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Dementia does not discriminate
- Author:
- PEARL Joanna
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.9.99, 1999, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Younger onset dementia is an invisible affliction which needs specialist provision. Asks why so many younger people living with the disease only have access to services for older people.
Poverty and disability: a survey of the literature
- Author:
- ELWAN Ann
- Publisher:
- World Bank
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 48p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Washington, DC
This review summarizes the literature on disability and its relationship to poverty, including education, employment, income, and access to basic social services. Despite the dearth of formal analysis, it is clear that in developing countries, as in more developed areas, disabled people (and their families) are more likely than the rest of the population to live in poverty. It is a two-way relationship -- disability adds to the risk of poverty, and conditions of poverty increase the risk of disability. Disability in developing countries stems largely from preventable impairments associated with communicable, maternal and perinatal disease and injuries, and prevention has to remain a primary focus. An increasing emphasis on community based participatory rehabilitation reflects growing recognition of the inadequacy of past official programs, particularly involving specialized and exclusionary institutions.
Promote the benefits: how to help blind and partially sighted people to claim their full entitlement to welfare benefits
- Author:
- ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND
- Publisher:
- Royal National Institute for the Blind
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 153p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Resource pack produced to help blind and partially sighted people claim their full entitlement to welfare benefits. Sections include: benefit take up work; special benefits for people with sight problems;general information about sight problems; providing a service for people with sight problems.
Informed choice? Residential and domicilliary care for older people; final report
- Author:
- LUPTON Carol
- Publisher:
- University of Portsmouth. Social Services Research and Information Unit
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 82p.
- Place of publication:
- Portsmouth
This report details the findings of an investigation into the nature and extent of informed choice on the part of older persons using residential and domicilliary care. The report was commissioned by Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton local authorities and was undertaken between the months April-December 1998.
Getting your rights: a guide for young disabled people
- Author:
- BARNARDO's
- Publisher:
- Barnardo's
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- Barkingside
This leaflet tells users about their rights to services and support as young disabled people. It sets out the sort of information and help that can be expected from staff who work for young disabled people's projects and services.
Starting to modernise: achieving best value
- Author:
- FILKIN Geoffrey
- Publisher:
- New Local Government Network
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 75p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report argues that best value is about results not processes. The result that matters is improving services in ways that the public notice and value. The report focuses on three main issues: how to compare; how to improve; and how to procure. Topics also include how best value reviews must focus on performance, and what staffing issues need to be addressed.
Assessing cultural identity in people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- NEWLAND John
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 4(4), November 1999, pp.20-24.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Presents a method for assessing personal cultural identity for people with learning disabilities, based on the theoretical framework of Hutnik (1991) and the operational procedure developed by Parker et al. (1991). Two case examples are briefly presented that illustrate the method for assessing personal cultural identity. Discussed how incorporating personal cultural identity information into the community living assessment process can both facilitate more relevant care planning and increase service usage.
Not so hard to reach
- Author:
- O'GRADY Carolyn
- Journal article citation:
- Coordinate, 70, March 1999, pp.4-5.
- Publisher:
- National Early Years Network
In its guidance to Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership on preparing local childcare audits, the Department of Education and Employment makes it clear that the needs of 'hard to reach children' must be ascertained and provided for. Looks at the difficulties experienced by some children and their families when trying to access childcare services, and focuses on some projects that are trying to help them overcome these problems.
Greater Glasgow autism project: people with autistic spectrum disorders aged 12 to 30 years
- Author:
- BROGAN Clare
- Publisher:
- National Autistic Society Scotland
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 149p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Report of a project investigating current service provision for adolescents and young adults with autistic spectrum disorders in the Greater Glasgow Health Board area. Describes the nature of such disorders and examines their prevalence in the area under discussion. Discusses the services provided and the results of a survey of users and carers on their needs. Includes case studies and an examination of the results of autism awareness sessions with care staff. Concludes with recommendations for future practice.
Misspent youth in Wales '99: the challenge for youth justice
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Audit Commission
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report identifies a number of problems with the system for dealing with young offenders. These include: slow prosecution through the courts; not enough done to address offending behaviour; agencies working in an uncoordinated manner; little provision for preventing offending in the first place. The Crime and Disorder Act means that agencies need to make substantial changes to address these issues.