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Disabled people and employment: a review of research and development work
- Authors:
- BARNES Helen, THORNTON Patricia, CAMPBELL Sue Maynard
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 64p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Review of research and development initiatives intended to help disabled people get or stay in work, which takes the views of disabled people themselves as a yardstick by which to assess good practice. Draws on broad based consultations, pinpoints gaps in existing research, and highlights the varying requirements of disabled people, employers and service providers as users of research. Also identifies a need for the wide variety of development initiatives which exist to be more effectively targeted, more systematically evaluated, and brought to the attention of a much wider audience.
Students first: the experiences of disabled students in higher education
- Authors:
- HALL John, TINKLIN Theresa
- Publisher:
- Scottish Council for Research in Education
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 109p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
New deal for people who are disabled and long-term sick
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Welfare Rights Bulletin, 146, October 1998, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- Child Poverty Action Group
The New Deal for disabled people is described briefly in CPAG's Jobseekers Allowance Handbook. This New Deal is still in the early stages of development. Outlines the legal changes intended to protect those who wish to take advantage of the scheme which were introduced in October 1998
Is disability pension related to quality of life?
- Authors:
- EDEN L, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 7(4), October 1998, pp.300-309.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of life among early retired pensioners granted a disability pension de to musculoskeletal disorders in Sweden.
Impact of chronic systemic and neurological disorder on disability, depression and life satisfaction
- Authors:
- BROE Anthony, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 13(10), October 1998, pp.667-673.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The impact of physical disorder has traditionally been measured in terms of mortality, but this approach is not appropriate for chronic disorders, where the impact is more on quality of life than on longevity. In this article the authors examine the impact of chronic systemic and neurological disorders on three quality of life indicators: disability, depression and life satisfaction in a sample of older people in Australia.
A view from the inside track
- Author:
- BROMBERG Elaine
- Journal article citation:
- Voluntary Voice, 127, September 1998, pp.4-5.
- Publisher:
- London Voluntary Service Council
Workable was set up in 1990 by a consortium of voluntary organisations - including Scope, Barnardo's, the Royal National Institute for the Blind and many others - to promote employment and training opportunities for disabled people. The author describes its activities.
Time to make the kindest cut of all
- Author:
- CARSON Grant
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.10.98, 1998, p.13.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author believes the Benefit Integrity Project to be an expensive and painful waste of time.
Discrimination cases prove to be bitter sweet
- Author:
- FOTHERGILL Samantha
- Journal article citation:
- RADAR Bulletin, 284, September 1998, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
Two recent cases taken under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) provide much food for thought - one retained the highest compensation figure yet paid out under the Act, the other looks destined for the Court of Appeal. The author examines the arguments put forward by both sides and offers some advice for others who may be contemplating legal redress.
Children with disabilities and child maltreatment
- Author:
- GOLDSON Edward
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 22(7), July 1998, pp.663-667.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This commentary addresses the phenomenon of children with disabilities who are maltreated as this problem is becoming more of an issue not only for workers in the field of child protection, but also for those in child development as well as general paediatricians, nurses, teachers, and others involved in the care of children with disabilities.
Enabling civil rights
- Author:
- HIRST Judy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.6.98, 1998, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Despite fears about delays to disability legislation on grounds of cost, the civil rights agenda looks as if it is back on course. This article explores what will be needed to give the new laws some teeth - and the implications for social services departments.