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Survey of elderly and disabled members of Lancashire's ethnic minority communities; report no.1
- Authors:
- BARROW Steve, MALLATRATT Mary
- Publisher:
- Lancashire. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 100p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Preston
Survey carried out to discover how members of the ethnic minority communities viewed existing services and to identify any changes which would be needed to make the service more relevant to cultural and religious needs.
The silent minority: children with disabilities in Asian families
- Author:
- SHAH Robina
- Publisher:
- National Children's Bureau
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 118p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Focuses on service provision and challenges many of the stereotypes which may be held by service providers about parents' attitudes towards their child's special needs. Explores parents' awareness of available services and their views on the effectiveness of them. Emphasises the importance of listening to parents and makes recommendations for improvements in services. Also contains information about the cultural, religious, linguistic and social values which make up the Asian community.
The Asian community survey: report 6, disability issues and social services use
- Author:
- VAMPLEW C
- Publisher:
- Cleveland. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 20p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Middlesbrough
Findings of a survey into the use by Asian people with disabilities of social services, and of their satisfaction with service provision.
Doubly disabled
- Author:
- BEGUM Nasa
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.9.92, 1992, pp.iii-iv.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Black disabled people are usually considered in the context of the white community. Says that with care plans underway it is time for their needs to be understood and catered for.
Memorandum of good practice (commentary on Davies (1992) 'protecting the child witness in the courtroom')
- Author:
- WESTCOTT H.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse Review, 1(2), August 1992, pp.77-79.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Comments on the need to consider children who are vulnerable because of disabilities and /or different cultural backgrounds when discussing the use of video links in taking evidence.
Child abuse and neglect: facing the challenge
- Editors:
- ROGERS Wendy Stainton, et al
- Publisher:
- Batsford/Open University
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 287p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
New edition incorporating the main points raised by the Butler-Sloss enquiry, and revised to include the implementation of the Children Act 1989. In 6 sections: theories, explanations and models; social and cultural contexts; legal context; recognizing and responding to suspected abuse; the effects of abuse; and responding to child abuse.
New technology in the human services: an equaliser of opportunities?
- Authors:
- RAFFERTY Jackie, WILKINSON Ann
- Journal article citation:
- New Technology in the Human Services, 6(2), Summer 1992, pp.2-12.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Human Service Technology
Describes the tensions between equal opportunities, human service agencies and the information technology industry; the antagonism of many in the statutory social services field in the U.K. towards information technology; the different approach in the U.K. voluntary sector; and the role of computers with women, the black community, and people with a disability.
A good equal opportunities guide: policies and practices in a sample of local authorities
- Author:
- BRENNAN Rosemary
- Publisher:
- Local Government Management Board
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 195p.
- Place of publication:
- Luton
Identifies and highlights good equal opportunities policies and practices in 7 diverse local authorities in England and Wales. Includes sections on: disability; gender; ethnic groups; gay and lesbian rights; hourly paid and manual workers; older people; and travellers. Each section looks at employment practices and service provision.
The equal opportunities handbook: a guide to law and best practice in Europe
- Author:
- COLLINS Helen
- Publisher:
- Blackwell
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 302p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Part 1 provides a background to equal opportunities issues, including sex discrimination, racial discrimination and race relations, age discrimination, sexuality, and discrimination against offenders and ex-offenders. Part 2 looks at law and practice in the UK, and at policy issues. It also includes a section on HIV and AIDS. Part 3 details equal opportunities in the EC, looking at, country by country: the position of women, parental rights and childcare, race relations, disability, age issues, and sexuality.