No great expectations
- Author:
- DAY Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, May 1994, p.10.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The Disabled Persons Act 1986 was intended to improve the co-ordination of services and assessment of disabled peoples' needs and to ensure that their carers were more involved in decision making, and had information that would help them make genuine choices and exercise their rights. The author says that the Act has failed in its aims.
- Subject terms:
- physical disabilities, policy, social welfare law, user participation;
- Link:
- Journal home page
- ISSN print:
- 1352 3112