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Housing and the Disability Discrimination Act (1995)
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Integrate News, 63, March 1997, pp.7-9.
Gives an extract from a recent RNIB publication of a workshop held at an RNIB Conference. The workshop addresses designing an environment which is accessible to visually impaired people.
Targeting the resources of housing adaptations for people with disabilities
- Author:
- BREWIS Claire
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 60(3), March 1997, pp.123-128.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Community care legislation states that resources are to be targeted to those in greatest need. In line with this, the housing adaptations budget for one local authority in the north-east of England was divided up and allocated according to need instead of, as previously, on a first come, first served basis. This study looked at the timescales involved in receiving housing adaptations and the adaptations that were being carried out under one system and compared it with the more recent system, in order to determine if people in greatest need were being targeted more effectively under the new system and how quickly this was being done. The results showed an improvement in the targeting of the adaptations but an overall increase in the time taken to deliver them.
'Until disabled people get consulted ...': the role of occupational therapy in meeting housing needs
- Authors:
- NOCON Andrew, PLEACE Nicholas
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 60(3), March 1997, pp.115-122.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Reports on a study of the housing needs of people with disabilities (aged 16 to 65) in Shropshire. The study included interviews with disabled people and with front-line and managerial staff in several agencies, a survey of disabled people, and the analysis of quantitative data. The findings highlight the high level of need for adaptations and more appropriate housing for disabled people; the importance of greater user involvement in the way needs are identified and services provided; the need for reform of the Disabled Facilities Grant system; and the need for an integrated inter-agency approach to meeting disabled people's housing needs.
No place like home
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Search, 28, Autumn 1997, pp.19-21.
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
A wide-ranging review of research reveals a damaging mismatch between policies on community care and housing. The author examines the impact the lack of a coherent approach is having on the efforts of people with disabilities or mental health problems to lead more independent lives.
Making connections: a guide for agencies helping young people with disabilities make the transition from school to adulthood
- Authors:
- SKILL, PRINCE OF WALES ADVISORY GROUP ON DISABILITY
- Publisher:
- Skill
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 106p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Aims to improve the provision of advice about services for young disabled people when they are making the transition from childhood to adulthood and from children's services to adult services. Intended as a practical guide for experts in a wide range of professions to the range of services available so that providers may be better placed to advise young people and steer them in the right directions.