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Ready, willing and able to work
- Author:
- THOMPSON Audrey
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.1.98, 1998, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on how disabled people want any review of their benefits to include the abolition of the 'all work test'.
The articulation of theory and practice: critique and resistance in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Authors:
- SULLIVAN Martin, MUNFORD Robyn
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 13(2), April 1998, pp.183-198.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article reviews the theorisation of disability and its practical consequence in the articulation, development and implementation of disability policy in New Zealand. It describes some current debates. Explores the emancipatory potential of current disability theorising by analysing strategies adopted by disabled people as a response to recent policy developments in the health and disability field.
Ordinary children with additional needs: some issues to consider when assessing the needs of children who have disabilities and their families
- Author:
- WELCH B.M
- Publisher:
- B.M. Welch
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 44p.
- Place of publication:
- Preston
Designed to suggest factors that may affect the daily life and development of a disabled child which need to be considered as part of any assessment of his or her needs.
Cause for optimism
- Author:
- DALY Nikki
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.10.98, 1998, p.9.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
As parents of disabled children struggle to win basic services, the author outlines the views of lobby groups about changes that could make a practical difference to their lives.
Definitions of need: can disabled people and care professionals agree?
- Authors:
- ALLAN J. Sim, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 13(1), February 1998, pp.53-74.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Examines the ideological frames of reference that inform the definitions of need are used by disabled and non-disabled people. Aims to test the degree of congruence of the non-disabled view of need with that of disabled people. Seeks to explore the multidimensional contexts in which individuals operate based upon a deconstruction of the medical/social locus of control model.
Access to assessment: the perspectives of practitioners, disabled people and carers
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Recent community care legislation means that disabled people must undergo an eligibility test in order to access an assessment of their needs. A study exploring access to the assessment procedures used by two local authority social services departments. The study - based on observations of social workers' assessment practice and interviews with disabled people and carers.
The waiting game
- Author:
- MILWAY Lorna
- Journal article citation:
- Scope, November 1998, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
The Department of Education has issued a new Code of Practice on the treatment of children with special education needs. Some fear the code will not improve conditions in all areas, especially with regard to the time limits on responses to parents' requests. The author, from Sense, gives her own views.
Community care: rights to services
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- SCOLAG Journal, October 1998, pp.144-145.
- Publisher:
- ScoLAG(Scottish Legal Action Group)
In a brief article written from the perspective of a service user, the Legal Services Agency sets out rights to community care services in Scotland.
The effect of functional disability on service utilization: implication for long-term care
- Authors:
- SLIVINSKE Lee R., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Work, 23(3), August 1998, pp.175-185.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article reports findings of an American study to assess the ability of elderly individuals to care for themselves and their actual patterns of long-term care services utilization. Such information is necessary to establish eligibility for access to the long-term care services network. Policy and practice implications are discussed.
Introduction to challenging behaviour
- Author:
- PIMM Paul L.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61(7), July 1998, pp.306-310.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Introduces the topic of challenging behaviour based on a review of the relevant literature and from work with people with cerebral palsy who challenge services. Discusses defining a behaviour as challenging, reasons for the behaviour, assessment and management of challenging behaviour.