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Employment policies for disabled people: a review of legislation and services in fifteen countries
- Authors:
- LUNT Neil, THORNTON Patricia
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Employment
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 222p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
Contains detailed accounts of the current situation in all countries looked at, and in depth reports on France, Germany and the United States.
Disability in Europe
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.9.91, 1991, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at how Europe is addressing disability and the implications of 1992.
Sheltered employment in five member states of the Council of Europe: Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland
- Authors:
- SAMOY Erik, WATERPLAS Lina
- Publisher:
- Council of Europe
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 67p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Strasbourg
Comparative study looking at the situation of sheltered employment in the twelve Member States of the European Union. The data for each country is grouped under the following headings: institutional context; target population; access to sheltered employment; characteristics of the people in sheltered employment; and a discussion of the topics currently under debate around sheltered employment in each country.
Bringing home the bacon
- Author:
- PHILPOT Terry
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.11.89, 1989, pp.21-24.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
High levels of public spending and widespread decentralisation have been the keys to Denmark's community care policies.
The association between loneliness and health – a survey-based study among middle-aged and older adults in Denmark
- Authors:
- JESSEN Mathilde Amalie Buchwald, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 22(10), 2018, pp.1338-1343.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Background: While the association between overall poor health and loneliness among older adults continues to be examined closely, less attention has been given to middle-aged adults. This paper examines the relationship between loneliness and health as measured by self-rated health, physical ability and multi-morbidity in a large sample of Danish adults between the ages of 52–92 years. Furthermore, it identifies vulnerable groups with regard to the year of birth and gender. Method: We apply the survey-study method, using data collected by The Danish National Centre for Social Research in 2012. The authors analysed the association between loneliness and health in 9154 Danish adults through multi-variate regression analyses adjusting for the year of birth, gender, marital status, cohabitation status, employment status and home ownership. Results: They found that loneliness was associated with increased risks of poor self-rated health (OR, 2.58; 95% Cl, 1.20–3.35), limited physical abilities (OR, 1.91; 95% Cl, 1.58–2.32) and multiple diagnoses (OR, 1.77; 95% Cl, 1.48–2.12). Lonely middle-aged adults (52–62 years of age) had an increased risk of having limited physical abilities. Conclusion: Among middle-aged and older Danish adults, loneliness was strongly associated with poor self-rated health, limited physical ability and multi-morbidity. (Edited publisher abstract)
Welfare to work in practice: social security and participation in economic and social life
- Editors:
- SAUNDERS Peter, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Ashgate
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 261p.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
This book brings together some of the leading experts to discuss the rationale for welfare to work policies, their limitations and problems encountered in practice. Contributors address topics ranging from the linkages between social security and the labour market to how the welfare to work agenda is responding to the needs of special groups such as lone parents, the long-term unemployed and those with a disability. The book puts the arguments and ideas that underlie the new welfare reform agenda under the microscope and explains how it is being implemented in an international context. Several new data sets are analyzed in a collection that covers developments in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Norway, the UK and the US, as well as several comparative studies. In doing so, this volume helps to bridge the gap between research and policy and demonstrates how policy can respond to the challenges it faces.
Disability policies in European countries
- Authors:
- OORSCHOT Wim van, HVINDEN Bjorn
- Publisher:
- Kluwer Law International
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 128p.
- Place of publication:
- The Hague
This book examines the possible convergence in disability policies in Europe. It points out that assessment of claims for disability benefits are often complex and rely on input from interdisciplinary groups. It argues that in the disability area there rarely a simple relationship between cash and care. The policies of Spain, The Netherlands, Great Britain, Denmark and Ireland are examined.
"Nar alle revalideringsmuligheder ma anses for udtomte"
- Author:
- ANDERSEN Tine
- Journal article citation:
- Nordisk Sosialt Arbeid, 17(4), 1997, pp.231-235.
- Publisher:
- Universitetsforlaget AS
Looks at how the Danish rehabilitation institutions have been experiencing problems. Suggests a radical solution to these problems.
Social care in Europe
- Editors:
- MUNDAY Brian, ELY Peter
- Publisher:
- Prentice Hall
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 247p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Collection of articles looking at the contexts for, and the outcomes of, the diversity of social care provision by the member states of the European Union. The book first addresses how we define social care in Europe and looks at the differences between member states. Goes on to look in more detail at the context for social care provision and the constitutional framework provided by the European Union itself. Further chapters cover Europe's mixed economy of welfare and provide detailed analysis of the impact of social care provision on 3 key clients groups: children and families, disabled people and older people.
"Well, it's become a way of life"
- Authors:
- OLSEN Bennedichte C.Rappana, LANGEGENG Per Inge
- Journal article citation:
- Nordisk Sosialt Arbeid, 16(1), 1996, pp.21-32.
- Publisher:
- Universitetsforlaget AS
Based on their study of organisations for the disabled and their members, the authors conclude that active participation in the organisation is of great importance to the members, particularly those who are disabled themselves, but also to parents of disabled children. The greater the disability is felt in everyday life, the greater the importance of the organisation. A clear tendency is that the smaller organisations, those for people suffering from little-known diseases, mean more to their members than do the larger ones. The organisations importance in providing practical and psychological support is discussed, with emphasis on how participation can change every-day lives of the members. Finally, the article points to the dangers of organisational life as a way of isolation within the peer group, and a perpetuation of the "sick-role".