveness of policy and service systems, develop a strengthened advocacy movement and harness the energies of families, friends and people with a disability towards meaningful and varied ways of community living.