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All the wrong moves
- Author:
- SCHWEHR Belinda
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 51, 17.12.03, 2003, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at two recent court cases which suggest that the courts are safeguarding the Human Rights of asylum seekers those whose status has not yet been determined. Looks at the outcomes of the case of service provision to an asylum seeker with disabilities and the provision of appropriate accommodation to asylum seekers.
Supporting the disabled children of asylum seekers: the Court of Appeal finds a way through the legal maze
- Authors:
- MITCHELL Ed, DAVIES Huw
- Journal article citation:
- Justice of the Peace, 10.4.04, 2004, pp.264-268.
- Publisher:
- Butterworth
Discusses a recent case which involved a destitute asylum seeker with a severely disabled child. The Court of Appeal was charged with finding out who was responsible for supporting the family - the National Asylum Support Service (NASS), the local authority, or whether both were responsible for providing different aspects of the support required. Discusses the decision.
Into the housing vacuum
- Author:
- GRAGG Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.11.99, 1999, p.28.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
For disabled people, obtaining suitable accommodation often involves dealing with both social services and housing departments. Outlines the legal basis for which service is responsible.
Disability, social exclusion and the consequential experience of justiciable problems
- Authors:
- O'GRADY A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 19(3), May 2004, pp.259-271.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In this article, the authors examine the situation of disabled people in England and Wales with regard to one specific aspect of social exclusion--experience of justiciable problems, and the potential effects such problems can have on their lives. Having defined 'disability', they examine how this fits within the wider dialogue on social exclusion issues. By analysing the results of the Legal Services Research Centre's (LSRC) periodic survey of justiciable problems, they find that disabled respondents were not only more likely to experience a problem, but also experienced more problems. Increased likelihood of a problem was observed in the majority of problem categories and particularly those relating to issues of social exclusion, such as housing and welfare benefits. This propensity to experience multiple problems can lead to a negative impact on the lives of long-term ill and disabled people.
How does the community care?: public attitudes to community care in Scotland
- Authors:
- CURTICE Lisa, PETCH Alison
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive. Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 49p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
As part of the 2001 Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, the Scottish Executive funded a module of 40 questions on the attitudes of people in Scotland to a range of community care issues. Interviews were completed with 1605 individuals across Scotland. Three quarters of respondents felt comfortable about living next door to a frail older person and more than half about living next door to a person with a learning disability. Less than half, however, felt comfortable about living next door to a person with mental illness or with dementia. Respondents were strongly in favour of individuals with support needs living in the community rather than in care homes or hospitals. This view was most common for a person with a learning disability and least common (but still the majority) for a person with dementia. Most people interviewed thought that a person with a mental illness or a learning disability should not serve on a jury. Support needs, it was felt, should in the main be met by paid workers. The exception was for the person with a learning disability needing to be accompanied to a club where the potential contribution of family members and volunteers was cited. A substantial majority considered the funding of support to be the responsibility of the government. Respondents with personal experience of care were even more likely than others to take this view. There was strong support for individuals remaining within their own homes when this was their wish, even when this was a more expensive option. Only a fifth of respondents thought that those able to pay should be able to access better quality provision, suggesting strong support for equity. Respondents expressed a willingness to pay higher taxes to generate funds for increased expenditure on health, support for older people and pensions. The top priorities for additional government spending on older people were home helps, special housing provision, and district nurses.