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Independent living arrangements for younger disabled people: Brighton and Hove; 20 September - 1st October 1999
- Authors:
- OWENS Christine, BOOTH Lois, DIEPPE Matthew
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. South Inspect
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 52p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Inspection of independent living arrangements for younger disabled people: Stockport MBC; September 1999
- Authors:
- WATSON Alan, WOLSTENCROFT Tom
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. North West In
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 61p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
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Inspection of independent living arrangements for younger disabled people: the City of Westminster; 2-16 November 1999
- Author:
- ROBERTS Edward
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 61p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Inspection of independent living arrangements for younger disabled people: Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale; October 1999
- Authors:
- RHODES Don, OWENS Chris
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 55p.
- Place of publication:
- Gateshead
Independent living arrangements for younger disabled people: Lincolnshire County Council; September 1999
- Author:
- LITTLE Margaret
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. East Inspecti
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 60p.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
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Inspection of independent living arrangements for younger disabled people: London Borough of Enfield; 26 October-9 November 1999
- Author:
- WILTSHIRE John
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 57p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Inspection of independent living arrangements for younger disabled people: Middlesbrough Borough Council; September 1999
- Authors:
- WHELLANS Margaret, RHODES Don
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. North East In
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 59p.
- Place of publication:
- Gateshead
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Improving the life chances of disabled people: final report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Cabinet Office. Prime Minister's Strategy Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Cabinet Office. Prime Minister's Strategy Unit
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 244p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report sets out an ambitious programme of action that will bring disabled people fully within the scope of the “opportunity society”. By supporting disabled people to help themselves, a step change can be achieved in the participation and inclusion of disabled people. The report proposes that the Government should set an ambitious vision for improving the life chances of disabled people. Future strategy for disabled people should seek to realise this vision through practical measures in four key areas. (1) Helping disabled people to achieve independent living by moving progressively to individual budgets for disabled people, drawing together the services to which they are entitled and giving them greater choice over the mix of support they receive in the form of cash and/or direct provision of services. (2) Improving support for families with young disabled children by ensuring families of disabled children benefit from childcare and early education provided to all children; meeting the extra needs of families with disabled children; and ensuring services are centred on disabled children and their families, not on processes and funding streams. (3) Facilitating a smooth transition into adulthood by putting in place improved mechanisms for effective planning for the transition to adulthood and the support that goes with this; removing “cliff edges” in service provision; and giving disabled young people access to a more transparent and more appropriate menu of opportunities and choices. (4) Improving support and incentives for getting and staying in employment by ensuring that support is available well before a benefit claim is made; reforming the gateway onto entitlements; providing effective work-focused training for disabled people; and improving Access to Work.
Delivering housing adaptations for disabled people: a good practice guide
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 77p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document describes the various statutory duties laid upon both social services and housing authorities in relation to their adaptations service. It draws on identified good practice from local authorities across the country in advising on the key issues about how the service should be organised and the full process of delivery from first contact with a client to the completion of the adaptation. The purpose of an adaptation is to modify disabling environments in order to restore or enable independent living, privacy, confidence and dignity for individuals and their families. It is therefore not primarily a matter of building work, the provision of equipment or otherwise modifying a dwelling, but providing an individualised solution to the problems of people experiencing a disabling environment. The primary purpose of this document is to advise local authorities on how they can establish a first class service which can deliver adaptations to the homes of disabled people in order to meet their needs and statutory entitlements.
Working together on care and repair: a strategic view
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive Development Department
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office/Scotland. Scottish Executive Development Department
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 32p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Care and repair helps people to live independently in the community, complementing community care services. It is a service which supports many national and local objectives in housing, health and social care. Crucially it is highly valued by service users, demonstrated most obviously by their willingness to invest significant mounts of their own money in its services.