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African and Caribbean Disablement Association (ACDA)
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- New Bulletin, March 2007, p.24.
- Publisher:
- Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
This article profiles the work of the African and Caribbean Disablement Association, a small charity based in the London Borough of Waltham Forest and managed by African and Caribbean disabled people. The charity offers a unique support service and arranges events.
An integrated system for care
- Author:
- BURKE Kath
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Chronicle, 21.09.06, 2006, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Emap Business
Durham has streamlined care services with the introduction of a groundbreaking computer system. This article looks at the system which helps to facilitate seamless care for older people and people with physical disabilities by joining up 10 care teams over 4 localities.
Good sports
- Author:
- PENFOLD Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 13(5), September/October 2013, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Sports Buddy is a new initiative in West Yorkshire that aims to help people with learning and physical disabilities to become more active with the short-term help of a non-disabled sports buddy. The scheme is funded by Kirkless Council's community partnerships department and is being delivered by two charities - the Communities United project and the Meltham Sports and Community Group.This article explains how the scheme works. (Edited publisher abstract)
The facilitators
- Author:
- GARBODEN Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.2.07, 2007, p.28.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The Nottingham project 'Changing Place' enables those with severe disabilities to use the public facilities most of us take for granted. The team designed a disabled toilet facility for public places such as shopping centres and hospitals, to raise awareness of the lack of available and suitable facilities.
An advocate for care
- Author:
- OXTOBY Kathy
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 1.08.06, 2006, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The author explains the development of a disability nurse specialist, whose post was developed to improve the hospital experience of people with disabilities and the nurses caring for them.
Assistive technology for disabled visual artists: exploring the impact of digital technologies on artistic practice
- Author:
- CREED Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 33(7), 2018, pp.1103-1119.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Disabled artists with physical impairments can experience significant barriers in producing creative work. Digital technologies offer alternative opportunities to support artistic practice, but there has been a lack of research investigating the impact of assistive digital tools in this context. This article explores the current practice of physically impaired visual artists and their experiences around the use of digital technologies. An online survey was conducted with professional disabled artists and followed up by face-to-face interviews with 10 invited artists. The findings illustrate the issues disabled artists experience in their practice and highlight how they are commonly using mainstream digital technologies as part of their practice. However, there is little awareness around novel forms of technology (e.g. eye gaze tracking) that present new creative opportunities. The importance of digital tools for supporting wider practice (i.e. administrative and business tasks) was also highlighted as a key area where further work is required. (Publisher abstract)
An accessible website to boost independence in young people with physical impairments
- Authors:
- JAMES Carrie, DRINAN Kathie, HYKIN Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 30.11.10, 2010, pp.15-16.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The Queen's Nursing Institute Fund for Innovation awarded the health transition team in Walsall £7,500 to fund their transitional website project, The website supports young people with physical impairments to access a wide range of information independently. This article offers information to those who wish to improve practice and work innovatively.
Pilots aim high for short break success
- Author:
- PARSONS Emma
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.3.09, 2009, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes how Derbyshire Council and Gloucestershire Council used government funding to improve their short breaks services for disabled children and their families.
PARC life
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.9.08, 2008, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Frustrated by a lack of play opportunities for disabled children, a group of parents in Essex has spent more than 10 years providing centres and after-school clubs themselves. Discusses their experiences of setting up the Play and Adventure Resource Centre (PARC) which is used both by children with autism and those with physical disabilities.
Health visitors are key to child-centred services
- Authors:
- CERNIK Kate, KELLY Sharon, GRIMES Bernie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Practitioner, 80(8), August 2007, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association
The Early Support Programme (ESP) was established by central government in 2004 and set out to develop better coordinated, family-focused services for young disabled children and their families across England. The programme is a collaboration between the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department of Health. This article looks at the difference the Early Support Programme is bringing to the lives of disabled children and their families. It is argued that health visitors are uniquely placed to provide these services.