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Too little too late
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 5.1.96, 1996, p.19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 has been heavily criticised by most disability groups for inadequately addressing the impact of discrimination upon them. Reports on why disabled people feel let down by the Act.
Disabled people get the message: nonverbal clues to the nature of social work
- Author:
- CHINNERY B.
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 4(1), 1990, pp.49-55.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Focuses on the specific ways in which people with disabilities experience discrimination and on practical measures - both physical and procedural - which can be taken.
Benign neglect
- Author:
- SUTTON Diana
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.2.92, 1992, p.9.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the guillotining of the Private Members Bill introduced by MP Alf Morris and the future for anti-discriminatory legislation and practice.
The Americans with Disabilities Act
- Author:
- ANDERSON R.
- Journal article citation:
- Access by Design, 55, May 1991, pp.11-12.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Accessible Environments
Offers an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which outlaws discrimination against disabled people, and discusses its impact on physical access.
The process of being disabled
- Author:
- CHINNERY B.
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 4(1), 1990, pp.43-48.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The view that people with a disability are the passive "helped" disempowers them and creates difficulties in their interactions with the able-bodied.
Disablism : another form of prejudice
- Author:
- STEVENS A.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 20.4.89, 1989, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Argues that it is time for social workers to critically assess their attitudes towards disabled people and to recognise how disablism affects services.
On the rampage
- Author:
- WHITFIELD Lyn
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 19.8.99, 1999, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Access for disabled people is rapidly climbing the agenda for the NHS as implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act draws near. Discusses what needs to be done, and what it will cost.
Body armour
- Authors:
- SPOWART-TAYLOR Ann, PROUD Stephanie
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 5.6.97, 1997, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Argues that definitions of disability under the recent legislation which makes discrimination against disabled people unlawful are proving complex and confusing. Attempts to clarify the issues.
Disability rights: rhetoric and reality in the UK
- Authors:
- BARNES Colin, OLIVER Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 10(1), 1995, pp.111-116.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
After numerous attempts to get an anti-discrimination bill through Parliament the British Government have finally acknowledged that discrimination against this increasingly large and influential section of the community is a problem which can only be dealt with through legislative means. Presents a brief overview of these developments.
That giant step- US shows the way
- Author:
- GOODING Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 1(1), September 1994, pp.12-15.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
The death of the Civil Rights (Disabled Persons) Bill has signalled the start of new militancy by disabled people. To understand the full implications of the different legislative frameworks, the American experience is a useful starting point. Reviews significant events leading to US legislation and describes an actual case of a disabled woman employed under the British quota scheme; comparing her treatment after she was dismissed with that which could have been expected under American law.