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What now: information on services for disabled people
- Author:
- ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
- Publisher:
- Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Brief question and answer guide to services for disabled people. Includes sections on: aids and equipment; education; employment; health service provision; housing; leisure; mobility; social security; and social services.
A practical guide for disabled people or carers: where to find information, services and equipment
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 208p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guide giving information about services for disabled people available from government departments and agencies, the NHS, local government, and voluntary organisations. Covers every need, including housing, money, opportunities for holidays and leisure, and many more. Includes phone numbers, publications and a list of organisations.
The disability rights movement: from charity to confrontation
- Authors:
- FLEISHER Doris Zames, ZAMES Freida
- Publisher:
- Temple University Press
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 278p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, PA
This book, a history of the American disability movement, documents the evolution of attitudes from isolation and charity to confrontation and rights; from sheltered workshops to independent living; from 'cripples' and 'invalids' to people with disabilities. Contents include: deinstitutionalisation and independent living; disability rights legislation; the struggle for change; access to jobs and health care; physician assisted suicide; disability and technology; disabled veterans; education; identity and culture.
Caring for carers: identifying the needs of parent carers in North and West Wiltshire
- Authors:
- EVANS Simon, et al
- Publisher:
- Carers Support West Wiltshire
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 68p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bath
Report of a research project which aimed to identify gaps in service provision for parent carers in North and West Wiltshire. Begins with a literature review of existing research in this field. Describes the results of a survey of Wiltshire parent carers, their characteristics and their experiences of services such as special equipment, health services, financial support, special education, social services, respite care, leisure activities, employment and information. Draws conclusions on the access to services of carers and makes recommendations for future practice.
A practical guide for disabled people: where to find information, services and equipment
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Letter accompanying free directory for disabled people.
A practical guide for disabled people: where to find information, services and equipment
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 185p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guide giving information about services for disabled people available from government departments and agencies, the NHS, local government, and voluntary organisations. Covers every need, including housing, money, opportunities for holidays and leisure, and many more. Includes phone numbers, publications and a list of organisations.
Directory for disabled people: a handbook of information for everyone involved in disability
- Authors:
- DARNBROUGH Ann, KINRADE Derek, comps
- Publisher:
- Prentice Hall/Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 479p.
- Place of publication:
- Hemel Hempstead
Covers statutory services, benefits and allowances, aids and equipment, house and home, education and training, employment, holidays, leisure, sex and personal relationships, legislation, and access. Lists and describes organisations which provide services.
A coherent policy for the rehabilitation of people with disabilities: recommendation no. R(92)6 adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 9 April 1992 ...; a model rehabilitation programme for national authorities
- Author:
- COUNCIL OF EUROPE
- Publisher:
- Council of Europe
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 60p.
- Place of publication:
- Strasbourg
Recommendations which take into account the training of non-health staff, technical aids, sporting activities and practical measures for the employment of people with physical or learning disabilities.