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The disability pendulum: the first decade of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Author:
- COLKER Ruth
- Publisher:
- New York University Press
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 245p.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Signed into law in July 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became effective two years later, and court decisions about the law began to multiply in the middle of the decade. This book presents the first legislative history of the enactment of the ADA in Congress and analyzes the first decade of judicial decisions under the act. It assesses the success and failure of the first ten years of litigation under the ADA, focusing on its three major titles: employment, public entities, and public accommodations. The book argues that despite an initial atmosphere of bipartisan support with the expectation that the ADA would make a significant difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities, judicial decisions have not been consistent with Congress intentions. The courts have operated like a pendulum, at times swinging to a pro-disabled plaintiff and then back again to a pro-defendant stance. The author, whose work on the ADA has been cited by the Supreme Court, offers practical suggestions on where to amend the act to make it more effective in defending disability rights, and also explains judicial hostility toward enforcing the act.
Mental health in learning disabilities: a reader
- Editors:
- HOLT Geraldine, HARDY Steve, BOURAS Nick, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 223p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
This book, like its previous editions, aims to provide the reader with up-to-date information on mental health problems in people with learning disabilities and associated issues. It has been updated and extended with six additional chapters, to reflect latest developments in services and treatment.
Effects of cognitive based instruction on mathematical problem solving by learners with mild intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- CHUNG Kevin K. H., TAM Y. H.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 30(4), December 2005, pp.207-216.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study examined the effects of different approaches to teaching learners with mild intellectual disabilities to solve mathematical word problems. Thirty Chinese students with mild intellectual disabilities from a special school in Hong Kong were taught using conventional instruction, worked example instruction, and cognitive strategy instruction. A cross-subjects experimental design was used to compare the effects of the three instructional approaches on immediate and delayed tests. Students presented with worked example and cognitive strategy instruction solved more problems correctly and generally outperformed students presented with conventional instruction in both immediate and delayed tests. In addition, learners receiving worked example and cognitive strategy instruction were more able to maintain and generalise their previous knowledge and skills to solve novel problems than those receiving conventional instruction. The findings indicate that learners can profit from worked example and cognitive strategy instruction which can promote problem-solving skills and mathematical learning.
Relapse prevention with intellectually disabled sexual offenders
- Authors:
- KEELING Jenny A., ROSE John L.
- Journal article citation:
- Sexual Abuse a Journal of Research and Treatment, 17(4), October 2005, pp.407-423.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This paper discusses the sexual offending characteristics and pathways of intellectually disabled sexual offenders. From a review of the literature, the authors suggests that intellectually disabled sexual offenders may be most likely to offend via the automatic pathway or the avoidant-passive pathway. The potential treatment implications of the self-regulation model for intellectually disabled sexual offenders is discussed, as well as the need for empirical evaluation with regards to the application of this model to the intellectually disabled sexual offender population.
Pressures on learning disability services: the case for review by government of current funding
- Author:
- VERITA
- Publisher:
- Association of Directors of Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 52p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report, from the Association of Directors of Social Services, talks about money for learning disability services and how it is spent. There are significantly increased numbers of people with learning disabilities, children and adults, in the population. Children are surviving into adulthood with major disabilities and complex needs. Adults are living longer and surviving into older age. The capacity of family carers to care for the extent and diversity of needs is limited.
Religious expression, a fundamental human right: the report of an action research project on meeting the religious needs of people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- HATTON Chris, et al
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report describes a two-year action research project running from January 2002 to December 2003, funded by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities. The aim of the project was to work with services to meet the religious needs of adults with learning disabilities, and to discover what worked particularly well.
It's everyone's right to have a bank account
- Author:
- SILVER Deirdre
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 19(2), November 2005, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
This article reports on a research study by Generate which looked at the experiences of people with learning difficulties when using banks. The project found their experiences could be improved if banks adopted a few simple measures.
Making change happen for black and minority ethnic disabled people
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Four grassroots development projects were supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation to generate practical learning about how to make change happen for black and minority ethnic disabled people. EQUALITIES aimed to increase the local voice of black and minority ethnic disabled people and carers. International Somali Community Trust employed direct advocacy and set up a user forum for Somali-speaking disabled people. People in Action supported ROOOTS, six African Caribbean people with learning difficulties, to deliver training to local service providers. Tassibee trained Pakistani Muslim women with experience of mental health difficulties to run self-help groups.
Supporting older families: making a real difference
- Author:
- MAGRILL Dalia
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 107p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Older families are a priority group for support, but it is important that their needs are linked in to the mainstream agendas of services for people with learning disabilities, older people and carers generally. It is important that we make sure that older families have their needs met now, and are supported to remain together for as long as they wish whilst planning for the future with confidence. However, it is equally important that we get things right for older families now so that others who are growing older do not face the same anxieties, uncertainty and fears that so many older family carers have lived with for decades.
Witnesses to change: families, learning difficulties and history
- Editors:
- ROLPH Sheena, et al, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 335p.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
This book shows how learning disabilities have impacted on family life and relationships and how this has varied across the country. It also reveals how public attitudes have shifted considerably from one in which learning disabilities were seen as a “mental deficiency” to a more enlightened attitude which recognised that people with learning disabilities have rights.