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National or local?
- Author:
- BARNES Colin
- Journal article citation:
- National Disability Information Project Newsletter, 11, July 1994, p.1.
Outlines the findings of research which evaluated the services provided by national information providers to local information providers.
The employment of people with a severe disability
- Author:
- ACKROYD David
- Journal article citation:
- ReHab NetWork, 33, Spring 1994, pp.5-8.
- Publisher:
- National Vocational Rehabilitation Association
Describes the findings of a research project which interviewed employers and disabled people about the employment of people with severe disabilities.
Multidisciplinary quality assessment: the case of a child development team, part 3
- Author:
- HOWARD Lynne M.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 57(11), November 1994, pp.437-440.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The third and final part of a series of articles. Explores the findings of the interviews with a range of carers of children with varying diagnoses attending the child development centre. Conclusions are drawn from the research and suggestions made for areas requiring further investigation.
Truth and myths
- Author:
- YOUNG Colin
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.11.94, 1994, p.30.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author's research into multiple sclerosis has dispelled a few myths about the disease and has uncovered the type of help people with MS need most. Summarises some of the results of the research and identifies the need to also appreciate the stress suffered by carers.
Adapt and survive
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.10.94, 1994, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Disabled people experience great difficulties in obtaining subsidies for housing renovation and adaptation, and if they manage to get a grant they then suffer long delays before the work is actually done. Assesses the prevailing climate.
The needs of physically disabled people aged 16-65 years and service usage in Grampian
- Authors:
- SUTHERLAND Anne, CHESSON Rosemary
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 54(5), May 1994, pp.171-176.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Reports part of a two-phase investigation of disability sponsored by Grampian SWD. Following a questionnaire survey of about 1 in 40 of the region's households, 212 people with disabilities aged 16-65 were interviewed during 1989/1990 to obtain an in-depth understanding of their perceptions of current and past service provision.
Employment rehabilitation of disabled people: identifying the issues
- Authors:
- LAKEY Jane, SIMPKINS Rebecca
- Publisher:
- Policy Studies Institute
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 196p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research study with three main objectives: to access the quality of local rehabilitation; to identify ways in which agencies should be monitored; and to identify ways in which local provision should be developed to meet the needs of all users.
Multidisciplinary quality assessment: the case of a child development team, part I
- Author:
- HOWARD Lynne M.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 57(9), September 1994, pp.345-348.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Places the concept of measuring quality in a multidisciplinary team within the context of child health services, with particular reference to provision for children with disabilities. Current preoccupations with measuring quality have been examined, noting that the difficulty of measuring service quality is compounded by quality itself being a concept open to a variety of interpretations. The managerial model of measuring quality of health care in a similar way to industrial quality has been rejected in favour of a qualitative approach, where consumers consider their needs to have been met and staff opinion concurs with this.
The price of caring
- Authors:
- BECKER Saul, ALDRIDGE Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.1.94, 1994, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Through talking to long-term sick and disabled people the authors found out how much the parents depended on their children for their physical and, in many respects, psychological well-being. The research also showed a complex matrix of relationships within the family and between the family and professionals. What was clear is that child carers were neglected both from within the family and from outside. Suggests how professionals must address this issue.
Unequal opportunities: growing up disabled
- Authors:
- HIRST Michael, BALDWIN Sally
- Publisher:
- HMSO/University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 148p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research report drawing on a nationally representative survey to compare disabled young people's circumstances, life-styles and aspirations with those of non-disabled young people. Reports on the views of the young people surveyed, assesses their social integration, personal autonomy and self-esteem, and looks at the continuity of provision for their health and social care needs.