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Learning to listen: consulting children and young people with disabilities
- Author:
- LEWIS Maddy
- Publisher:
- Save the Children UK
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 52p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Disabled young people have the same rights as everybody else, but their needs often have to be met differently. For instance, all young people have the right to have a say in decisions that affect them. It can be hard enough for a non-disabled teenager to get adults to understand them, but for a young person who isn't able to speak or write things down, it can be impossible unless others find alternative ways of communicating with them - for example, through body language or special equipment. Many disabled young people's needs aren't properly met because the mainstream idea that social exclusion means not having a job, training or qualifications doesn't necessarily apply to them. The isolation felt by many disabled young people will only disappear when adults - from parents and teachers to doctors and government policy-makers - learn how to consult and listen to them.
Information and joining up services: the case of an information guide for parents of disabled children
- Authors:
- WESSELS Bridgette, BAGNALL Val
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 82p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
There have been numerous government initiatives in relation to providing quality services for disabled children and their families. One key area in need of further development, identified by both service professionals and service users, is the provision of accessible information for parents, carers and others who work with disabled children. Easily accessible information is particularly important in the context of changing services and multi-agency working. This report addresses the issue by providing: an overview of current policy and practice in the provision of services for disabled children and their families; a 'how to' guide to best practice for the production of an information guide to services, from planning and production to evaluation and analysis; evaluation of an information guide from the perspective of both parents and professionals.
Planning for disabled people in New Osbaldwick
- Authors:
- SHAW Virginia, BAGGLEY Mark, JARVIS Alison
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation,|York Publishing Services
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 23p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This report makes recommendations about the planning of New Osbaldwick in order to meet their needs. It argues that, taking an inclusive approach to all impairments, and using prevalence rates within the general population, assumptions can be made about the numbers of wheelchair users, people with learning difficulties and mental health problems and so on. This has implications for all aspects of life in New Osbaldwick – including buildings, information and community facilities.
The politics of disability and access: the Sydney 2000 Games experience
- Author:
- DARCY Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 18(6), October 2003, pp.737-757.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The article examines disability and access issues surrounding the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Central to this is an examination of the involvement of the Australian community of people with disabilities [1] within the Games. The Sydney Paralympic Games, in particular, was seen as a possible watershed event for developing accessible infrastructure, and raising awareness of disability and access issues. This paper draws on the official documents of the Games, newspaper accounts and disability organisation reports. The article first examines the major bodies charged with organising the Games, and the planning processes used to incorporate disability and access issues. It then examines a range of critical issues and their relationships with the disability community. Finally, the article provides an analysis of any likely legacies that the 2000 Games may have for Sydney's community of people with disabilities.
Disability and the black community
- Editor:
- MILLER Sheila
- Publisher:
- Haworth Press
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 239p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Binghamton, NY
This book addresses physical, mental, and learning disabilities experienced across age, gender, and ethics groups by the black race in the United States. The book works to increase understanding and awareness of those working with the disabled by mobilizing advocates, providing alternatives for successful intervention and planning, and encouraging research in disability and rehabilitation. Topics addressed include:learning disabilities, academic achievements, and mental health issues of children health disparities and access to care, welfare reform, disability and race practice, and programme, and curriculum models
It shouldn't be down to luck: results of a DPN consultation with disabled parents on access to information and services to support parenting
- Author:
- WATES Michele
- Publisher:
- Disabled Parents Network
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 70p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Whilst it is crucial to the welfare of children that all parents are well supported, there has been much evidence over the past decade pointing to the fact that it is very hard for parents with chronic illnesses, physical and/or sensory impairments, Deaf parents, those with learning difficulties and those with particular mental health needs to access information, resources and support to help them fulfil their parenting responsibilities. The aim was to identify useful sources of information and support and at the same time to find out whether there were particular points at which parents had experienced difficulty or were not happy with what was available. The aim was also to check out whether what the SSI said in respect of social services departments applies across other agencies and the voluntary sector.
It shouldn't be down to luck: results of a DPN consultation with disabled parents on access to information and services to support parenting; summary
- Author:
- WATES Michelle
- Publisher:
- Disabled Parents Network
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Whilst it is crucial to the welfare of children that all parents are well supported, there has been much evidence over the past decade pointing to the fact that it is very hard for parents with chronic illnesses, physical and/or sensory impairments, Deaf parents, those with learning difficulties and those with particular mental health needs to access information, resources and support to help them fulfil their parenting responsibilities. The aim was to identify useful sources of information and support and at the same time to find out whether there were particular points at which parents had experienced difficulty or were not happy with what was available. The aim was also to check out whether what the SSI said in respect of social services departments applies across other agencies and the voluntary sector.
National Information Forum: annual review 2002-03
- Author:
- NATIONAL INFORMATION FORUM
- Publisher:
- National Information Forum
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The National Information Forum is a voluntary organisation committed to encouraging the provision of accessible information, by every means possible, for disabled people, asylum seekers, refugees and anyone else disadvantaged in gaining access to information so that they may lead lives of choice in our communities. The aims are to: raise awareness among service providers of the need to make information available in ways that are appropriate to the user; promote and publicise good practice in providing information; and to develop training materials on how best to provide accessible information. This report outlines the work of the organisation to the year ended 31st May 2003.
Delivering adaptations: desk guide; a consultation paper
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office,|Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The principal aim of this document is to offer advice to local authorities on how they can establish a first class service which can deliver adaptations to the homes of disabled people in order to meet their needs and statutory entitlements. The document sets out: the key principles which should lie at the heart of designing an adaptations service; the legislative context underlying the requirement to provide the service; and the key components required to make an adaptations service fit for purpose.
Delivering adaptations: responding to the need for adaptation; an overview
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The principal aim of this document is to offer advice to local authorities on how they can establish a first class service which can deliver adaptations to the homes of disabled people in order to meet their needs and statutory entitlements. The document sets out: the key principles which should lie at the heart of designing an adaptations service; the legislative context underlying the requirement to provide the service; and the key components required to make an adaptations service fit for purpose.