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Improving the life chances of disabled people: final report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Cabinet Office. Prime Minister's Strategy Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Cabinet Office. Prime Minister's Strategy Unit
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 244p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report sets out an ambitious programme of action that will bring disabled people fully within the scope of the “opportunity society”. By supporting disabled people to help themselves, a step change can be achieved in the participation and inclusion of disabled people. The report proposes that the Government should set an ambitious vision for improving the life chances of disabled people. Future strategy for disabled people should seek to realise this vision through practical measures in four key areas. (1) Helping disabled people to achieve independent living by moving progressively to individual budgets for disabled people, drawing together the services to which they are entitled and giving them greater choice over the mix of support they receive in the form of cash and/or direct provision of services. (2) Improving support for families with young disabled children by ensuring families of disabled children benefit from childcare and early education provided to all children; meeting the extra needs of families with disabled children; and ensuring services are centred on disabled children and their families, not on processes and funding streams. (3) Facilitating a smooth transition into adulthood by putting in place improved mechanisms for effective planning for the transition to adulthood and the support that goes with this; removing “cliff edges” in service provision; and giving disabled young people access to a more transparent and more appropriate menu of opportunities and choices. (4) Improving support and incentives for getting and staying in employment by ensuring that support is available well before a benefit claim is made; reforming the gateway onto entitlements; providing effective work-focused training for disabled people; and improving Access to Work.
All our children belong: exploring the experiences of black and minority ethnic parents of disabled children
- Editor:
- BROOMFIELD Annette
- Publisher:
- Parents for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 84p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report on the result of a three-year pilot project which examined the experiences of black and minority ethnic families seeking inclusion for their disabled children. Outlines how families described being subject to discrimination and negative stereotyping when trying to access services, information or support.
Making connections: developing inclusive leisure in policy and practice
- Author:
- MURRAY Pippa
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 61p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
This report tries to identify the barriers faced by young disabled people from discussions between young people and service providers. It highlights the social imperative for leisure to be accessible to all. Recommendations and advice are provided for those wishing to replicate such a consultation exercise. Young disabled people are commonly excluded from mainstream leisure services and activities. This report reviews young disabled people’s experience of leisure provision and access, and how leisure providers can work with them to develop more inclusive facilities. The study reports on a project in which young disabled people and service providers came together to discuss the young people’s needs and requirements for leisure, and how these discussions developed. Scattered with quotes from the young people themselves, the report identifies the barriers young people face, including isolation, lack of money and transport, inaccessible buildings and unhelpful attitudes. It reports the young people’s own attitudes to their situation, and their aims and aspirations for the future. It makes a clear case for why leisure should be accessible to all as well as giving many good practice suggestions.
Social exclusion of people with marked communication impairment following stroke
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Aphasia is a communication impairment that commonly follows stroke. It affects people's ability to talk, understand, read and write. Some are so profoundly affected that any form of communication is minimal. Aphasia seems poorly understood and relatively unrecognised, perhaps because it is invisible; people with aphasia describe being overlooked. The experience of those with profound communication difficulties has never been documented before, partly because of methodological difficulties. People with severe aphasia had little access to employment, educational, training or leisure opportunities. Many were long-term recipients of a wide range of statutory and voluntary care services. Health, social and residential care workers did not have training or information about aphasia, and did not know how to support fragile communication. Health and social care services often failed to address important issues, such as employment, or financial concerns, and there was little connection and communication between the various agencies. People with severe aphasia were often excluded from the benefits of health, social care, residential and nursing services because information and instructions were inaccessible, activities inappropriate or unachievable, and there was continuous communication breakdown in interactions. For these people, services became 'hard to reach'. Service providers, family and friends may have unintentionally excluded people with severe aphasia by using idiosyncratic, unmonitored communication strategies. People with aphasia were talked about, patronised, teased and given orders. Particularly in residential and nursing care settings, people with severe aphasia were in danger of losing their identity as staff often knew very little about them and didn't know how to find out. Maintaining friendships and social contacts was difficult for people living with severe aphasia, resulting in isolation and boredom. Relatives described experiencing similar restrictions. People with severe aphasia mostly exercised little choice and control in their day-to-day lives. The researchers conclude that social exclusion is a common, though not inevitable, experience for people with aphasia.Training and support for communication are urgently needed for carers and service providers.
Social security
- Author:
- VAUX Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 17, April 2004, pp.65-72.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Looks at a number of research studies which highlight how difficult it can be to reduce social exclusion by improving benefit take-up.
Issues in access for disabled people: the case of the Leeds Transport Strategy
- Authors:
- BARRETT E., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Policy Studies, 24(4), 2003, pp.227-242.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
While the transport problems of disabled people figure prominently in some transport strategies, the reality of what disabled people experience can be far removed from what most strategies aim to achieve. The main reason for this mismatch is an inappropriate, even erroneous, conceptualisation of disability. This is compounded by an inadequate articulation of the needs of disabled people and their lack of meaningful involvement in the development of transport strategy. This article looks the Leeds Transport Strategy (as currently expressed within the West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan). Analyses the treatment of disabled access issues in the strategy and relates these issues to the results of empirical research. The experiences of a wide range of disabled respondents are considered in parallel with the attitudes and actions of transport providers and policy makers. Concludes that the gap between intentions of policy makers and the real needs of disabled transport users, can be reduced by the involvement of disabled people in the decision-making process.
Hello! are you listening?: disabled teenagers' experience of access to inclusive leisure
- Author:
- MURRAY Pippa
- Publisher:
- York Publishing
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 99p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Leisure takes on an added significance for disabled people who generally do not experience an ease of access into mainstream education or work. Barriers to full participation in these areas result in young disabled people having more time for leisure activities whilst still experiencing difficulties in accessing facilities.
Equipped for equality
- Author:
- MARKS Olivia
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 68p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Aids and equipment can be the tools which ensure an independent lifestyle for disabled people. They can make the difference between active participation in and exclusion from society. This book argues that suitable equipment is a key to disabled people achieving equality.
Equipped for equality: campaigns toolkit for overcoming barriers
- Author:
- Campaigns Department (Scope)
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Aids and equipment can be the tools which ensure an independent lifestyle for disabled people. They can make the difference between active participation in and exclusion from society. This booklet argues that suitable equipment is a key to disabled people achieving equality.
Inclusive citizenship: social equality for disabled people
- Authors:
- HEAVEN Christine, CHRISTIE Ian
- Publisher:
- Leonard Cheshire Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 27p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report examines disabled people's experience of social exclusion. The report argues that the causes of disabled people's poverty and social exclusion are not the same as the general population's. Disabled people also face higher risks of poverty and social exclusion than the general population.