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Disability and transition to adulthood: achieving independent living
- Authors:
- HENDEY Nicola, PASCALL Gillian
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 47p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Both government and the disability movement advocate independent living for disabled adults. However, research has shown that young people growing up with disability face problems leaving the family home, and accessing housing, education, employment and income to meet their needs. The study examines what difficulties they faced in transition to adulthood and what helped them achieve this.
Incurably human
- Author:
- MASON Micheline
- Publisher:
- Working Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 120p.
- Place of publication:
- London
By piecing together a personal journey of discovery, the author explores the deeper meaning of inclusion. She looks at how communities, families and schools are being fragmented by the focus of global economics, rekindling the past eugenic polices which have created a culture of exclusion for many. She looks also at how dynamic resistance movement is growing, led by the excluded themselves and those who love them. She proposes that this is the beginning of a truly radical, nonviolent world change movement of relevance to every living person.
After the act: implementing the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000
- Author:
- BROAD Bob
- Publisher:
- De Montfort University. Children and Families Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 53p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
The Act, alongside other linked initiatives, represents a welcome and much needed step forward in helping young people leaving care to improve their life chances. It has had many noteworthy gains and achievements but there remains considerable variation across and between local authorities in the extent to which the Act is being implemented and funded. Positive changes can be seen in areas of assessment and planning, education and training, accommodation and finances. However continuing problems, especially in areas of resources, health, a very low priority, and service strategies for young people with a disability, were also highlighted by the research.
Disabled students and transition planning: a role for social work
- Author:
- ADAMS Amanda
- Publisher:
- Social Care Association
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 59p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Surbiton
This publication is concerned with the transition to independent living for young disabled people and the potential role for social work in this process. Using empirical data from interviews conducted with final-year students in a residential further education college, it examines their perceptions of independent living and the "disabling barriers" faced in planning for this transition. The findings are then located within current theoretical, legislative and organisational frameworks in order to validate student experiences within the wider arena of young disabled people and independent living. A role for social work in tackling such inequalities within a non-traditional setting is also considered. The publication concludes by making some general observations in relation to policy and practice issues for social workers involved in transition planning with young disabled people and their families.
The views of young black disabled people on independent living
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 4pp.
- Place of publication:
- York
Independent is generally seen as a positive step for young people, leading to them becoming self-reliant and less dependent on others. Yet this may not be the same for young disabled people. This study is based on interviews with 44 young disabled people of Asian, African and Caribbean origin. It looks at their experience of independence and the influences on them leading active independent lives.
Whatever next?: young disabled people leaving care
- Authors:
- RABIEE Parvaneh, PRIESTLEY Mark, KNOWLES Julie
- Publisher:
- First Key
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 76p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This report explains the policy background to transitional planning and examines how young disabled people may be affected by new arrangements for care leavers. It includes contributions and stories from 28 young disabled people who have been looked after and are making the transition to adulthood.
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.
An introduction to disability studies
- Author:
- JOHNSTONE David
- Publisher:
- David Fulton
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 186p, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 2nd
Disability studies is now a legitimate area of academic study. It is multidisciplinary in its critique of oppressions that have historically 'dumped' people on the margins of society. Contents include: critical factors in community care and independent living; legislation in the UK and USA; what is the meaning of quality of life?; euthanasia and the new eugenics; disability research; medical health and disability; the enabling environment.
Between ambition and achievement: young black disabled people's views and experiences of independence and independent living
- Authors:
- BIGNALL Tracey, BUTT Jabeer
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 61p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Studies how young people of Asian, African and Caribbean origin, with a range of disabilities, manage the transition to adulthood with its gradual change from dependence on others to independence and self-reliance. Outlines the views of 44 such young people on the different issues that influenced their understanding and experiences of independence and independent living, including how race, culture and religion affect the understanding of disability and independence, how experiences of education and work influence independence, their interactions with social care agencies, and their ambitions and expectations for the future.
Transition to adulthood for young disabled people with 'complex health and support needs'
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Although the term 'complex health and support needs' covers a wide range of impairments and conditions, young people with high levels of health and/or support needs experience some common difficulties in their access to services during their transition to adulthood. Outlines the findings of a review of research, consultation with six local authorities and interviews with young people themselves.