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Inspection of social care services for disabled people : Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council; November 2003
- Authors:
- RHODES Don, MADDOCKS Peter
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. Yorkshire and
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 77p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Inspection of social care services for disabled people: London Borough of Harrow; November 2003
- Authors:
- RIX Alison, BISHOP Tim
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. London Region
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 76p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Intermediaries: a voice for vulnerable witnesses
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Criminal Justice System
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Home Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Intermediaries are a crucial aid to helping witnesses communicate more complete, more accurate and more coherent evidence in court. Vulnerable witnesses who need help in court include children and young people under the age of 17 and people with physical, mental or learning disabilities or disorders. Intermediaries are selected for their specialist communication facilitation skills and experience, for example, speech and language therapists, psychologists, teachers, health professionals, children s guardians and social care workers. Intermediaries can mean the difference between vulnerable witnesses communicating their best evidence or not communicating at all. Witnesses are key to the success of the criminal justice system. Too often in the past people who have difficulty communicating have not been able to give evidence and as a result wrong doers have not been brought to justice. Vulnerable witnesses in particular must receive the help and support they need to feel confident and reassured about giving evidence.
A guide to the report from the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Incapacity Bill: easy read version
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Incapacity Bill
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 41p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This draft Bill proposes to reform the law in order to improve and clarify the decision making process for those aged 16 and over who are unable to make decisions for themselves.
NHS funding for long term care: follow up report
- Author:
- HEALTH SERVICE OMBUDSMAN
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The problems faced by disabled and elderly people in accessing NHS funding for long term care are highlighted in the Health Service Ombudsman’s report. The report is based on evidence gathered from almost 4,000 complaints received since the publication of the Ombudsman’s first report in February 2003 and shows how, from the patient’s point of view, applying for funding for long term care has been a lengthy hit and miss process.
Improving service delivery for disadvantaged adults: have your say
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Social Exclusion Unit
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Unit is working on a new project to make mainstream public services (health, housing, education and training, social security and employment services) more effective for disadvantaged adults of working age. It will focus on people with poor basic skills, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions, and people from certain ethnic minorities. The Unit is seeking views from services and from disadvantaged adults themselves.
Delivering housing adaptations for disabled people: a good practice guide
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 77p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document describes the various statutory duties laid upon both social services and housing authorities in relation to their adaptations service. It draws on identified good practice from local authorities across the country in advising on the key issues about how the service should be organised and the full process of delivery from first contact with a client to the completion of the adaptation. The purpose of an adaptation is to modify disabling environments in order to restore or enable independent living, privacy, confidence and dignity for individuals and their families. It is therefore not primarily a matter of building work, the provision of equipment or otherwise modifying a dwelling, but providing an individualised solution to the problems of people experiencing a disabling environment. The primary purpose of this document is to advise local authorities on how they can establish a first class service which can deliver adaptations to the homes of disabled people in order to meet their needs and statutory entitlements.
Improving the life chances of disabled people: analytical report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Cabinet Office. Prime Minister's Strategy Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Cabinet Office. Prime Minister's Strategy Unit
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 240p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The overall aim of this project is to identify and propose policies which will remove barriers and improve outcomes for disabled people. Disabled people are faring less well than non-disabled people across a range of indicators and opportunities. There are particular concerns about the support available to disabled people at key transition points in life - and about outcomes for specific groups of disabled people. Many services are in place, but these can be fragmented and their effectiveness may in some cases be low. In the light of this evidence, the aims of this project are: to assess the extent to which disabled people are experiencing adverse economic and social outcomes in the UK; to identify why this is happening, and what are its implications; and to assess what could be done to improve the situation.
Delivering equality for disabled people: a consultation on the extension of the Disability Discrimination Act to functions of public authorities, and the introduction of a duty to promote equality for disabled people
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 66p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Disability Discrimination Bill will complete the Government's reforms of civil rights legislation to deliver effective rights for disabled people. Two key measures in the Bill will extend the Disability Discrimination Act (the DDA) to cover the functions of public authorities, and to impose a positive duty on public bodies to eliminate discrimination and harassment, and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. This consultation sets out and seeks views on the Government's plans in respect of the principal regulation-making powers affecting the public sector, and will allow the Government to explain the proposed content of Regulations, to inform Parliament during its consideration of the Bill.
The web: access and inclusion for disabled people: a formal investigation conducted by the Disability Rights Commission
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 48p.
This report demonstrates that most websites are inaccessible to many disabled people and fail to satisfy even the most basic standards for accessibility recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium. It is also clear that compliance with the technical guidelines and the use of automated tests are only the first steps towards accessibility: there can be no substitute for involving disabled people themselves in design and testing, and for ensuring that disabled users have the best advice and information available about how to use assistive technology, as well as the access features provided by Web browsers and computer operating systems. Disabled people must frequently overcome additional obstacles before they can enjoy the full range of information, services, entertainment and social interaction offered by the Web: blind people need sites to provide, for example, text as an alternative to images for translation into audible or legible words by specially designed screenreading devices; partially sighted people may be especially reliant upon large-format text and effective colour contrast; people who are dyslexic or have cognitive impairments may benefit in particular from the use of simpler English or alternative text formats, such as Easy Read, and from the clear and logical layout of an uncluttered website; people whose first language is British Sign Language may also find Plain English indispensable; and people with manual dexterity impairments may need to navigate with a keyboard rather than with a mouse.