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Home ownership for people with long-term disabilities (HOLD): factbook
- Authors:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- London
This factbook is about the HOLD shared ownership scheme and was developed to support those professionals who are working with people with a learning disability, autism or both as part of the Transforming Care programme. However, shared home ownership is a possible option for a much wider range of people; this guide is therefore relevant to other professionals too. Shared home ownership won’t be right for everyone, but we do know that it can work really well for some people who may have very specific housing requirements. We know, for example, that individuals with complex and challenging behaviours often require tailored solutions that will minimise the triggers for behaviour, in some cases with significant adaptations and/or modifications, and where location and environment are very important in achieving sustainable housing solutions for people. Where the person lives, who they live with, the design of their home and how they are supported (including in an environment that they are comfortable with) can have a significant impact on wellbeing and behaviour. Home ownership under the HOLD scheme enables the individual and their family to select a property from the open market, within their budget, just like everyone else who is looking to buy a property. This gives them a much better opportunity to choose where they live and the kind of property they will be living in, coupled with the security of tenure that only home ownership delivers. The step by step guide included in the second half of this document is a guide for those professionals involved in the process to help ensure things run as smoothly as possible. Anyone who has ever bought a house knows that it can be full of twists and turns, so keeping a strong commitment is critical to success. (Edited publisher abstract)
The choice agenda in the Australian supported housing context: a timely reflection
- Authors:
- WRIGHT Courtney J., MUENCHBERGER Heidi
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 30(6), 2015, pp.834-848.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The last 30 years has seen significant developments in the Australian housing sector for people with disabilities. Despite much change in the sector, and advancements in disability services, the range of current supported housing options for younger Australian adults with a neurological disability remains vastly under-developed. This is despite a widely accepted and endorsed recognition that, as is the general population, people with all forms of disability have a right to housing of their choice. This paper presents a timely critique of the key actions made by the Australian disability and housing sectors and subsequently proposes a more informed approach to supported housing design and development: one that is based on a comprehensive understanding of consumer housing priorities and preferences, and is conducive to a person’s biopsychosocial health. (Publisher abstract)
The Transinstitutionalisation of People Living in Licensed Boarding houses in Sydney
- Author:
- DRAKE Gabrielle
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 67(2), 2014, pp.240-255.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Deinstitutionalisation, one of the most significant social policies of the last century, was introduced into Australia from the 1960s, and involved the closure or downsizing of large institutions and the integration of people with disability and mental illness into the community. One of the community-based accommodation options for people leaving institutions was boarding houses. This paper presents the findings of a study into the use of licensed boarding houses for people with intellectual disability and people with mental illness in Sydney, Australia. The study aimed to explore how boarding houses operate as an accommodation option within the policy of deinstitutionalisation and the extent to which this accommodation type upholds human rights principles and contributes to residents' quality of life. Forty interviews were conducted with a range of participants including current and former residents, proprietors of licensed boarding houses, and staff of community organisations and government agencies about licensed boarding houses and the quality of life of residents. The study found that licensed boarding houses are a form of transinstitutionalisation and do not serve to enact the human rights principles articulated in current policy and legislation. (Publisher abstract)
Beyond disability
- Author:
- CAMM John
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Chronicle, 4.6.09, 2009, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Emap Business
Giving disabled adults structured support in the community can give them a chance to live independently. Initiatives in Enfield and Middlesborough, both winners of the Improvement & Development Agency's Beacon awards in the category 'Independent living for disabled adults', are highlighted.
Finding a place to live: help with your plans
- Authors:
- PANNELL Jenny, HARKER Maurice
- Publisher:
- Care Services Improvement Partnership. Valuing People Support Team
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 117p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Finding a Place to Live - Help with your plans is an important new guide for people with learning disabilities, their families and carers. Most of us want enough private space of our own where we can do what we want without worrying too much about other people. But some people find too much space is uncomfortable and not cosy.
Facts and figures 2018: disability in the United Kingdom
- Author:
- PAPWORTH TRUST
- Publisher:
- Papworth Trust
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 67
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
This report gives an overview of the most recent facts and figures about disability in the United Kingdom. It covers key policy areas, including employment, social care and housing, education, transport and accessibility as well as the prevalence of specific impairments. The report shows that disabled people between 18 and 65 represent one third of social care users. They are twice as likely to be unemployed than non-disabled people. Full-time disabled workers earn on average 12.6% less than full-time non-disabled people. The proportion of disabled people with no qualifications is nearly three times that of non-disabled people. There are 1.8 million disabled people with unmet housing needs, 580,000 of whom are of working age. (Edited publisher abstract)
Where do community-dwelling older adults with disabilities live? Distribution of disability in the United States of America by household composition and housing type
- Author:
- HENNING-SMITH Carrie
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 37(6), 2017, pp.1227-1248.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
There is limited research on the living arrangements of older adults with disabilities, especially research that combines household composition and housing characteristics. This paper addresses that gap with two complementary sets of logistic regression models: first, estimating the odds of disability by household composition and housing type and, second, estimating the odds of disability by living arrangement within gender and age sub-groups. Data come from the 2012 American Community Survey (N = 504,371 respondents aged 65 and older), which includes six measures of disability: cognitive, ambulatory, independent living, self-care, vision and hearing. Living alone, with children or with others was associated with higher odds of any disability, compared with living with a spouse only. Compared to those living in a single-family home, living in a mobile home or other temporary structure, or large apartment building was associated with higher odds of disability. Having a disability was associated with lower rates of living with a spouse only, alone, in a single-family home or in a small or mid-sized apartment building and higher rates of all other living arrangements. Sub-group analyses revealed differences in the relationship between living arrangements and disability by gender and age group. This information provides a baseline from which to observe trends in living arrangements and disability for older adults in the United States of America. (Publisher abstract)
‘Their families or the disability services will take care of them’: the invisible homeless and how Irish government policy is designed not to help them
- Author:
- FOLEY Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 29(4), 2014, pp.556-567.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Most intellectually disabled adults in Ireland continue to live with their parents. For those who want and/or are forced to move out of the parental home, the default option is to avail of the various kinds of accommodation offered by the Irish disability services. This paper critically investigates the range of housing options available to intellectually disabled adults living in Ireland – some more nominal than others – and the governmental role in facilitating members of this population to live in accommodation of their choosing. The relevant issues are given voice by a mother of an adult with Down syndrome. In her search for appropriate accommodation for her daughter, she provides important experiential knowledge regarding both the shortcomings of current Irish policy and the hidden discrimination to which intellectually disabled people are subjected on a daily basis by banks and private landlords alike. (Publisher abstract)
House Key
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
The House Key aims to provide good quality information about housing support services throughout Scotland. Housing support services are mainly provided by local authorities, housing associations and voluntary sector organisations. They help a wide range of people to live independently in the community, by providing practical support and advice. This site provides a Directory of Housing Support services, divided into three separate search facilities: housing support services, including community alarm and telecare services, women's refuge services,and ex-offender services; sheltered housing; and home adaptation and repair services.
What are the prospects?
- Authors:
- VALIOS Natalie, SALE Anabel Unity
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.1.07, 2007, pp.22-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The authors talk to social care leaders about their hopes for the next 12 months in social care. They look at the areas of asylum seekers, carers, disability, housing/homelessness, looked-after children, learning difficulties, mental health, older people and training.