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Peer advocacy
- Author:
- BRANDON David
- Journal article citation:
- Care in Place the International Journal of Networks and Community, 1(3), December 1994, pp.218-224.
People with disabilities are disempowered by changes in delivery of services in non-hospital settings. In Canada many developments have been achieved in advanced service delivery systems, beyond the limited designs elsewhere. None the less, these influences have reached services in the UK, where brokerage services have been established in some settings. Three clear stages have emerged in the analysis of successful advocacy systems: ad hoc pressure by individuals; demonstration pilot schemes; mainstream provision.
Making direct payments a choice: a report on the research findings
- Authors:
- MAGLAJLIC Rea, BRANDON David, GIVEN David
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 15(1), January 2000, pp.99-113.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article describes research done in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets under the supervision of the local Coalition of Disabled People. It involved three different client groups-people with learning difficulties, mental health service users and those with physical disabilities. The study focused on several issues: how to provide effective information; what sorts of support could direct payments purchase; how could it be accessed; how could users handle the money; how could it all be evaluated? Most carers, staff and users considered this radical idea favourably, but were suspicious of their own local authority and would want independent systems of supervision and monitoring, accountable to other users, rather than professionals.