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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.
After 16: what's new; choices and challenges for young disabled people
- Author:
- FULFORD-BROWN David
- Publisher:
- Family Fund Trust
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 157p.,illlus.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- York
Practical text, aimed at young disabled people and their parents and carers. Details what opportunities and services are available for users once they leave school. Contains sections on: looking to the future; getting your views across; money matters; learning choices; daytime activities and work; housing; getting around; health; leisure and holidays; friendship; and the law. Also includes an information directory.
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.
Disabled people in Britain and discrimination: a case for anti-discrimination legislation
- Author:
- BARNES Colin
- Publisher:
- British Council of Organisations of Disabled People/Hurst & Co
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 282p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Clay Cross
Challenges the perception that disabled people are clients of social services. Outlines legislative action taken in other countries to ensure that disabled people have the same rights as others. Argues that in Britain we have failed to attack discriminatory practices because of the entrenched charity model of services. Includes chapters on: education; employment; social security; housing and transport; leisure and the influence of the media; and political life.