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Independence fighter
- Author:
- SALE Anabel Unity
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 21.04.05, 2005, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Talks to Nick Danagher, the new head of the National Council for Independent Living, and finds out his hopes for the future.
Choosing where you live
- Author:
- SCOPE
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Getting one's own home can be a long and complicated process for disabled people, but there are staff and organisations that will give them support, help and advice.
Disability, work, and welfare: challenging the social exclusion of disabled people
- Authors:
- BARNES Colin, MERCER Geof
- Journal article citation:
- Work Employment and Society, 19(3), September 2005, pp.527-545.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article engages with debates relating to social policy and disabled people’s exclusion from the British labour market. Drawing on recent developments from within the disabled people’s movement, in particular, the concept of independent living and the social model of disability, and the associated disability studies literature, a critical evaluation of orthodox sociological theories of work, unemployment, and under-employment in relation to disabled people’s exclusion from the workplace is provided. It is argued that analyses of work and disability have failed to address in sufficient depth or breadth the various social and environmental barriers that confront disabled people. It is suggested that a reconfiguration of the meaning of work for disabled people - drawing on and commensurate with disabled people’s perspectives as expressed by the philosophy of independent living - and a social model analysis of their oppression is needed and long overdue.
Shaping the future of equality: discussion paper
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 45p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Disability Debate seeks to identify and articulate the priorities for a new disability agenda and provide a roadmap for both the Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) and Government over the next 10-15 years. Questions that will form part of the Disability Debate include: how can we ensure disabled people are safe in their communities?; how can disabled people be equipped with the skills to play an active role in society?; how can we ensure that disabled people are in control of their own lives?; how can we reform the welfare state so that it supports independence rather than creating dependence?
Disabled Parents Network information briefings: no. 4 getting your needs assessed
- Author:
- DISABLED PARENTS NETWORK
- Publisher:
- Disabled Parents Network
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
By law, every disabled person has the right to ask their local council to assess their need for community care. The aim should be to help disabled people to live independently and in their own homes wherever possible. The government gives guidance to local authorities about assessing disabled people’s needs and whether and how those needs should be met. A disabled person’s social roles, including parenting, should be part of a community care assessment.
Bored by her services
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 21.07.05, 2005, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A panel of experts provide advice on the case of one disabled woman where services have failed to match her needs for greater independence and a better quality of life.
Explaning about bathing safely
- Author:
- SCHOLES Barry
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 9(2), June 2005, pp.8-10.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Describes the physical hindrances commonly felt by disabled older people when taking a bath and highlights how immobility in these circumstances can affect the person's psychological well-being. It also examines these problems from the prospective of how they impact upon the care worker. The article concludes by recommending how barriers to bathing safely can be overcome by installing emergency resue devices, having brighter illumination and clearing away clutter in the bathroom.
Better life chances
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Viewpoint, March 2005, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Mencap/Gateway
Summarises some of the key points and recommendations from the government report 'Improving the life chances of disabled people'. Key recommendations include independent living, family support, transition services and increased employment opportunities.
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.
The development of direct payments in the UK: implications for social justice
- Authors:
- RIDDELL Sheila, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Society, 4(1), January 2005, pp.75-85.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Direct payments have been heralded by the disability movement as an important means to achieving independent living and hence greater social justice for disabled people through enhanced recognition as well as financial redistribution. Drawing on data from the ESRC funded project Disabled People and Direct Payments: A UK Comparative Perspective, this paper presents an analysis of policy and official statistics on use of direct payments across the UK. It is argued that the potential of direct payments has only partly been realised as a result of very low and uneven uptake within and between different parts of the UK. This is accounted for in part by resistance from some Labour-controlled local authorities, which regard direct payments as a threat to public sector jobs. In addition, access to direct payments has been uneven across impairment groups. However, from a very low base there has been a rapid expansion in the use of direct payments over the past three years. The extent to which direct payments are able to facilitate the ultimate goal of independent living for disabled people requires careful monitoring.