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Reggae and somosas aren't enough
- Author:
- STRONG Susannah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.7.94, 1994, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a newly published book by CCETSW which gives the views of black disabled people on their lives and community care. The overriding message in the book is that black disabled people cannot be lumped together with black organisations; and that they are a distinct group of users with specific needs which are not being recognised in training materials for social work students.
Anti-discriminatory practice: getting things right
- Author:
- HILL Millee
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 31.3.94, 1994, p.7.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Black disabled women are marginalised more than most when it comes to service provision. Calls for changes in practice.
Background factors
- Author:
- MAPP Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.5.97, 1997, p.25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a ground-breaking project which is training staff to be aware of the cultural needs of Nottingham's ethnic minority communities to increase their access to disability services.
Fight on all sides
- Author:
- FRANCIS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.8.96, 1996, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Black disabled women have special needs which are not being met. Argues that it is time social services stopped being colour blind and supported this embattled minority.
Blind prejudice
- Author:
- PRIESTLEY Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.2.94, 1994, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Increasingly disabled people have argued that their organisations should not only be consulted about services but also they should have some control over how services are provided. Blind Asian people feel that their needs are not being served very well by either health and social services or white disability organisations. In response to this the Association of Blind Asians in Leeds has been set up to create a mutual support system and provide services to meet their specific needs. Reports on the work of the association.
Needs unveiled
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.9.93, 1993, p.14.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
According to the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys the incidence of disability among Asian people is about the same as for others in Britain, but the figures conceal large regional and local variations. A Barnardo's community-based social work team in Yorkshire has initiated research into access to and use of services in Bradford by Asian households containing a disabled person. Investigates the work of the Asian Disability Advisory Project Team, ADAPT.
Pressure Group
- Author:
- FRANCIS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.6.93, 1993, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A report published last year by the department of social policy and social work at the University of Manchester on the community care plans of SSDs in England and Wales noted that few departments had incorporated ways of involving black disabled people. Looks at what is being done to bring pressure upon SSDs to take the issue seriously: workers at Huddersfield disability unit have been funded by the Home Office to work specifically with ethnic communities and disability and they report to Kirklees SSD on a regular basis and Hammersmith & Fulham SSD have appointed specialist Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia workers to provide information and carry out various activities which include awareness training to the black community and running support groups.
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.
Meeting the social and emotional needs of young black disabled people: messages from research
- Author:
- BIGNALL Tracey
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 11(4), August 2003, pp.38-42.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Draws on two research studies from the REU which examined the relationship of young disabled people with social care agencies. The first study interviewed 44 Asian, African Caribbean and African young disabled people about their lives, experiences and plans for the future. The second study used focus group sessions with five peer support groups to examine how young black disabled people met their needs through these groups. The results of the first study identified a need among the young people to meet with other young black disabled people, but lacked information about support groups and where they might find them. In the second study the researchers were able to examine how the support groups operated and the benefits they provided. Suggests ways in which local agencies might help young people meet their social and emotional needs. Highlights the benefits peer support groups.
Involving black disabled people in shaping services
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The involvement of users has been actively promoted within social care as a way of developing more appropriate and responsive services, bringing benefits to both service users and providers. There has, however, been a noticeable lack of involvement by black disabled people. Research undertaken by Rachel Evans and Martin Banton of the Council of Disabled People Warwickshire with support from Coventry University's Centre for Social Justice explored one organisation's experiences in developing the involvement of black disabled people. Presents the findings of the research.