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Time for a service overhaul
- Author:
- McCURRY Patrick
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.4.00, 2000, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Investigates what the government is doing about the provision of equipment for disabled people.
Social (and disability) policy in the new democracies of Europe (Slovenia by way of example)
- Author:
- URSIC Cveto
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 11(1), March 1996, pp.91-105.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Social transformation in states of Central and Eastern Europe after 1989 have brought about fundamental changes in the existing social policies, including also disability policies and status of people with disabilities. These changes affect the status of people with disabilities profoundly. Looks at initiatives in Slovenia to develop a new social policy addressing the needs of people with disabilities.
New man
- Author:
- IVORY Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.9.94, 1994, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Talks to William Hague, the new Minister for Disabled People.
Two nations
- Authors:
- LINEHAN Tim, GEORGE Mike, MASSIE Bert
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.8.94, 1994, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Considers the extent to which the government's consultation paper on tackling discrimination against disabled people meets the demands of the disabled rights lobby.
Incremental progress
- Author:
- SONE Kendra
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.2.92, 1992, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Talks to the Minister for Disabled People, Nicholas Scott about the new disability allowances, the guillotining of the Private Members Bill introduced by Alf Morris, and other achievements since he has been in office.
Cash for care
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.2.92, 1992, p.9.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The Independent Living Fund, through which disabled people are able to buy in their own care, will not continue beyond April 1993.
Difficult times, little help
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.1.91, 1991, p.11.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Disabled people often have great difficulty finding jobs - examines the government's current policies on employment and training.
Social security benefits for disabled people: reply by the government to the 9th report from the Select Committee on Social Services 1989-90; community care: social security for disabled people
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Social Security
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 21p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
National Disability Information Project
- Author:
- POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE
- Publisher:
- Policy Studies Institute
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Directory of the 12 pilot Federations in the project, which was set up by the Department of Health to improve the quality and accessibility of information services for disabled people, their carers and service providers, and to develop a national framework for the coordination of disability information services.
An end to independence?
- Author:
- LUNN Tim
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.3.90, 1990, p.9.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Consider the role of the Independent Living Fund under the community care arrangement due to start in 1991.