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Time to adapt funding for facilities
- Author:
- GOVEAS Asha
- Journal article citation:
- Children Now, 30.03.05, 2005, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket
Families with disabled children have long argued that means testing the disabled facilities grant is unfair. Report on how its abolition in Northern Ireland and MP's support has given fresh hope that England and Wales will follow.
Disability, housing and social environment in Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- MONTEITH M., et al
- Publisher:
- Barnardo's
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The subject of housing provision for disabled children and their families in Northern Ireland has to date gained little attention. Their needs for accommodation and for adaptations to their home has not been particularly visible in research or in major policy debates in Northern Ireland. However, other research has found that disabled children are a key group who slip through the net regarding meeting their housing needs. Similarly there has been little discussion of the disabled child’s social environment in terms of participation in the community through social and leisure activities.
Childhood disability and health and social services policy in Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- MONTEITH M., et al
- Publisher:
- Barnardo's
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The recent policy and planning developments such as the implementation of the 1995 Children (NI) Order, children’s service planning, and the Health and Well-Being Investment planning have the potential to increase the inclusion of children with disabilities and their families into planning processes and service provision, but as yet none of them have been explicitly dedicated to increasing the quantum of public services available to disabled children. Research to date has shown that the provision of social services to disabled children and their families has been limited, piecemeal and fragmented. The Children (NI) Order brought some re-organisation of these services, alongside some additional funding, but there still remains considerable unmet need.
Development of services for people with a learning disability or mental illness in Northern Ireland: sixth report prepared pursuant to Section 10 of the Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1989
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health and Social Services
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The ambiguous role of welfare structures in relation to the emergence of activism among disabled people: research evidence from Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- ACHESON Nicholas, WILLIAMSON Arthur
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(1), January 2001, pp.87-102.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The boundary between the disability movement and traditional forms of welfare production, whether in the statutory or voluntary sectors is discussed in this article. Drawing on the resource mobilization paradigm in social movement theory, it discusses the role played by existing welfare structures in the formation of disabled people as activists and in the initial stages of mobilization. The article reports on the findings of interviews with activists in the emerging disability movement in Northern Ireland, a region with a very low level of movement activity. It concludes that in such areas, disabled people often lack the resources to mobilize on their own account and are heavily dependent on formal welfare for the necessary networks and opportunities.
Report on part one of the Northern Ireland Children and Young People with Disabilities research project
- Authors:
- MONTEITH Maria, MCCRYSTAL Patrick, IWANIEC Dorota
- Publisher:
- Queen's University Belfast. Centre for Child Care Research
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 121p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
First report in a research study looking at the needs of and services to disabled children and young people in Northern Ireland. Includes a literature review and a section on disabled children living away from home.
Children and young people with disabilities in Northern Ireland: part 1; an overview of needs and services; a summary
- Authors:
- MONTEITH Maria, MCCRYSTAL Patrick, IWANIEC Dorota
- Publisher:
- Queen's University Belfast. Centre for Child Care Research
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Summary of a research report looking at the needs of and provision of services to disabled children and young people in Northern Ireland.
Code of practice for the elimination of discrimination in the field of employment against disabled persons or persons who have had a disability; Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (as modified by Schedule 8 thereof for application in Northern Ireland)
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Economic Development for Northern Ireland
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 78p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Improving the well-being of disabled young people
- Authors:
- KELLY Grace, KELLY Bernie, MACDONALD Geraldine
- Publisher:
- Queen's University Belfast. Institute of Child Care Research
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 127
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Drawing on the views of 37 young disabled people in Northern Ireland, this report looks at how they feel about their own well-being and how they experience everyday life. The report identifies common triggers for positive and negative feelings and highlights opportunities for improving well-being. Participants were between 10 and 24 years of age and included young people with physical and learning and communication difficulties. The report provides an overview of the policy landscape, discusses the concept of subjective well-being, the role it plays in contributing to the quality of life and ways of measuring subjective well-being. Drawing on interviews, the report discusses the findings in the following areas: the extent to which adolescents are satisfied with their life; how their experiences contribute to the conditions that can enhance or diminish well-being; and the factors that young people feel are most important for building their capability to enjoy a happy and fulfilled life. Key messages include: the need to protect disabled young people and their families from poverty; the importance of formal sources of participation for social interaction in improving well-being; and how involvement of young people with particular needs in the design stages of programmes can overcome barriers to participation. (Edited publisher abstract)
Disabled children and young people in out-of-home-care: summary report
- Authors:
- KELLY Berni, DOWLING Sandra, WINTER Karen
- Publishers:
- Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland. Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 68
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report summarises the key findings of an Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) funded study to examine the over-representation of disabled children and young people in out-of-home care in Northern Ireland (NI). It summarises the findings of a review of literature on out-of-home care for disabled children and young people and looks at the demographic profile of disabled children in out-of-home care, those fully looked after and those looked after for short breaks. Drawing on the findings of interviews and analysis of case files, it presents findings on the needs and experiences of fully looked after disabled children, as well as the views of their birth parents, carers and social workers. The research found evidence of good professional practice, including examples of partnerships with families and integrated working. Areas identified for development and improvement include: early intervention and family support; investment in relationships and support whilst in care; inequality in services access, for example CAMHS; investment in a broader range of placement options and increased opportunity for permanence; improvement in multi-disciplinary and multi-sector working; promoting children's participation in services. (Edited publisher abstract)