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A brief introduction to social role valorisation as a high-order concept for restructuring human services
- Author:
- WOLFENSBERGER Wolf
- Publisher:
- Wolf Wolfensberger
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 92p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Describes the thinking behind social role valorization, a concept which arose out of the principle of normalization.
Approaches to case management for people with disabilities
- Author:
- PILLING Doria
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 216p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at why case management has come to assume such importance in community care policies. Surveys a number of current and recent case management and coordination projects and services in Britain, describing their main features, and the differences between them, and their successes and failures. Examines the available evidence on whether any type of case management is particularly beneficial. Finally, evaluates two specific projects, focusing on user views.
The silent minority: children with disabilities in Asian families
- Author:
- SHAH Robina
- Publisher:
- National Children's Bureau
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 118p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Focuses on service provision and challenges many of the stereotypes which may be held by service providers about parents' attitudes towards their child's special needs. Explores parents' awareness of available services and their views on the effectiveness of them. Emphasises the importance of listening to parents and makes recommendations for improvements in services. Also contains information about the cultural, religious, linguistic and social values which make up the Asian community.
Disabling imagery and the media: an exploration of the principles for media representation of disabled people
- Author:
- BARNES Colin
- Publisher:
- Ryburn/British Council of Organisations of Disabled People
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 60p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Halifax
Focuses on stereotype portrayals of disabled people in the media and provides a number of important recommendations for improvement.
The European union and people with disabilities
- Author:
- GOODING Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- Contact, 72, Summer 1992, pp.15-16.
- Publisher:
- Royal Assocation for Disability and Rehabilitation
Outlines the models of decision making in the EC and the scope of its powers and considers EC policy towards disabled people covering disability initiatives, the Social Charter, and Maastricht.
Disability and the European union: an overview
- Author:
- DAUNT Patrick
- Journal article citation:
- Contact, 72, Summer 1992, pp.6-8.
- Publisher:
- Royal Assocation for Disability and Rehabilitation
Reviews the policies and programmes in the EC of interest to people with disabilities, gives an account of problems encountered and suggests possible developments.
Wight for the job
- Author:
- DONALDSON Liza
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 16.4.92, 1992, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Reports on three private companies set up by the Isle of Wight SSD, which offer employment for people with mental or physical handicaps.
Sharing the caring: respite care in the UK for families and children with disabilities
- Authors:
- GEALL Ruth, HOST Norman
- Publisher:
- National Children's Home
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 42p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Detailed survey looking at: characteristics of children and families; respite care services; the provision of respite care services; and the quality of respite care services. Includes a 'quality charter'.
Decade of delay
- Author:
- HEALY Pat
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 3.12.92, 1992, p.10.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Reports on Jack Ashley's fight for disability rights as the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons draws to a close.
Remedies for difficulties
- Author:
- CRAFT Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.6.92, 1992, pp.iii-iv.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Outlines some strategies to protect children with a physical or learning disability from abuse.