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It's my life: an interactive resources for social care professionals
- Authors:
- MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- London
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling neurological condition affecting young adults. Around 85,000 people in the UK have MS. MS is the result of damage to myelin - a protective sheath surrounding nerve fibres of the central nervous system. For some people, MS is characterised by periods of relapse and remission while for others it has a progressive pattern. For everyone, it makes life unpredictable. The film provides helpful information about all these aspects of MS
The appointment
- Authors:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- London
This 10 minute comedy drama introduces us to Alan, a hotel manager, on the day he finds out that he has a common but life-altering health condition. The film explores how attitudes to disability and long-term health conditions can affect people's chances of getting and keeping a job - irrespective of their actual impact on work. And how the reactions of those around us - family, friends and work colleagues - can make us fearful of revealing important aspects of our lives.
Draft Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: August 2006
- Author:
- UNITED NATIONS. Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
- Publisher:
- United Nations
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Place of publication:
- New York
The purpose of the present Convention is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity. Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.
Fluctuating needs: the Care Act 2014
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 6 minutes 56 seconds
- Place of publication:
- London
Under the Care Act 2014, assessments should reflect more accurately a comprehensive picture of people's needs - including how they change over time. In this film two people, one with mental health needs, the other with a physical disability, talk about their conditions, assessment, how their needs can fluctuate and the impact this has on the level of care and support they need. The film illustrates how the new requirement aims to recognise people as individuals by endorsing a much-needed degree of flexibility and responsive care, as well as offering valuable support for people with mental health and physical health conditions which may vary over time. (Edited publisher abstract)
Quality in social care: achieving excellence in home care
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 19 minutes 48 seconds
- Place of publication:
- London
Service users get together with a social care academic and a leader in the home care sector to discuss how excellence can be achieved in domiciliary care. We see examples of excellence in support offered to older people, people with learning disabilities and people with physical disabilities in their own homes. Much of the focus is on the relationship between staff members and the people they support because getting that right is fundamental to excellent care. This film has now been revised. This film was previously available under the title 'Defining excellence: excellence in domiciliary care '. (Edited publisher abstract)
SCIE research briefing 4: transition of young people with physical disabilities or chronic illnesses from children's to adults' services
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
A web-based briefing providing a concise summary of the current knowledge base on transition of young people with physical disabilities or chronic illnesses from children's to adults' services. Coverage includes ethical considerations, views of service users and carers, innovative practice examples and implications for practice. Also highlights additional contacts and resources. The briefing was commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). The latest edition of this Briefing was produced in April 2005 and the next updated is due in April 2006.
Defining excellence: excellence in domiciliary care
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Place of publication:
- London
Service users get together with a social care academic and a leader in the home care sector to discuss how excellence can be achieved in domiciliary care. We see examples of excellence in support offered to older people, people with learning disabilities and people with physical disabilities in their own homes. Much of the focus is on the relationship between staff members and the people they support because getting that right is fundamental to excellent care. This film has now been revised and is available under the new title 'Quality in social care: achieving excellence in home care'.
The Disability Discrimination Act 2005: an audio guide
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- sound cassette
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides a brief commentary on the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act
Equality and diversity: a framework for review and action
- Authors:
- JEFFERY Joanna, SEAGER Richard
- Publisher:
- National Housing Federation
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 69p., CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- London
The National Housing Federation here responds to the growing need to for guidance on how to conduct reviews of policies, functions, services and activities that covers the whole range of equality areas, these are race and ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, age and faith and belief.
Access audit handbook
- Author:
- GRANT Alison
- Publisher:
- Centre for Accessible Environments; RIBA Publishing
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 130p., DVD
- Place of publication:
- London
This is a multimedia planning tool for auditing the accessibility of buildings and services, and writing reports in appropriate formats in the context of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, funding requirements and best practice in building management. The handbook offers straightforward guidance about undertaking access audits and the various report formats to best communicate recommendations. Practical advice is supported by a range of case studies and an authoritative worked example of a successful report based on a real-life access audit. This is supplemented by a series of up-to-date auditing checklists and a DVD that includes both editable, electronic versions of the checklists and an award-winning film, Access Audits: a planning tool for businesses, which will provide a good understanding of what access audits are, their purpose and how to carry one out.