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Adaptations: finding ways to say yes
- Author:
- HEYWOOD Frances
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. School for Advanced Urban Studies
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 138p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Report designed to give encouragement and practical ideas to those who are involved in carrying out adaptations and the administration, in particular, of the disabled facilities grant. Aims to suggest ways of getting adaptations done in the most satisfactory way from the user's point of view. Includes sections on: the centrality of the user; assessing demand and securing resources; the home adaptation process; sources of funding; cooperation between agencies; the role of home improvement agencies; interpreting the legislation; occupational therapists; practical problems and reducing delays; specific user groups; and the alternative of rehousing.