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Personal services
- Authors:
- OLIVER Mike, ZARB Gerry
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.3.93, 1993, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The aim of personal assistance schemes is to enable more disabled people to live independently in the community, through the employment of support workers. The authors' research show that not only are service users given freedom and power through these schemes but, as demonstrated by the examples from Greenwich personal assistance costs less than existing services.
Helping disabled workers: disability working allowance and supported employment; a report of research carried out by the Policy Studies Institute on behalf of the Department of Social Security
- Authors:
- ZARB Gerry, JACKSON Nigel, TAYLOR Phil
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 122p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on the findings of a research study examining whether there are eligible non-recipients or potential recipients of the Disabilities Workers Allowance (DWA) in supported employment, and how these people can be encouraged to claim DWA.
Cashing in on independence: comparing the costs and benefits of cash and services
- Authors:
- ZARB Gerry, NADASH Pamela
- Publisher:
- British Council of Organisations of Disabled People
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 215p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belper
Report focusing on the costs and benefits of services controlled directly by disabled service users.
Now you're talking
- Authors:
- OLIVER Mike, ZARB Gerry
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 8.7.93, 1993, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Reports on the establishment and evaluation of a counselling service for disabled people - including Bangladeshi people - in Tower Hamlets. Elements of the evaluation examined include outcomes from counselling, the cost effectiveness of the counselling service.
Greenwich personal assistance scheme: an evaluation
- Authors:
- OLIVER Mike, ZARB Gerry
- Publisher:
- Greenwich Association of Disabled people
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 23p.
- Place of publication:
- London
An independent evaluation of a project for disabled people. Looks at the viability of personal assistance schemes, their cost effectiveness and the role of the personal assistance advisor. Takes into account user views and policy implications.
Direct payments and older people: the principles of independent living
- Authors:
- HASLER Frances, ZARB Gerry
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 18(2), 2000, pp.7-12.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
The main part of the paper focuses on the extension of the Community Care (Direct Payments Act) to older people, drawing on research carried out by PSI and others, the recent practice guide on local authority implementation of direct payments produced by PSI and NCIL, as well as as NCIL's development work on IL and older people. It then considers the specific issues of : interpreting key direct payment criteria such as consent and 'willing and able'; models of assessment compatible with IL principles and putting in place appropriate forms of advice and support to enable older people to manage their own support arrangements.
Removing disabling barriers
- Editor:
- ZARB Gerry
- Publisher:
- Policy Studies Institute
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 145p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Collects together papers presented at a conference held at PSI in September 1994. Aims to draw together the evidence on the extent and causes of discrimination and disadvantage faced by disabled people, and to examine the policy options for removing the barriers to disabled peoples' participation in social and economic life from a range of local, national and international perspectives. Examines the cause for comprehensive civil rights legislation along the lines of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Ageing with a disability: what do they expect after all these years
- Authors:
- ZARB Gerry, OLIVER Mike
- Publisher:
- University of Greenwich
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 144p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Findings from a study of people with a disability who are growing older in the United Kingdom. Examines people's personal experiences of ageing and the impact this has on their lives and focuses on the practical implications of ageing with a disability. Outlines a model for creating a supportive environment.