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Social Focus on Disability 2004
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 177p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Disability and impairment: working with children and families
- Author:
- BURKE Peter
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 168p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Peter C Burke shows how social attitudes shape the world of the 'disabled family' either positively or negatively and the effects of stigma. He demonstrates the normality of disability - that children are children whatever their label - and the need for a sensitive professional understanding of the impact of both physical and learning disabilities on family members, in order to improve their quality of life. This book covers the spectrum of disability issues, and offers information and advice for professionals working with families and disability, explaining the value of family support, how to validate the feelings of siblings with disabled brothers and sisters, tackling social exclusion and understanding the role of lifelong professional help.
We can do it too
- Author:
- OAFF Bea
- Journal article citation:
- Children Now, 22.03.06, 2006, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket
Many people assume adventure holidays are off limits to disabled young people, but this article highlights a number of organisations across the country that are proving otherwise.
Local authority registers of people with disabilities, Wales, 31 March 2016
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Government. Knowledge and Analytical Services
- Publisher:
- Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 11
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Statistical release summarising information on people with disabilities registered with local authorities in Wales at 31 March 2016. Data covers the number of people with learning disabilities on local authority registers, with details of placement by accommodation type and age; and numbers of people with physical disabilities, hearing or sensory impairment on local authority registers. The summary reports shows that 14,729 people were registered with learning disabilities in Wales, and of these 86 per cent were living in community placements and 14 per cent were in residential care. Over half of people with learning disabilities on registers were living with parents or family. (Edited publisher abstract)
Local authority registers of people with disabilities, Wales, 31 March 2015
- Author:
- JONES Robin
- Publisher:
- WALES. Welsh Government. Knowledge and Analytical Services
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 9
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Statistical release summarising information on people with disabilities registered with local authorities in Wales at 31 March 2015. Data covers registers of people with learning disabilities, with breakdown by accommodation type and age; and registers of people with physical or sensory disabilities. (Edited publisher abstract)
Hidden problem
- Author:
- FRANCES Maxine
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, May 2011, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article describes the condition of Dyspraxia, why it often goes undiagnosed and the impact it can have on a person’s life.
Supporting disabled adults in their parenting role
- Author:
- WATES Michele
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation,|York Publishing Services
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 92p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
The Social Services inspectorate report "A jigsaw of services" made the point that the parenting support needs of disabled adults frequently fall between adult community care provision and children's services. Michele Wates carried out a survey to find out whether social services departments have policies/protocols in relation to providing services to parents with physical and sensory impairments and/or learning difficulties and, if so, how effective these are likely to be in meeting the needs of families. An analysis of the responses from 125 social services departments and of 31 policies/protocols provides the basis for these findings.
The Scottish Translation, Interpreting and Communication Forum: good practice guidelines 2002
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Scottish Translation Interpreting and communication Forum
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Reducing disablement with adequate and appropriate resources: a New Zealand perspective
- Authors:
- WILKINSON-MEYERS Laura, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 29(10), 2014, pp.1540-1553.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article presents the qualitative findings from a larger mixed methods study of the barriers and costs associated with disability in New Zealand. A social model of disability framework was integrated with an economic cost model using consensual budget standards to (1) identify key barriers disabled people experience in their everyday living and (2) develop consensus about the resources disabled people agree they require to reduce or remove them. Forty-nine people with physical, hearing, vision or intellectual impairment participated in a series of 8 impairment-based focus groups. The analysis identified inaccessible environments, negative attitudes, unreliable transportation and poor access to information as key barriers. However, lack of adequate and appropriate resources (e.g. equipment, modifications, support, transport and time) to address these barriers was the overarching obstacle to participation. The inclusion of time as both a barrier and a valuable resource is arguably the most important contribution of the study. (Publisher abstract)
Current attitudes towards disabled people
- Authors:
- AIDEN Hardeep, McCARTHY Andrea
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
Drawing on the results of a series of research projects commissioned by Scope, this report looks at the attitudes and behaviours towards disabled people in the UK and the attitudes that disabled people themselves say they experience. It also considers the reasons for negative attitudes and what can be done to change them. The research comprised of a large-scale mixed methods project conducted by OPM and Ipsos MORI and three surveys conducted by Opinium. (Edited publisher abstract)