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Direct payments for families
- Author:
- MURRAY Pippa
- Publisher:
- Circles Network
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 47p.
- Place of publication:
- Rugby
This report responds to questions raised by families across the UK seeking to access Direct Payments to meet the needs of a disabled child and is in keeping with the Government’s policy of offering greater choice to all including disabled people who are significantly at risk of isolation and exclusion. It is a step-by-step guide for families with disabled children and gives guidance for organisations / individuals who assist them with support. Direct Payments for Families traces the development of the Direct Payments scheme through UK policy and legislation. Revealing the real-life experiences of families and professionals, this publication identifies both the benefits of the scheme and the challenges faced by the way it is currently administered, and makes recommendations for organisations involved in supporting families with disabled children.
Hello! are you listening?: disabled teenagers' experience of access to inclusive leisure
- Author:
- MURRAY Pippa
- Publisher:
- York Publishing
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 99p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Leisure takes on an added significance for disabled people who generally do not experience an ease of access into mainstream education or work. Barriers to full participation in these areas result in young disabled people having more time for leisure activities whilst still experiencing difficulties in accessing facilities.
Telling our own stories: reflections on family life in a disabling world
- Editors:
- MURRAY Pippa, PENMAN Jill
- Publisher:
- Parents with Attitude
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 276p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
Personal accounts of disability, from disabled people and their families, introduced from the perspective of human rights, inclusion, and a social model of disability.