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Free2pee: lifting the lid on bad access
- Authors:
- CROOKS Andrew, MAY Paul, MCGINLAY Kate
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Free 2 Pee campaign is encouraging as many people to complete a short access survey. Free 2 Pee highlights that when a disabled person visits a restaurant, cinema, tourist attraction, sporting venue or bar they have a right to use a toilet. But many building are being caught short by not providing proper facilities.
Welcoming disabled customers
- Author:
- EMPLOYERS' FORUM ON DISABILITY
- Publisher:
- Employers' Forum on Disability
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is an accessible introduction to all front-line staff which sets out the experiences and preferences of disabled customers. It offers practical advice on how to offer quality service to disabled customers
Gaining and retaining a job: the Department for Work and Pensions' support for disabled people
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. National Audit Office
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 59p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In 2004, of the 6.7 million disabled people of working age in Britain, 50 per cent were in employment compared to 75 per cent of the working age population as a whole. The Government has made a commitment to increase the employment rate of disabled people and to reduce the difference between their employment rate and the overall rate by 2006. This NAO report examines the barriers faced by disabled people in finding and retaining employment, the specialist programmes and schemes provided by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to address this issue, the quality and accessibility of support available, and the cost effectiveness of such schemes. The report finds that the DWP funds a broad range of schemes (which are managed by Jobcentre Plus and contracted out to a range of providers in the public, private and voluntary sectors) and is on course to meet its target for increasing the employment rate of disabled people. However, more progress is needed to ensure such programmes benefit a wider number of people.
Access in London: essential for anyone who has difficulty getting around
- Authors:
- COUCH Gordon, FORRESTER William, MCGAUGHEY David
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 438p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Aimed at disabled people and anyone who has difficulty getting around. Includes tips on travelling and who to contact for assistance; detailed sections on accommodation, shopping, theatres, pubs, football grounds, museums, buses, trains and the Underground; describes seating and toilet facilities, steps and distances; and contains detailed maps and diagrams highlighting step free routes.
Credit were it's due
- Author:
- HUNTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.02.07, 2007, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The system of direct payments has highlighted how difficult it is for disabled people to open and use a bank account. This article reports how user pressure has led to some banks to offer new facilities.
Habilitation provision for children and young people with vision impairment in the United Kingdom: a lack of clarity leading to inconsistencies
- Author:
- HOGG Kat
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Visual Impairment, 35(1), 2017, pp.44-54.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The key to empowering and supporting children and young people (CYP) with vision impairment (VI) to achieve their potential lies in the delivery of habilitation training. Evidence has revealed that provision of habilitation services across the United Kingdom was inconsistent, with CYP with VI not receiving services in some areas. This research explored the accessibility and quality of habilitation provision for CYP with VI via two studies: (1) 12 qualitative case studies of habilitation practice and (2) surveys of habilitation training experiences, with CYP with VI (n = 43) and with parents of CYP with VI (n = 68). Five themes were identified highlighting inconsistencies and variability in the delivery of habilitation training in recent years, a lack of focus on independent living skills training, on social inclusion and emotional well-being, a lack of support for parents and a lack of clarity with regard to the definition of habilitation, and who is responsible for providing training. (Publisher abstract)
The Disability Discrimination Act 2005: an audio guide
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- sound cassette
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides a brief commentary on the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act
Hope for help
- Author:
- TAYLOR Amy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.06.06, 2006, pp.43-44.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The cross-cutting policy review on disabled children announced by the government has been welcomed as an opportunity to highlight gaps in service provision and produce resources to reduce the level of unmet need. This article looks at the support disabled children and their families need and why they are often left without it.
Access audit handbook
- Author:
- GRANT Alison
- Publisher:
- Centre for Accessible Environments; RIBA Publishing
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 130p., DVD
- Place of publication:
- London
This is a multimedia planning tool for auditing the accessibility of buildings and services, and writing reports in appropriate formats in the context of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, funding requirements and best practice in building management. The handbook offers straightforward guidance about undertaking access audits and the various report formats to best communicate recommendations. Practical advice is supported by a range of case studies and an authoritative worked example of a successful report based on a real-life access audit. This is supplemented by a series of up-to-date auditing checklists and a DVD that includes both editable, electronic versions of the checklists and an award-winning film, Access Audits: a planning tool for businesses, which will provide a good understanding of what access audits are, their purpose and how to carry one out.
Teleshopping for older and disabled people: an evaluation of two pilot trials
- Authors:
- BARLOW James, BREEZE Mary
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 66p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Home shopping is an important aspect of community care services for older and disabled people, but is costly and complex to administer. As social services struggle to find the necessary resources to support them, new approaches involving internet- or phone-based 'teleshopping' services are being explored. This research, designed and tested several models for teleshopping. It has provided new information on user needs, possible teleshopping models, and on technology options and financial and legal issues. An intermediate teleshopping model, for use before internet access becomes widespread, is identified. The project also explored the technology requirements for a more sophisticated internet-based service that might be developed in the future.