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The intersection of disability, diversity, and domestic violence: results of national focus groups
- Authors:
- LIGHTFOOT Elizabeth, WILLIAMS Oliver
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma, 18(2), March 2009, pp.133-152.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Data from two national focus groups of 19 key informants (service providers and advocates) are used to explore issues faced by people with physical and sensory disabilities (primarily deafness) in accessing domestic violence services, with particular emphasis on those from minority ethnic groups. The study also looks at the preferences of people of colour when accessing such services, and assesses the cultural competence, disability awareness and domestic violence awareness of domestic violence service providers and disability organisations.
Receipt of professional care coordination among families raising children with special health care needs: a multilevel analysis of state policy needs
- Authors:
- PARISH Susan L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 31(1), January 2009, pp.63-70.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Data from the 2002 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs in the US were analyzed to understand the state-level policies and individual characteristics associated with receipt of professional care coordination by families raising children with special health care needs. Families living in states with more generous State Children's Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP) were more likely to receive professional care coordination. Numerous individual characteristics are associated with receipt of support services. States could likely improve access to support services for these families by expanding SCHIP and implementing targeted measures to help uninsured children, children whose parents do not speak English, those living below 300% of the federal poverty level, and families raising children with the most severe impairments.
Domestic violence and individuals with disabilities: reflections on research and practice
- Author:
- BALADERIAN Nora J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma, 18(2), March 2009, pp.153-161.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper summarises some current research on domestic violence and how it affects people with all kinds of disabilities, including those acquired as the direct result of abuse. Future research and intervention directions are identified including: domestic violence as a cause of disability; domestic violence involving people with learning or developmental disabilities; the prevention of sexual assault in relationships between people with learning disabilities through sex education; disability awareness and service accessibility in the domestic violence movement; and the need to take cultural values and identities into account.
Services for people with disability from Chinese backgrounds
- Authors:
- FISHER Karen R., GLANFIELD Georgina
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy Research Centre Newsletter, 101, February 2009, pp.1, 4-5.
- Publisher:
- University of New South Wales. Social Policy Research Centre
Australia's largest migrant group, people from Chinese backgrounds, are among the least represented in the use of formal disability support services. This article summarises research findings on barriers to service support; the impact of culture, language and recent migration on preferences for service support; and responsiveness of service providers. The study aimed to inform future participatory research with people with disability and draw conclusions about possible policy directions to meet the preferences of people with disability from Chinese backgrounds.
MS: challenges and strategies
- Authors:
- EVERINGTON Shanta, BLOOMFIELD Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International, 67, Winter 2009, pp.4-5.
- Publisher:
- National Centre for Disabled Parents
Jo Bloomfield, a mother with MS, from Bedford, UK talks about some of the challenges of parenting with multiple sclerosis (MS) and about her experiences of accessing her sons’ school as a disabled parent.
Disabled children's access to childcare (DCATCH) pilot activity: information for local authorities
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report provides early information about DCATCH pilot activity. DCATCH is investigating ways of achieving better access to childcare for disabled children and young people in 10 pilot areas of England. It was made possible by funding of £35 million from the Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC) program. Work began in September 2008 and is likely to run to 2011. Different activities are in place in the different pilot areas, but all aim to identify and address gaps in local provision in partnership with families and to explore ways to increase the quality and range of childcare available. Improvement of data collection is important and DCATCH is piloting the Benchmarking and Planning tool to establish baseline measure for quantitative and qualitative data relating to childcare arrangements for the families of disabled children and to track service improvements over time. Other DCATCH activities include consulting with families to identify gaps in childcare services and to establish local priority actions, improving information provided to families and supporting families to make choices. DCATCH is also investigating affordability and cost of childcare, workforce development of childcare providers, and increasing capacity, inclusion and improving quality of childcare.
Navigating healthcare: gateways to cancer screening
- Authors:
- DEVANEY Julie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 24(6), October 2009, pp.715-726.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The first phase in the Gateways to Cancer Screening project - a user-driven participatory research project that examines barriers and facilitators to preventive cancer screening for women with physical mobility disabilities is reported. Through a systematic review of the literature it was found, despite the fact that women with disabilities have the same biological risk of developing cancer as non-disabled women, women with mobility impairments face systemic, architectural, procedural and attitudinal barriers to preventive cancer screening. The goals of the project are to identify barriers and facilitators to screening, identify the gaps in the existing literature related to issues of diversity and ultimately set the stage for disabled women to effect change through the telling of their own stories.
Disabled children and health: campaign briefing from the Every Disabled Child Matters campaign
- Author:
- FRANKLIN Louise
- Publisher:
- Every Disabled Child Matters
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The past two years have seen a new focus in the government's approach to children's health - the NHS Operating Frameworks for 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 state that children should be one of the four national priorities for the NHS. Disabled children use NHS services significantly more than other children, yet they and their families consistently report poor experiences of both universal and specialist health services. This briefing paper sets out the case for further action to ensure the health needs of disabled children are appropriately met. It includes a number of recommendations for action at local and national level.
People of color with disabilities: intersectionality as a framework for analyzing intimate partner violence in social, historical, and political contexts
- Authors:
- CRAMER Elizabeth P., PLUMMER Sara-Beth
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma, 18(2), March 2009, pp.162-181.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The conceptual framework of intersectionality is used to deconstruct the help-seeking and help-receiving behaviours of abused women of colour with disabilities. Two case vignettes illustrate the interplay between race, gender, accent, immigration status, sexual orientation, disability and socioeconomic status in help-seeking decisions. The authors note the limitations of some models of system response to people of colour with disabilities, and describe interventions that take greater account of the complex mix of social, economic, political and cultural factors that influence their decision whether to approach formal sources of help.
Our family, our future: 30 families with disabled children tell their stories
- Author:
- CONTACT A FAMILY
- Publisher:
- Contact a Family
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 68p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Thirty families from across the UK whose children are affected by a range of disabilities tell their story. Parents talk about their children's achievements, acknowledge the challenges, reflect on their aspirations and fears for the future.