Looks at the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 and argues that it has undermined the educational rights of children with additional support needs.
Looks at the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 and argues that it has undermined the educational rights of children with additional support needs.
Subject terms:
human rights, needs, physical disabilities, schools, children, childrens rights, education;
British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 66(11), November 2003, pp.528-560.
Publisher:
Sage
Discusses the implications of a recent manual handling legal case in East Sussex (A&B v East Sussex County Council 2003), which centres on how disabled people's needs, rights and wishes should be balanced with employee safety in the context of community care.
Discusses the implications of a recent manual handling legal case in East Sussex (A&B v East Sussex County Council 2003), which centres on how disabled people's needs, rights and wishes should be balanced with employee safety in the context of community care.
Subject terms:
human rights, legal proceedings, occupational therapists, needs, physical disabilities, rights;
Journal of Integrated Care, 11(1), February 2003, pp.6-8.
Publisher:
Emerald
Describes the duties of statutory agencies to ascertain the views of disabled children and to involve them in the decisions that affect them. Includes the responsibility to provide speech and language therapy and the role of advocates in supporting disabled children.
Describes the duties of statutory agencies to ascertain the views of disabled children and to involve them in the decisions that affect them. Includes the responsibility to provide speech and language therapy and the role of advocates in supporting disabled children.
Subject terms:
human rights, needs, physical disabilities, social services, special education, speech therapy, user participation, advocacy, children, consultation;
Looks at the placement of disabled children in residential schools and why it brings into question the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Looks at the placement of disabled children in residential schools and why it brings into question the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Subject terms:
human rights, local authorities, needs, physical disabilities, residential care, schools, social services, special education, United Nations, user participation, children, decision making, financing;
Discusses whether care facilities for disabled children meet their cultural needs and argues that a human rights issue is at stake.
Discusses whether care facilities for disabled children meet their cultural needs and argues that a human rights issue is at stake.
Subject terms:
human rights, law, needs, physical disabilities, religions, rights, short break care, social care provision, anti-discriminatory practice, black and minority ethnic people, children, cultural identity, equal opportunities;