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Intentional communities of attachment: summary
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
'Intentional communities of attachment' are communities where people with a disability and non-disabled people live together outside of professionalised care arrangements or family obligation. They can demonstrate a very different approach to meeting the needs and aspirations of disabled people. The experiences of such communities can provide important indications for the practice and development of community care generally, according to a study by the author.
Housing needs of people with physical disability: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The Disabled Persons Accommodation Agency (DPAA) researched the mismatch between the housing aspirations of people with a physical disability and suitable available property across all forms of housing tenure in Kent. Having analysed the problems experienced by both housing providers and people with a physical disability who wanted more suitable accommodation, the DPPA has developed a database that matches people to property.
Supporting families with two or more disabled children
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Around 7,500 families in the UK have two or more children with severe impairments, representing well over 15,000 children. The partiicular experiences, needs and circumstances of these families have generally been overworked by research and social services. A detailed qualitative study involving 24 families explored their ways of managing from day-to-day and identified the tupes of service support that were most helpful to them. Summarise the research conducted by the researchers of the University of York.
The effect of community care on housing for disabled people: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Research carried out for the British Council of Organisations of Disabled People worked with researchers in five project areas to examine the effects of the 1990 National Health Service and Community Care Act on housing policy and provision for disabled people.
The needs of disabled children and their families: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
A national survey of over a thousand parents has explored the needs and circumstances of families caring for a severely disabled child. The research, carried out by Bryony Beresford at the Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, sought parents' views of their and their child's needs as well as their experiences as service users. Parents also reported the care demands and impact on living circumstances brought about by having a disabled child. Comparisons with data collected twenty years ago indicate little improvement in the circumstances in which families are caring for their severely disabled child.
Managing the voluntary sector: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Place of publication:
- York
Voluntary organisations are sounding and acting more and more like for-profit businesses, and their distinctiveness and special fiscal privileges are increasingly questioned. In this study, Diana Leat explores differences in the skills required to manage voluntary and for-profit organisations, as seen by managers with experience in both types of organisation. She finds that there are no clear, unqualified differences but volunary organisations management does involve particular skills and constraints.
Housing and urban experiences of visually impaired children
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
There has been a wealth of social research on the housing experiences of physically impaired adults, which has influenced the development of housing and social policies. In order to find out if visually impaired children identified issues that have not yet been acknowledged, a research team asked 44 children about their experiences of their housing and urban environments.
The housing needs of disabled children: the national evidence
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This study provides, for the first time, data at a national level on the housing needs of disabled children and their families, and their experiences of addressing these needs. Researchers surveyed almost 3,000 parents of severely disabled children, and interviewed over 100 housing, social care and occupational therapy practitioners.
Good practice in housing disabled children and their families
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Good housing plays a key role in the well-being of disabled children and their families. Research has highlighted services that address the housing needs of disabled children and their families in a positive way, and that have been commended by families themselves. From talking to practitioners and families, the research has drawn out a number of underlying principles and themes that are important in meeting the housing needs of this group.
The impact of childhood disability on family life
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
A 1998 study brought together parents to establish minimum budget standards of bringing up a severely disabled child, based on what parents deemed necessary to achieve a reasonable standard of living. This second report describes the actual spending patterns of parents and also considers some of the adjustments families make because they are bringing up a severely disabled child. All figures have been uprated by the Retail Price Index to 2000.