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- Author:
- GILBERT Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 37, 4.6.03, 2003, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at Lifestyle Choices, a new collaborative project enabling people with disabilities to gain equal access to local services.
Inspection of community services for physically disabled people in the London Borough of Wandsworth: 28 June - 12 July 1995
- Authors:
- BOOTH L., STRETTLE T
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 49p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Equal opportunities for people with disabilities: a European Action Plan: communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
- Author:
- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
- Publisher:
- Commission of the European Communities
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- Brussels
The Commission says that its three operational objectives are: "achieving full application of the Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation Directive and launching the debate on the future strategy to combat discrimination; successful mainstreaming of disability issues in relevant Community policies and existing processes; improving 'Accessibility for all' ". Commenting on the objectives, the Commission says that it will monitor Member States' transposition of the Equal Treatment Directive, the implementation of which is the core element in the Commission's overall approach to disability. The Commission also intends to issue a consultation paper in Spring 2004 on the future strategy for combating discrimination, including the challenges posed by the enlargement of the EU. The Commission says that its "mainstreaming strategy" implies integrating the disability perspective into every stage of the policy processes. Accessibility to goods, services and the built environment is a central issue for people with disabilities. The Commission intends to promote technical and other standards to give effect to "accessibility for all". The Commission identifies four priority areas for intervention in phase one: access to employment; lifelong learning; use of new technologies to empower people with disabilities; accessibility to the built environment, including public transport.
Making progress: equality annual report
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive,|Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 49p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Significant advances have been made in equal opportunities through legislation introduced through the Scottish Parliament, which has: made promotion of equality a national priority in education and put a duty on education authorities to say how they will improve equal opportunities; put a duty on Scottish Ministers, local authorities and social landlords to encourage equal opportunities and comply with equality legislation in providing housing and related services; put a duty on the Scottish Commission for Regulation of Care and Scottish Social Services Council to encourage equal opportunities and comply with equality legislation when carrying out their functions; established a statutory committee to advise on transport needs of disabled people; increased protection for those experiencing domestic abuse; recognised rights for same sex couples in cases of adults with incapacity; improved procedures in sexual offence cases, e.g. protecting rape victims from being cross-examined by the accused; put a duty on local authorities to offer eligible disabled people direct payments; repealed section 2a of Local Government Act 1986 thus removing constraints to the discussion of sexual orientation in schools.
On the margins: disabled people's experience of employment in Donegal, West Ireland (1)
- Authors:
- KITCHIN Rob, SHIRLOW Peter, SHUTTLEWORTH Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 13(5), November 1998, pp.785-806.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Traditionally, studies of disabled people's access to the labour market have been largely restricted to labour market 'censuses', often conducted by government agencies, and econometric studies. This article explores disabled people's access to and experiences of employment in Donegal, West Ireland, using a qualitative approach. Twelve disabled people and four non-disabled helpers, divided into two focus groups, were interviewed using an in-depth, informal conversational strategy. Respondents identified a number of potential solutions which mainly focused around disability awareness, removing barriers to gaining employment and the implementation of stronger legislation. In the final section, the issues and solutions raised by disabled people are compared to those identified by non-disabled people, collected in a parallel study.
Inspection of community services for physically disabled people in Wirral: 9 - 20 October 1995
- Authors:
- COPE C., WATSON A., TWEEDALE L
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 59p.
- Place of publication:
- London