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Debt and disability: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Disabled people with problem debts regard living with debt as the most significant aspect of their lives. Debt was usually the result of a combination of circumstances, often directly associated with disability but in the context of low income. The research, by Linda Grant for the Sheffield Citizens Advice Bureaux Debt Support Unit, involved detailed interviews with disabled people who were having debt problems.
Housing needs of people with physical disability: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The Disabled Persons Accommodation Agency (DPAA) researched the mismatch between the housing aspirations of people with a physical disability and suitable available property across all forms of housing tenure in Kent. Having analysed the problems experienced by both housing providers and people with a physical disability who wanted more suitable accommodation, the DPPA has developed a database that matches people to property.
Employing personal assistants: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The Independent Living Project (Norfolk) was established in October 1993 to enable people with a physical disability to control their own arrangements for independent living and to employ personal assistants. The project acts as a broker of services. During its first year of operation a service was provided to 60 disabled people acting as employers and advice was offered to many more. An evaluation of the project reveals that the employment of personal assistants involves a complex range of legal, administrative and emotional issues.
The experiences of disabled women: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Place of publication:
- York
Disabled women feel they suffer from a broad range of discrimination according to the Disabled Women's Project. The project was designed to reach disabled women who had not had any previous contact with the disability movement and groups of women who were likely to be particularly discriminated against, such as black disabled women, disabled lesbians and disabled older women.
The needs of disabled children and their families: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
A national survey of over a thousand parents has explored the needs and circumstances of families caring for a severely disabled child. The research, carried out by Bryony Beresford at the Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, sought parents' views of their and their child's needs as well as their experiences as service users. Parents also reported the care demands and impact on living circumstances brought about by having a disabled child. Comparisons with data collected twenty years ago indicate little improvement in the circumstances in which families are caring for their severely disabled child.
The effect of community care on housing for disabled people: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Research carried out for the British Council of Organisations of Disabled People worked with researchers in five project areas to examine the effects of the 1990 National Health Service and Community Care Act on housing policy and provision for disabled people.
Managing the voluntary sector: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Place of publication:
- York
Voluntary organisations are sounding and acting more and more like for-profit businesses, and their distinctiveness and special fiscal privileges are increasingly questioned. In this study, Diana Leat explores differences in the skills required to manage voluntary and for-profit organisations, as seen by managers with experience in both types of organisation. She finds that there are no clear, unqualified differences but volunary organisations management does involve particular skills and constraints.
Debt and disability: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Disabled people with problem debts regard the experiences of living with debt as the most significant aspect of their lives according to a new study. Debt was usually the result of a combination of circumstances, often directly associated with disability but in the context of low income. The research, by Linda Grant for the Sheffield Citizens Advice Bureaux Debt Support Unit, involved detailed interviews with disabled people who were having debt problem.
Local authorities' use of independent living money: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
When the original Independent Living Foundation (ILF) closed, the Government made additional money available to local authorities with their transitional community care grants. The Disablement Income Group has conducted a UK-wide investigation of how that additional money has been used and what change in disability policies and practices it has promoted.