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Stonham Housing Association: adapting to community care
- Authors:
- BARRITT Richard, MORTON Denise
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care Management and Planning, 3(5), October 1995, pp.144-150.
- Publisher:
- Pavillion
A case study exploring Stonham's approach to organisational and service development in the light of community care, explaining how they are bridging the 'housing/care' divide, how they moved from 250 semi-autonomous local organisations towards one coherent corporate whole, and what effect all this has had on the values and culture of the organisation.
Reflections: views of black disabled people on their lives and community care
- Editors:
- BEGUM Nasa, HILL Mildrette, STEVENS Andy
- Publisher:
- Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 200p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Papers designed to provide a knowledge base of issues pertinent to black disabled people. These include: constructing a history of black disabled people in Britain; the disability movement and the black disability movement; professional social work training and black disabled students; Eurocentrism, ethnocentrism and social work concepts; education and social services provision for black disabled children; the impact of community care policies; black voluntary organisations; meeting the needs of people with sickle cell anaemia; and provision of housing for Asian disabled people.
Making progress: equality annual report
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive,|Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 49p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Significant advances have been made in equal opportunities through legislation introduced through the Scottish Parliament, which has: made promotion of equality a national priority in education and put a duty on education authorities to say how they will improve equal opportunities; put a duty on Scottish Ministers, local authorities and social landlords to encourage equal opportunities and comply with equality legislation in providing housing and related services; put a duty on the Scottish Commission for Regulation of Care and Scottish Social Services Council to encourage equal opportunities and comply with equality legislation when carrying out their functions; established a statutory committee to advise on transport needs of disabled people; increased protection for those experiencing domestic abuse; recognised rights for same sex couples in cases of adults with incapacity; improved procedures in sexual offence cases, e.g. protecting rape victims from being cross-examined by the accused; put a duty on local authorities to offer eligible disabled people direct payments; repealed section 2a of Local Government Act 1986 thus removing constraints to the discussion of sexual orientation in schools.
A guide to the legislative review, first review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The DRC believes that acting on the Task Force recommendations such as extending full disability rights to all employees, in housing, transport and public functions and placing a positive duty on the public sector to promote equal opportunities for disabled people should be a Government priority.This report includes the Task Force recommendations that the Government has yet to agree or act upon in the Legislative Review.
Legislative review: first review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; consultation
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 104p.
- Place of publication:
- Stratford upon Avon
The Disability Review Commission (DRC) has a duty by law to keep the Disability Discrimination Act under review and where necessary provide proposals for change. This consultation document outlines the underlying principles behind the proposals for change, and looks at the areas of employment, goods and services, definition of disability and genetic discrimination and human rights.
Part of the community: strategies for including everyone
- Authors:
- NISBET Jan, HAGNER David
- Publisher:
- Paul H. Brookes
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 299p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
This book argues that inclusion of people with disabilities of all ages in community life can be achieved by creating communities with extensive natural supports rather than individual programmes. Each chapter provides examples of inclusion, from entering pre-school to buying a home, with models and strategies that work. Topics include: inclusive elementary schools; classroom techniques supporting children with emotional disabilities; housing assistance; employment; community and family leadership.
Half measures: RADAR's response to the consultation document on government measures to tackle discrimination against disabled people
- Author:
- ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
- Publisher:
- Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 81p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains sections on: the fight for legislation; education; transport; defining disability; employment; building regulations and housing; access to goods and services; financial services; social security; community care; and recommendations.
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.