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On being the boss
- Author:
- STEVENS Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 15(2), 2001, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
The author argues that there are significant benefits in employing personal assistants and that the direct payments system is the way ahead. However, highlights some of the problems in being the boss.
A standard bearer for progress
- Author:
- HUBER Nick
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 17.2.00, 2000, p.18.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Profiles Evelyne Rank-Petruzziello, who has been appointed commissioner on the Disability Rights Commission.
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in Northern Ireland: knowledge and awareness of the Disability Discrimination Act among service providers and employers (report 1)
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
For many Employers, disabled Employees are recognised as valuable and equally significant members of staff. Thus the disabled workforce is increasing. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in Northern Ireland and the Employment Equality Act, 1998 in the Republic of Ireland introduced a number of protective measures for disabled workers. This means that an Employer must not treat a disabled individual any differently than he would treat any other member of staff. The legislation requires the Employer to make reasonable adjustments (NI)/reasonable accommodation (ROI) to working conditions. This includes premises and working hours/practices and procedures.
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in Northern Ireland: public attitudes to disability issues (report 2)
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
For many Employers, disabled Employees are recognised as valuable and equally significant members of staff. Thus the disabled workforce is increasing. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in Northern Ireland and introduced a number of protective measures for disabled workers. This report examines public attitudes to disability issues. The law means that an Employer must not treat a disabled individual any differently than he would treat any other member of staff.
Developing staff competencies for supporting people with developmental disabilities: an orientation handbook
- Authors:
- GARDNER James F., CHAPMAN Michael S
- Publisher:
- Paul H. Brookes
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 173p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Textbook aimed at those working with people with learning difficulties and and or disabilities and their families.
Workers with disabilities and the challenges of emotional labour
- Author:
- WILTON Robert D.
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 23(4), June 2008, pp.361-373.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper explores the implications of emotional labour for workers with disabilities, drawing on qualitative data from interviews with 59 respondents who had disabilities and who worked in service sector occupations. The analysis illustrates that employer demands for emotional labour may prove difficult for workers with a range of disabilities, including psychiatric diagnoses, learning difficulties and physical impairments. Analysis also points to the ways in which the non-accommodating nature of many workplaces often forces workers with disabilities to engage in "extra" emotion work in the interests of fitting in and concealing/downplaying their impairments.
You can make a difference: improving primary care services for disabled people
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
From December 2006, the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (DDA) introduces a duty for public bodies to positively promote disability equality. This guide aims to assist front line primary care staff to improve the overall experience of disabled patients, their families and visitors and to make sure they play an active role in complying with the DDA.
Invisible care
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 15.6.04, 2004, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Reports on a new survey on adult placement schemes carried out by the National Association of Adult Placement Services (NAAPS) and TOPSS England. The survey has highlighted the need for more training and more support for a forgotten and largely invisible workforce.
Modernising the workhorse: getting the best from service users
- Author:
- SNOW Rose
- Journal article citation:
- MCC Building Knowledge for Integrated Care, 10(4), August 2002, p.26.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
It is argued that discriminatory attitudes to (ex) service users may threaten modernisation as they limit and shrink the workhorse and prevent committed workers form succeeding. This article summarises the report of the first National Conference of Survivor Workers which gives senior managers the knowledge needed to increase the size and capability of the workhorse.
Support staff in a sample of Australian community-based services for people with a disability: career intentions, personal characteristics and professional development needs
- Authors:
- DEMPSEY Ian, ARTHUR Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 27(3), September 2002, pp.201-214.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Staff characteristics and training are two influential factors in the design and development of human service systems. Despite close scrutiny of these components of service delivery in a variety of disciplines, relatively little is known about staffing issues in the disability industry. This article reports the characteristics, career intentions and professional development needs of staff from a wide variety of services for people with a disability in NSW, Australia. Staff were predominantly female, male staff were much less likely to regard their future career as lying in the disability field, and there was evidence that employers were providing some training to staff that addressed their professional development needs.