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Still discriminated against after all these years
- Author:
- MORGAN Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Scope, December 1996, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
The Disability Discrimination Act became law on 2 December. It has been met with deep suspicion and even outright hostility. Investigates the reactions of disabled people in Northern Ireland.
A pathway through the disabilities maze
- Author:
- JONES Ray
- Journal article citation:
- ADSS News, 5(5), August 1996, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Association of Directors of Social Services
Looks at the Disabilities Discrimination Act and why the Act is seen to be limited in terms of its benefit to disabled people and their continuing demand for a Bill of Rights.
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.
The status of community based assessment in the United States
- Authors:
- WAECHTER Donna, NOLTE Deborah
- Journal article citation:
- ReHab NetWork, 43, Autumn 1996, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- National Vocational Rehabilitation Association
In recent years there has been a move, in theory and in fact, away from the facility and towards evaluating individuals with disabilities in the more realistic environment of the community. This article discusses the advantages of community based assessment.
Disability law: time to act
- Author:
- CONNAGE Tracey
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Management, 1(18), Autumn 1996, pp.18-19.
Outlines the key employment provisions and implications of the new Disability Discrimination Act for local authorities.
A sense of real achievement? The experience of deaf students in social work and youth and community work training
- Author:
- TAYLOR George
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 15(1), 1996, pp.46-74.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Reports on the findings of a research project that focuses upon the experience of deaf students in higher education, in particular social work and youth community work training. Central to these courses is the notion of anti-discriminatory practice, and the development of skills in working with people. However, it cannot be assumed that such courses offer a positive experience to disadvantaged people, and deaf students participating in the project report a general dissatisfaction with the courses they attended. Respondents identified three major areas of difficulty: poor support services, a lack of deaf awareness amongst students and tutors, and, an absence of deaf issues course curricula. The findings are discussed with a view to future research possibilities and implications for practice.
Waiting for more than two ticks
- Author:
- COLE Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 30.5.96, 1996, pp.18-21.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
This article looks at the Disability Discrimination Act which, when it comes into force, will put pressure on managers to make the health service more accessible to employees with disabilities.
Sense and sensitivity
- Author:
- DOBSON Roger
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.5.96, 1996, p.21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Many feel the Disability Discrimination Act did not go far enough. The author discovers that deaf-blind people's needs are often overlooked by the Act.
Deconstructing a disabling environment in social work education
- Authors:
- JAMES Pauline, THOMAS Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 15(1), 1996, pp.34-45.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This paper gives an account of a project with two objectives; first, to give greater prominence to social work with visually impaired people on a Diploma in Social Work programme with the establishment of a particular area of practice focusing upon the needs of blind and partially sighted people, and second, to positively attract students with visual disabilities to social work training. Both objectives are rooted in an analysis based upon the social model of disability which asserts that it is society which disables by responding negatively to the needs of people with disabilities.