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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.
Equal opportunity and inclusion
- Author:
- SMITH Maria
- Journal article citation:
- Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International, 47, Summer 2004, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- National Centre for Disabled Parents
Describes the development of a self-assessment toolkit by the Cheshire Parents Advisory Group, which was set up in March 2003 and identified the need for a project to develop good practice on the theme of fair access to services. Five disabled parents joined the project which had the starting points equal opportunity and inclusion.
Incorporating disabled students within an inclusive higher education environment
- Authors:
- FULLER Mary, BRADLEY Andrew, HEALY Mick
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 19(5), August 2004, pp.455-468.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study investigated disabled students' perceptions and experiences of learning in a single university. The paper reports the views of disabled student volunteers with a range of impairments who were selected to discuss experiences of teaching and assessment that they commonly encountered. Four group interviews were organized in 2002, before the Disability Discriminants Act (DDA) part IV came on stream, in which disabled students were invited to reflect together on their experiences as learners at the case study university. In addition to teaching and assessment, the students also identified issues to do with access to, and the use of, information as important in their learning experience. We conclude that further studies will need to adopt a more integrated approach to understanding disabled students' experiences as learners.
Access to goods and services
- Author:
- REID Amanda
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 6.7.04, 2004, p.36.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Provides an over view of Part III of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 which aims to extend the rights of disabled people in the way they receive goods and services.
Inclusion reality in practice
- Authors:
- ATKINS Sue, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, 15(5), June 2004, pp.28-31.
- Publisher:
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
The Disabled Adults Resource Team (DART) is a community team of health professionals who attempt to work to disability equality principles within the NHS. Reports on how the team set up a pilot counselling project with disabled people within the limitations of existing services, and looks at what was learnt from the project.
Legal 'assisted suicide' would threaten disabled people
- Author:
- STANFORD John
- Journal article citation:
- RADAR Bulletin, 343, March 2004, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
Summarises the Disability Rights Commission's policy against voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide.
The in-crowd
- Author:
- GREENWOOD Lynne
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 29.1.04, 2004, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Obstacles that make it difficult for disabled people to use healthcare premises will soon be outlawed when the Disability Discrimination Act is fully enforced. Looks at what support is available when trusts have to convert their premises.
A checklist for inclusion
- Author:
- COOMBES Rebecca
- Journal article citation:
- Children Now, 29.9.04, 2004, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket
Councils will have to make services more accessible for disabled people from October 1st under the Disability Discrimination Act. Looks at the approach of KID, a charity dedicated to helping children with disabilities and special needs, who has produced its own inclusion checklist for play workers and child carers to ensure children and families are included in service provision. The six points providing a basis to the checklist are: strong leadership; robust procedures; staff training; user centred focus; valuing the views of parents; developing participation and networks.
Working with disabled people for inclusive access
- Authors:
- BASHALL Ruth, STUART Ossie, PURESH Danny
- Publisher:
- Greater London Authority
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 137p.
- Place of publication:
- London
From October 2004 statutory and voluntary organisations across London will face new duties under the Disability Discrimination Act to make their buildings and services accessible to disabled people. The Mayor is committed to London becoming accessible and inclusive particularly people who are excluded from our built environment through inaccessible design, poor management and inadequate information. Disabled people in particular continue to be excluded, disadvantaged and discriminated against and are frequently denied the opportunity to participate fully as equal citizens in our society. Part 1 describes how access affects local councils, health authorities and community organisations. Part 2 explains how to consult disabled people.
Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee: consultation on DPTAC 2005-07 strategy
- Author:
- DISABLED PERSONS TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- Publisher:
- Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) was established in 1986 to provide independent advice to Government on the transport needs of all disabled people (Transport Act 1985). The aim of DPTAC is to ensure that disabled people can go where everyone else goes and can do so easily and without encountering additional barriers or incurring extra costs. It seeks: to firstly provide timely, focused and credible advice to Government on the transport and built environment needs of all disabled people, the advice to be representative of the broad views of disabled people in the United Kingdom on nondevolved issues. Secondly to provide guidance and advice to the transport and built environment industries and others on how best to meet the varying needs of all disabled people, taking account of gender, race, faith, sexuality, age and other relevant factors; and thirdly to ensure that service providers inform disabled people of developments in accessible transport and the built environment. DPTAC wants to learn the views and comments of those with an interest in its work on the form and content of the 2005-2007 Strategy and objectives.