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They deserve better
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.9.04, 2004, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Draws attention to the difficulties disabled parents often have in obtaining their entitlements under community care legislation. A failure to meet needs relating to impairment and disabling barriers can mean that parents lack the practical support required to carry out parenting tasks. Some parents cannot get help unity their family is in crisis and this can result in their ability to look after their children being questioned.
Independent living and community care: a disempowering framework
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 19(5), August 2004, pp.427-442.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The British disability movement has had significant achievements in its struggle for independent living. However, the current community care framework contains many barriers to independent living. This article sets out a conceptual framework for an understanding of independent living and provides an analysis of the barriers posed by the social care system. These range from financial incentives for placing disabled people in residential care, to a failure to address needs relating to employment, parenting and leisure. Disabling attitudes held by social services professionals about 'risk' and 'capacity' are also major barriers. It is clear that, unless the legislative framework is amended to include an entitlement to independent living, disabled people will continue to be denied their full human and civil rights.
Two sides to everything
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 20.7.04, 2004, pp.27-28.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Reports on a survey carried out in partnership with Mind and funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The survey asked people with physical impairments, who also have mental health support needs, about their experiences of services. Results found a lack of joined up thinking between physical and mental disability services.
They have to be special
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.1.04, 2004, p.36.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Earlier this year Amaze, a Brighton based voluntary organisation, brought together a group of parents whose children are at residential special schools to write an information booklet on choosing a school. Looks at what parents want.
The right support: report of the task force on supporting disabled adults in their parenting role
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 51p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
A task force on supporting disabled adults in their parenting role was set up by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, with support from the Department of Health, the Association of Directors of Social Services, the Disabled Parents' Network and relevant voluntary organisations. Members also included disabled parents. The task force met seven times over two years and also hosted two conferences to which non-members were invited. Parents, professionals (including government civil servants, social work practitioners and representatives from the voluntary sector) and researchers were invited to make presentations and contribute to discussions around themes identified at the first meeting of the Task Force in December 2000. The full report summarises the evidence heard by the Task Force and sets out detailed recommendations for the different agencies concerned.
Including all children: finding out about the experiences of children with communication and/or cognitive impairments
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Society, 17(5), November 2003, pp.337-348.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Practitioners and researchers have made progress, in recent years, in seeking the views of children and young people. Less progress has been made in seeking the views of young people with significant communication and/or cognitive impairments. Drawing on the experience of three research projects and one Best Value review, this article details the lessons learnt, and action required, in order to find out about the experiences of this important group of children and young people.
A lot to say: a guide for social workers, personal advisors and others working with disabled children and young people with communication impairments
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 59p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This publication offers advice and information to social workers, Connexions personal advisors and others working with children and young people who have communication impairments. It will be of use in a number of settings, health, social services, education, and private and voluntary sector agencies. It is aimed at professionals who are not specialists in communication impairments, but who have responsibilities to assess the needs, and seek the views, of this important group of children and young people.
Schools morass
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.4.02, 2002, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the placement of disabled children in residential schools and why it brings into question the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
That kind of life: social exclusion and young disabled people with high levels of support needs
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny,
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 49p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report is concerned with the experiences of a group of children and young people who are at a high risk of social exclusion. It is based on the experiences of forty four young people aged between fifteen and twenty, all of whom have high levels of support needs.
Social exclusion and young disabled people with high levels of support needs
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Critical Social Policy, 21(2), May 2001, pp.161-183.
- Publisher:
- Sage
There are significant differences between the concept of social exclusion adopted by the mainstream policy agenda and what social exclusion means to young disabled people, particularly those with high levels of support needs. Currently, the experiences and concerns of this group are not being heard in the arenas where policies are developed. The silence about their experiences masks an assumption that, to have high levels of support needs, means dependency and exclusion are inevitable. It is unlikely, therefore, that current initiatives to tackle social exclusion will address the experiences of these young disabled people as they grow into adulthood. In contrast, a human rights agenda offers greater opportunities to challenge the way young disabled people with high levels of support needs are "shut out" from society.