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Play and opportunity for disabled children
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 172, December 2000, p.11.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Presents some of the key points from the recent publication, 'Side by Side', which looks at the inclusion and participation of disabled children in play environments.
Families with children with disabilities - inequalities and the social model
- Authors:
- DOWLING Monica, DOLAN Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(1), January 2001, pp.21-35.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article suggests that families with children with disabilities experience a range of inequalities that families with children without disabilities do not suffer. It draws on a recent qualitative study to illustrate the way in which it is not just disabled people, but in the case of disabled children, whole families that suffer from unequal opportunities and outcomes. Draws on the social model of disability to show that the lives of these families are often characterised by financial hardship, stress and anxiety as a result of social barriers, prejudices and poorly conceived service provision. The social model of disability is usually drawn upon to illustrate the way in which social organisations disable people with impairments. In this instance, we illustrate the way in which social organisations disable not just the family member who has an impairment, but the whole family unit. By applying this model of disability, new ways of creating practices and policies for these families can be developed which incorporate their views into the heart of the policy-making process.
Shaping the future: report on the blind and partially sighted young people
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 172, December 2000, p.14.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Summarises the key findings of a recent report examining the barriers faced by the blind and partially sighted in everyday life. This article focuses on the lack of support these children receive in education.
The right to be seen and not heard: bringing disabled children into focus
- Author:
- JONES Hazel
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 161, November 1999, pp.8-10.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
A project initiated by the International Save the Children Alliance is documenting examples of rights and good practice in relation to disabled children and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This article describes the project and discusses the invisibility of disabled children.
Disability voice: towards an enabling education
- Author:
- LEICESTER Mal
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 135p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Argues that people have been disabled by society, and that there is a need for educational change. Encourages equal opportunities for disabled people by promoting the practice of enabling education, a 'disability aware' education that caters for everyone's educational needs. Also includes interviews with disabled people, giving their own recommendations for educators and policy makers.
A disabling childhood
- Author:
- MIDDLETON Laura
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 113, January 1995, pp.25-27.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Discusses society's denial of the civil rights of children with disabilities.
Short breaks: providing better access and more choice for black disabled children and their parents
- Author:
- FLYNN Ronny
- Publisher:
- Policy Press,|Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 52p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Short breaks for disabled children are a popular service with families and one supported by central government, local authorities and the voluntary sector. However, black families do not have equal access to this service. This report reviewed literature on access to short breaks by black families, and carried out interviews with children and young people, parents, short break carers and scheme organisers. Two main aims were to examine the barriers to access and what works to overcome these.
Will new laws help disabled people in mainstream education?
- Author:
- BERRY Tom
- Journal article citation:
- RADAR Bulletin, 328, October 2002, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
New rights for disabled pupils and students came into force in September. The campaign manager at the Disability Rights Commission, explains their campaign and how it aims to help with changes in education resulting from implementation of the new laws.
Curriculum access for pupils with disabilities: an Irish experience
- Authors:
- SHEVLIN M., KENNY M., MCNEELA E.
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 17(2), March 2002, pp.159-169.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
For young people with physical disabilities in Ireland, gaining access to a school represents only the first tentative step on the way to full participation in the curriculum alongside their peers. While government policy explicitly favours the inclusion of young people with disabilities within mainstream education there is little evidence of planning at a systemic level to facilitate this process. This small scale, qualitative study attempts to ascertain the reality of inclusion within mainstream settings for young people with physical disabilities. The results indicate that the young people often experienced exclusion from full curricular access. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to developing inclusive structures that facilitate curricular access for young people with disabilities within Irish post-primary schools.
Side by side: guidelines for inclusive play
- Author:
- SCOTT Rachel
- Publisher:
- Kidsactive
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 68p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at the inclusion and participation of disabled children in play environments and provides practical advice on how to establish and run an inclusive play project. Discusses the right to play, theories about disability and inclusion and describes the projects run by Kidsactive. Explains how to set up a project, the physical requirements of the environment, and staff and training.