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The imbalance of power
- Author:
- ASPIS Simone
- Journal article citation:
- Voluntary Voice, 169, November 2002, p.14.
- Publisher:
- London Voluntary Service Council
Describes research into the involvement of disabled women in local regeneration work in London.
Negotiating access to community care assessments: perspectives of front-line workers, people with a disability and carers
- Authors:
- RUMMERY Kirstein, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 7(4), July 1999, pp.296-300.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Presents evidence from a study of how people with a disability and their carers gain access to community care assessments following the implementation of the 1990 NHS and Community Care Act. Suggests that there are several barriers in negotiating access to assessments, including lack of information.
Consultation: plan of action or management exercise?
- Authors:
- TOWNSON Louise, CHAPMAN Ross
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 12(4), April 1999, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Consultation is one of the 'four Cs' of the government's Best Value initiative. The authors argue that consultation in its own right is not enough, and that people should be involved on committees right through to the top if a real change is to take place.
Direct payments: the information deficit
- Authors:
- BRANDON David, MAGLAJLIC Rea
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 4(3), July 2000, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Direct payments can now be made to older people. But a 12-month research project has revealed that service users, carers and junior staff still have little knowledge of them. The authors of the Shield research team, Anglia Polytechnic University, and Tower Hamlets Coalition of Disabled People explain that service users are cautiously optimistic about what direct payments offer them but are anxious about the practicalities.
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.