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Reaching Chinese children with learning disabilities in Greater Manchester
- Author:
- SHAM Sylvia
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 24(3), September 1996, pp.104-109.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article provides an overview of the culture, religion, attitudes and backgrounds of Chinese minority groups living in Britain. It demonstrates the need for greater awareness of Chinese families and an improved system in relation to services for people with learning disability. Suggests that more appropriate services should be made available to Greater Manchester's Chinese families which have a member with a learning disability. Professionals should be more competent to understand Chinese families and to enable them to take advantage of developing services.
A cross-cultural study of parental attitudes and beliefs about learning disability (mental handicap)
- Authors:
- FATIMILEHIN Iyabo A., NADIRSHAW Zenobia
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 7(3), 1994, pp.202-227.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
The literature suggests that Asian families have attitudes and beliefs about learning disability which differ from those of white British families, and that these attitudes may have an influence on service utilisation. In this study differences in attitudes and beliefs were found to be unrelated to descriptive variables such as the characteristics of the son/daughter with a learning disability, and characteristics of the parents. However, attitudinal differences and service utilisation patterns were more related to religious and cultural differences. A further major influence on attitudes and service utilisation in Asian families was a lack of knowledge about the cause and concept of learning disability, and of the services available. The findings of this study highlight the short-comings of services for black and ethnic minority people with learning disabilities.
The journey to adopt a child who has special needs: parents' perspectives
- Authors:
- DENBY Ramona W., ALFORD Keith A., AYALA Jessica
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 33(9), September 2011, pp.1543-1554.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Many of the children eligible for adoption are considered to have special needs. Included in the definition of special needs are sibling groups, older children, children with disabilities, black and minority ethnic children, and children with learning disabilities or mental health problems. Knowing more about the adoption process as it is experienced by prospective parents who complete (or are in the process of completing) their adoption and those who discontinue it are critical to improving the process. Using qualitative inquiry, prospective adoptive parents in nine families in the United States were studied in an effort to learn more about their motivations, expectations, preparation, and experiences. Although the adoption outcome (continued versus discontinued) was different, the process, including negative experiences, was quite similar. Programming implications and suggestions for future research are offered.
Learning difficulties and ethnicity:summary version
- Authors:
- MIR Ghazal, NOCON Andrew, AHMAD Waqar
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Minority ethnic communities face substantial inequalities and discrimination in employment, education, health and social services. People with learning difficulties from minority ethnic communities experience simultaneous disadvantage in relation to race, impairment and for women, gender. Negative stereotypes and attitudes held by service professionals contribute to the disadvantage they face.
Learning difficulties and ethnicity
- Authors:
- MIR Ghazal, NOCON Andrew, AHMAD Waqar
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 76p.,bibiog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Minority ethnic communities face substantial inequalities and discrimination in employment, education, health and social services. People with learning difficulties from minority ethnic communities experience simultaneous disadvantage in relation to race, impairment and for women, gender. Negative stereotypes and attitudes held by service professionals contribute to the disadvantage they face.
Towards equity in service provision
- Author:
- READING John
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 4(4), November 1999, pp.6-15.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Recent research and a series of field studies looking at the issue of learning difficulties among the black and minority ethnic populations. The research considers the hypothesis that black and minority ethnic people experience the same levels of learning difficulty as the rest of the population. Some studies suggest that general prevalence may actually be higher, and that multiple incidence may be more frequent among certain minority ethnic communities. The literature indicates that black and minority ethnic communities are much less aware of what services are available, take-up is lower still, and there is a common view that services are unwelcoming or inappropriate.