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Independent living
- Authors:
- MUNRO Kate, ELDER-WOODWARD James
- Publisher:
- Churchill Livingstone
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 48p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Looks at how thinking on independent living for social services users has developed, using the example of development of services for physically disabled people.
Changing direction: direct payments and disabled children
- Author:
- LEECE Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Representing Children, 14(4), 2002, pp.215-225.
- Publisher:
- National Youth Advocacy Service
The Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000 extended the powers of local authorities to make direct payments to the parents of disabled children and to disabled young people aged 16-17 years themselves. This article looks at the background to direct payments and discusses the disadvantages, advantages and potential to improve the lives of disabled young people and their parents. Also explores some important issues as local authorities expand their schemes. Data from a pilot project in Staffordshire Social Services is also used to inform the debate.
Self-determination across the life span: independence and choice for people with disabilities
- Editors:
- SANDS Deanna J., WEHMEYER Michael L.
- Publisher:
- Paul H. Brookes
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 374p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Written by adults with disabilities, parents of children with disabilities, and professionals working in the field, this collection of papers offers a wide range of suggestions on promoting self determination for disabled people. Looks at how to: encourage the growth of self esteem; incorporate self determination skills into educational programmes; begin skill training in the home; promote self determination throughout the life span; and how to evaluate the progress of skill acquisition.
Facilitating child participation through power mobility
- Authors:
- CASEY Jacqueline, PALEG Ginny, LIVINGSTONE Roslyn
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(3), 2013, pp.157-159.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Wheeled power mobility can fulfil an intrinsic desire to be mobile, to explore one's environment and to be active and participate in occupations regardless of age. This opinion piece briefly presents the potential of power mobility for children with physical impairments, the recent evidence base, an exploration of the readiness and training of children in the use of power mobility, and current United Kingdom prescription practice. This mode of intervention should no longer be considered as the final option but, rather, as a tool to prevent passivity and dependence and to enable children to optimise their participation in childhood occupations. (Publisher abstract)
Accent of activity
- Author:
- SALE Anabel Unity
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.06.07, 2007, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Move, an activity based-programme, teaches children with severe disabilities the skills of sitting, standing and walking by combining knowledge about education, therapy and the family. The author looks at its success at one school in Wales, where children and young people are achieving a surprising measure of independence.
Promising the world
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 17.02.05, 2005, pp.28-30.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The document 'Improving the life chances of disabled people' sets out the governments vision disabled people to improve quality of life and ensure disabled people are respected and included as equal members of society. The long term strategy is outlined under four main headings: independent living; support for families of young disabled children; transition into adulthood; support and incentives for getting and staying in employment. Discusses whether the plan can deliver.
This far and no further: towards ending the abuse of disabled children
- Authors:
- WESTCOTT Helen, CROSS Merry
- Publisher:
- Venture Press
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 171p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Challenges existing preconceptions about the vulnerability of disabled children and considers what can be changed to decrease the risk of their abuse. Includes sections on: the social setting; disability, abuse and child protection; dependency and independence; institutional abuse of disabled children; communication issues; the professional response; and moving towards change.
Dependency in early life
- Author:
- MOSS Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 1(1), 1983, pp.8-11.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Research has shown that dependency is not an immutable fixed quality of an individual, but can be varied in response to external factors. Dependency has undesirable consequences not only for the dependent person, but also for those whose caring role carries its own, socially derived, forms of dependency; dependency, therefore, becomes inextricably linked with the role of women in society. A more informed discussion is called for to explore the implications of setting, as a policy goal, the maximisation of the independence of dependent groups. Key practical issues in this context are mobility, income and housing. There is also the need for a radical redefinition of the work-family relationship.
Disability and transition to adulthood: the politics of parenting
- Authors:
- PASCALL Gillian, HENDLEY Nicola
- Journal article citation:
- Critical Social Policy, 24(2), May 2004, pp.165-186.
- Publisher:
- Sage
What enables young people with significant impairments to make the transition to adulthood? Becoming householders, finding work, becoming parents, feeling included as citizens: these are all more challenging in the context of housing needs, a discriminatory labour market, the need for personal assistance and transport. The study interviewed a group of 31 young adults in receipt of disability living allowance, who had jobs and independent households, and smaller comparative groups, who had one or neither of these. The authors explored disabled people’s own accounts of adulthood and what had facilitated their achievement of jobs and independent living. Education, family, employment, personal assistance, housing, benefits and welfare services were on our agenda, but respondents’ own accounts are of ‘exceptional’ parents as the key. However, not everyone can have exceptional parents. The authors discuss the politics and economics of parenthood that prevailed while our respondents grew up, when parental responsibilities were extended and parental resources reduced. And they ask how much the politics of parenthood under New Labour offers to families with disabled children.
Using the evidence to develop quality assistive technology services
- Author:
- MOUNTAIN Gail
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 12(1), February 2004, pp.19-26.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Reports on a literature review and provides illustrations of how the evidence can be used to underpin the development of assistive technology services for older and disabled people and disabled children. The aim is to support the development of user-focused, accessible services.