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Sheltered employment in five member states of the Council of Europe: Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland
- Authors:
- SAMOY Erik, WATERPLAS Lina
- Publisher:
- Council of Europe
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 67p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Strasbourg
Comparative study looking at the situation of sheltered employment in the twelve Member States of the European Union. The data for each country is grouped under the following headings: institutional context; target population; access to sheltered employment; characteristics of the people in sheltered employment; and a discussion of the topics currently under debate around sheltered employment in each country.
Critical review on legislative definitions of people with disabilities in Japan
- Author:
- SATO Hisao
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy and Social Work, 1, March 1997, pp.31-39.
- Publisher:
- Japan College of Social Work
This article considers the different legislative definitions of people with disabilities in Japan covering Disabled Persons' Fundamental law, Law for Welfare of Persons with Mental Disorder, National Pension Law and Law for Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons. It points out the unreasonable exclusion of some types of disability from legislative definitions and the inconsistency between current definitions.
Neighbors' perceptions of group homes
- Author:
- COOK James R.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 33(4), August 1997, pp.287-299.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Neighbours often presume that group homes (GHs) have negative effects on their neighbourhoods, but it is unclear how often GHs actually have adverse affects. Reports on a survey of neighbours and "non-neighbours" of group homes for people with disabilities in the USA. Neighbours were asked about their experiences and non-neighbours were asked about their expectations of what it would be like to live near a group home, both positive and negative. The research supports prior findings that expectations of negative effects are much greater than what is actually experienced by neighbours. It also suggests that GH operators might wish to capitalise on the positive expectations that may be overshadowed by the more commonly voiced negative expectations.
Body armour
- Authors:
- SPOWART-TAYLOR Ann, PROUD Stephanie
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 5.6.97, 1997, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Argues that definitions of disability under the recent legislation which makes discrimination against disabled people unlawful are proving complex and confusing. Attempts to clarify the issues.
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995
- Author:
- PARKER Camilla
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 84, March 1997, p.28.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Gives a brief guide to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995.
Falling short
- Author:
- HARRISON Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 83, January 1997, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Many have fought long and hard for the introduction of the Disability Discrimination Act, and it's a step in the right direction. However, in this article the author argues that for people with mental health problems in particular, it leaves much to be desired.
Incapacity benefits and the All Work Test: a hands-on guide
- Author:
- CAMPBELL Andy
- Publisher:
- Kent County Council. Social Sevices Department
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 63p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Gravesend
Guide aiming to demystify the All Work Test process, the new assessment system determining whether people whose GP says they are unable to work can continue to receive benefit. Includes sections on: exempt conditions; potentially exempt diagnoses; the All Work Test; the IB 50 questionnaire; mental health problems (including learning difficulties); the medical examination; exceptional circumstances; failing and passing the test; and statistical information.
An unfit test: CAB clients' experience of the medical test for incapacity benefit
- Author:
- WARD Sue
- Publisher:
- National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 78p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report examining the operation of the medical test for incapacity benefit and whether or not it is addressing the concern that some claimants of the benefit it replaced, Invalidity Benefit, were not genuinely incapacitated. Makes recommendations for improving the system of deciding whether a person is fit to work for the purpose of deciding entitlement to benefit.
Advocacy in the UK
- Authors:
- SIM Allan J., MACKAY Rob
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 9(2), 1997, pp.5-12.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Considers advocacy in the United Kingdom and seeks to illuminate the position currently experienced by advocates and their clients through the use of data recovered from research in the North East of Scotland.
Disability disqualifying clauses in selected countries: focusing on driving licenses and qualifications for medical professionals
- Author:
- SATO Hisao
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy and Social Work, 5, March 1997, pp.21-30.
- Publisher:
- Japan College of Social Work
This article examines the anomalies in legislation in Japan, Europe, Australia and the United States on the eligibility for driving licenses and possibility of gaining qualifications as medical professionals.