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In whose service? A review of the development of services for disabled people
- Author:
- FRENCH Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Social Action, 2(1), 1994, pp.8-11.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
Traces the history of welfare provision for disabled people from the Middle Ages, through the Industrial Revolution, the rise of the medical profession, the Eugenics movement, post-war services, deinstitutionalisation and the role of disabled people.
Physical disabilities: report of seminars held during 1993
- Author:
- SOUTH EAST INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- Publisher:
- South East Institute of Public Health
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 41p.
- Place of publication:
- Tunbridge Wells
Report from two seminars: the transition of adolescents with special needs from child to adult services; and enabling disabled people.
Disability
- Author:
- THORNTON Patricia
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 8, October 1999, pp.70-72.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
User involvement is a much-used term in the disability field. Presents research that shows that the aims of service managers and service users are often still in conflict.
Participants or recipients - disabled people's involvement in a European programme
- Authors:
- POWELL Jackie, LOVELOCK Robin
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 27(4), August 1997, pp.565-583.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Drawing on an evaluative study of UK participation in a European disability programme (HELIOS I), this article explores the extent to which, and the ways in which, disabled people were involved in the programme as active participants. The findings draw attention to the different perspectives of the programme's various stakeholders and are discussed in relation to two broader themes. The first of these is the involvement of disabled people themselves in any programme aiming to promote the full participation of disabled people in society. The second is the role and value of formalised networks as a means of promoting information exchange and learning as a prerequisite for promoting change in individuals and change in organisations.
Gone with the wind
- Author:
- THOMPSON Audrey
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 12.6.97, 1997, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at how disabled service users are finding themselves sidelined by society, partly because of the bad press given to people dependent on benefits under the previous government. Investigates how they can also be marginalised by the services supposedly designed to help them.
Brave new world
- Author:
- BELL Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 6.1.95, 1995, p.8.
Asks whether direct cash payments to disabled people are the way forward. Looks at what is happening in Tower Hamlets.
Going for growth
- Author:
- ATROBUS Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.1.95, 1995, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The Enterprise Training Project, based in Northampton is a project for people with physical disabilities which has embarked on a innovative scheme for involving users in developing services. The focus of the project was to address employment opportunities through personal growth, building and maintaining skills, assertion, real work experience and training. Describes how this was achieved.
A change of view
- Author:
- MAPP Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.4.94, 1994, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
When someone has multiple disabilities visual impairment may go unrecognised. Reports on a visit to Springfield Centre, in Glasgow, which has been purpose-built by the RNIB to help visually impaired adults to develop independent living, communication and mobility skills to enable them to feel more confident in coping with the outside world.
Moving on: from welfare paternalism to welfare citizenship (The Ungrateful Bastards)
- Author:
- OLIVER Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Social Action, 2(1), 1994, pp.12-16.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
Considers fifty years of welfare state paternalism and the need for the disability rights movements.
International perspectives on disability services: the same but different
- Editor:
- YUEN Francis K.O.
- Publisher:
- Haworth Social Work Practice Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 141p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Binghamton, NY
This book covers a range of topics on disabilities related to physical status, emotional conditions, and community settings. This useful introductory reference will help you develop culturally sensitive disability services both locally and overseas, and it will promote better understanding of people with disabilities. The book is an examination of services for people with disabilities as they exist in several countries. Until recently, cultural context was used to describe race or ethnicity, but this text recognizes people with disabilities as a worldwide community that is advocating for equality and respect. The book focuses on the need for human and social services that endorse capability and empowerment, promoting the person rather than the disability.