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"Positive about disabled people": the disability symbol
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Equal Opportunities Review, 56, July 1994, pp.13-19.
In 1990 the Employment Department launched the 'two-ticks' disability symbol for use by employers who wished to demonstrate their commitment to employing disabled people; a revised version was introduced in June 1993 with a clear set of commitments which symbol user have to meet. Looks at the process by which employers become eligible to use it and examines the experience of four employers: British Airways, the London Borough of Hillingdon, Midland Bank and Parcelforce.
Summary of a consultation on government measures to tackle discrimination against disabled people
- Author:
- ENABLE
- Publisher:
- ENABLE
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Summary of a document setting out the Governments policies for combating discrimination against disabled people.
Shut out
- Author:
- KNIGHT John
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.12.94, 1994, p.16.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The Leonard Cheshire Foundation's survey of service users reveals massive support for government action to outlaw discrimination against disabled people. Disabled people who took part in the survey expressed their views and spoke about - their experiences of discrimination, especially in employment.
The great advance...?
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.12.94, 1994, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Minister for Disabled People William Hague in launching proposals for the new Disability Bill, hailed it as 'the greatest advance for disabled people in the history of this country'. Finds out the opinions of people in the disabilities field.
Promoting best practice
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Disability Issues, 19, November 1994, pp.14-15.
Telford College in Edinburgh have been awarded a contract under the HELIOS programme to organise a programme of activities throughout the European Union to promote equal opportunities for disabled people.
A consultation on Government measures to tackle discrimination against disabled people
- Author:
- ENABLE
- Publisher:
- ENABLE
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 102p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Consultation paper setting out Government proposals for dealing with discrimination against disabled people. Issues looked at include: discrimination in the labour market; building regulations; access to goods and services; financial services; and the Government's role. Also details proposals for setting up a new independent advisory body for disabled issues.
Disabled people and the law
- Author:
- McKAY Colin
- Journal article citation:
- SCOLAG Journal, 217, October 1994, pp.156-160.
- Publisher:
- ScoLAG(Scottish Legal Action Group)
Sets out the role of the law in ensuring equal access to employment.
Anti-discriminatory practice: getting things right
- Author:
- GILLESPIE-SELLS Kath
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 31.3.94, 1994, p.7.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Gives a disabled lesbian's view point on how her needs are being met. Calls for anti-discriminatory practice to be standardised.
Disabled people and social justice
- Author:
- MASSIE Bert
- Publisher:
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 34p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Paper examining the institutional and personal discrimination faced by disabled people and proposes solutions. Also considers the financial hardships which many disabled people experience and the way in which social services are often provided in a manner which deprives the disabled recipients of control and dignity. Suggests how provision could be improved within current resources.
America's disability policy: another double standard?
- Author:
- QUINN Peggy
- Journal article citation:
- Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 9(1), Spring 1994, pp.45-59.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Women with disabilities face a dilemma because disability policy does not take gender into account and gender is viewed by society as doubling women's dependence. Social workers should be prepared to assist women with disabilities to obtain services and benefits and to ensure that they are included in the movement for equal value and equal acceptance. This article reviews some economic and social effects of disability policy and includes a list of questions that social workers can ask to help them determine which services will be most helpful to their female clients with disabilities.