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Confronting disabling barriers: towards making organisations accessible
- Authors:
- SWAIN John, GILLMAN Maureen, FRENCH Sally
- Publisher:
- Venture Press
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 84p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
There are many different types of barriers which prevent disabled people's full and equal participation in society: not only physical barriers created by lack of access to buildings and transport systems, but also social and economic barriers resulting from unequal access to education, employment and services; lack of representation and involvement in local planning and politics; and a limited understanding of the nature of disablement.
Planet without a visa
- Author:
- DOWNEY Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.6.98, 1998, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Continuing a series on anti-racist practice in Europe, the author visits projects in France which are working with the san papiers - immigrants without documents who legally do not exist and have little access to mainstream services.
Single homelessness as social exclusion: the unique and the extreme
- Author:
- PLEACE Nicholas
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 32(1), March 1998, pp.46-59.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Recent research into single homelessness and rough sleeping has begun to consider the issue using the concepts and the language of social exclusion. This article considers the new literature and what it may mean in terms of changing our understanding of single homelessness and rough sleeping. Concludes with the argument that single homelessness and rough sleeping are a form of social exclusion, characterised chiefly by the inability of a section of the socially excluded population to get access to welfare services and social housing, and that "homelessness" does not actually exist as a discrete social problem with unique characteristics and causes.
Dignity and old age
- Editors:
- DISCH Robert, DOBROF Rose, MOODY Harry R., (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Haworth Press
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 178p.
- Place of publication:
- Binghamton, NY
The book examines the word “dignity” as it relates to the world’s elderly population to the fullest and most challenging extent, taking into account cross-cultural, religious, and even literary influences. There follows a discussion of concepts that revolve around dignity and the elderly, and active practice, demonstrating a wide variety of ways to enhance relations with the elderly in health care, social services, government, and retirement entitlements and benefits.
Speaking up, speaking out: pathways to self advocacy; handbook
- Authors:
- LARCHER Janet, et al
- Publisher:
- Communication Matters
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 61p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Aims to help people speak up and speak out for themselves, and provides guidance on how this can be facilitated. The handbook providing detailed information about advocacy and communicating with a person with severe communication difficulties. Each section of the handbook is accompanied by case studies which illustrate key issues and questions that are raised in the main text.
In whose service? Technology, care and disabled people: the case for a disability politics perspectives
- Authors:
- JOHNSON Liz, MOXON Eileen
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 13(2), April 1998, pp.241-258.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Discusses the introduction of telematics technologies, which are advancing rapidly in Britain and throughout the world, and which impact increasingly on the lives of disabled people. Argues that technology based services have been largely determined by the interests of care service professionals, technologists and the commercial sector. Missing from the debate has been the perspective of the disability movement, which challenges professional hegemony, and introduces important issues such as choice, control and access to the wider environment.
Speaking up, speaking out: pathways to self-advocacy; practical guide
- Authors:
- LARCHER Janet, et al
- Publisher:
- Communication Matters
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 25p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Aims to help people speak up and speak out for themselves, and provides guidance on how this can be facilitated. The guide contains key points in easily reproduced form for use as overheads and handouts in group training sessions. The Practical Guide has been developed for use by key communication partners to help build realistic advocacy plans for individuals whom they are supporting.
Modern and dependable?: government policy towards the NHS and minority ethnic communities
- Author:
- SINGH Jagtar
- Publisher:
- Bandung Parliamentary Institute
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document focuses on the issues of health and ethnicity in the context of the reform of the NHS. It draws on professional, managerial and community perspectives on proposed changes.
Equipped for equality
- Author:
- MARKS Olivia
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 68p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Aids and equipment can be the tools which ensure an independent lifestyle for disabled people. They can make the difference between active participation in and exclusion from society. This book argues that suitable equipment is a key to disabled people achieving equality.
Homes unfit for children: housing, disabled children and their families
- Authors:
- OLDMAN Christine, BERESFORD Bryony
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 86p.,bibliog
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
In-depth study of the impact of housing on the lives of disabled children and their families. Describes parents' perceptions of the impact of housing on their caring and parenting responsibilities; looks at disabled children's experiences of living in their homes; identifies housing needs particular to disabled children and their families; describes families' attempts to deal with unsuitable housing; and reports professionals' perspectives on meeting the housing needs of families with disabled children.