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Listening to life stories from inner London: 
mobile interviews and map-making 
The Staying Local Project: 
Sue Thorp 
Sue Ledger 
Lindy Shufflebotham 
Contact susan.ledger@open.ac.uk 
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
Our time with you today 
 Setting the scene : The Staying Local Project 
and what we wanted to find out 
 Mobile interviews and map making 
 Reflections 
 Questions 
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
Why research local support? 
 For a long time government policy has said that all people with 
learning disabilities should receive support in their local 
community (HM Govt 2007, ADSS/DH 2011) 
 But large numbers of people continue to be moved away from 
their local area to receive a service 
 People with high support needs are more likely to be moved 
(Becker 2006, DH 2007) 
 Problem particularly bad in inner London (Whelton, 2009) where 
research took place 
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
Kensington and Chelsea - 2006 
119 people with high support 
needs funded by the borough 
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
25 were living in 
Kensington & Chelsea 
94 living away 
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
Why it was vital to include people with 
high support needs? 
 There are very few stories of local support 
told by people with learning disabilities 
themselves 
 We wanted to find out if the stories of 
people who stayed local could help others to 
do the same 
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
How we did the research 
Nine people reconstructed and recorded their local life stories 
(including 5 people described as having 
high support needs) 
Interviews with 36 people involved in local support inc. families, 
front line staff, advocates, campaigners, managers 
Case records and archives 
Mobile Interviews and Map Making were developed during the 
research 
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
How Mobile interviews came about 
We found that walking or driving 
together in the areas where 
people had grown up made it 
much easier to share information 
about important people and 
places 
We called these mobile 
interviews. Altogether we did 14 
mobile interviews 
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
Sues 
Film 
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
Driving, walking 
and taking 
photos 
My old 
front door 
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
How Life Journey maps 
came about: Lennies 
Story 
Lennie was one of the first people to record his story 
He had photographs of the house where he used to live with his family 
He wanted to show staff where he had lived 
Staff couldnt understand Lennie or recognise the streets in the photographs-they didnt 
live in the area. They did not know Lennies history 
To explain we put Lennies photos on a large A-Z Map 
Lennie could follow the photos -Staff were able to understand the locations 
The life journey maps were developed to help people keep and share their stories 
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
Making the life journey maps 
Some people 
chose family 
photographs to 
represent a part 
of their life story 
People also used 
photographs 
taken during 
mobile interviews 
Chosen images were then 
superimposed on maps 
People used multi media to 
select images for their 
individual maps 
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
Evaluation of the maps by people with 
learning disabilities 
Its good to 
have everything 
in one place 
and in the right 
order 
The maps 
helped me talk 
about the 
moves Ive had 
We have all 
lost parts of 
our past. 
Its good to 
choose my 
own photos 
The map 
helped me to 
tell people 
about myself 
and my family 
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
Using the maps 
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
Reflections: what went well 
 The maps and mobile interviews, supported people to 
own and share their life stories 
 Ideas developed with people with high support needs 
benefitted everyone 
 Openness to the development of new tools and ways of working  
seeing what works well different people 
 Being flexible enough to change if original method doesnt work 
 Remembering that everyone is an expert in terms of their own 
lived experience 
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
Barriers to Inclusion 
 Access . 
 Time pressure 
 Fear of failure 
 Worry about risk and harm 
 Resources 
 Researcher skills 
BUT EVERYONE HAS A STORY TO TELL... or as Robert 
said - 
You guys story makes you who you are today 
息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
Thank you very much 
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Listening to life stories from inner London: mobile interviews and map-making

  • 1. Listening to life stories from inner London: mobile interviews and map-making The Staying Local Project: Sue Thorp Sue Ledger Lindy Shufflebotham Contact susan.ledger@open.ac.uk 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 2. Our time with you today Setting the scene : The Staying Local Project and what we wanted to find out Mobile interviews and map making Reflections Questions 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 3. Why research local support? For a long time government policy has said that all people with learning disabilities should receive support in their local community (HM Govt 2007, ADSS/DH 2011) But large numbers of people continue to be moved away from their local area to receive a service People with high support needs are more likely to be moved (Becker 2006, DH 2007) Problem particularly bad in inner London (Whelton, 2009) where research took place 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 4. Kensington and Chelsea - 2006 119 people with high support needs funded by the borough 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 5. 25 were living in Kensington & Chelsea 94 living away 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 6. Why it was vital to include people with high support needs? There are very few stories of local support told by people with learning disabilities themselves We wanted to find out if the stories of people who stayed local could help others to do the same 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 7. How we did the research Nine people reconstructed and recorded their local life stories (including 5 people described as having high support needs) Interviews with 36 people involved in local support inc. families, front line staff, advocates, campaigners, managers Case records and archives Mobile Interviews and Map Making were developed during the research 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 8. How Mobile interviews came about We found that walking or driving together in the areas where people had grown up made it much easier to share information about important people and places We called these mobile interviews. Altogether we did 14 mobile interviews 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 9. Sues Film 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 10. Driving, walking and taking photos My old front door 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 11. How Life Journey maps came about: Lennies Story Lennie was one of the first people to record his story He had photographs of the house where he used to live with his family He wanted to show staff where he had lived Staff couldnt understand Lennie or recognise the streets in the photographs-they didnt live in the area. They did not know Lennies history To explain we put Lennies photos on a large A-Z Map Lennie could follow the photos -Staff were able to understand the locations The life journey maps were developed to help people keep and share their stories 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 12. Making the life journey maps Some people chose family photographs to represent a part of their life story People also used photographs taken during mobile interviews Chosen images were then superimposed on maps People used multi media to select images for their individual maps 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 13. 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 14. Evaluation of the maps by people with learning disabilities Its good to have everything in one place and in the right order The maps helped me talk about the moves Ive had We have all lost parts of our past. Its good to choose my own photos The map helped me to tell people about myself and my family 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 15. Using the maps 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 16. Reflections: what went well The maps and mobile interviews, supported people to own and share their life stories Ideas developed with people with high support needs benefitted everyone Openness to the development of new tools and ways of working seeing what works well different people Being flexible enough to change if original method doesnt work Remembering that everyone is an expert in terms of their own lived experience 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 17. Barriers to Inclusion Access . Time pressure Fear of failure Worry about risk and harm Resources Researcher skills BUT EVERYONE HAS A STORY TO TELL... or as Robert said - You guys story makes you who you are today 息 Ledger, Thorp & Shufflebotham(2013)
  • 18. Thank you very much Questions