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Meeting disability: a European response
- Author:
- DAUNT Patrick
- Publisher:
- Cassell
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 215p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Describes the situation of disabled people in the European Community and how their needs have been met. Explores the relationship between the political integration of Europe and the social integration of disabled people.
Social exclusion and young disabled people with high levels of support needs
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Critical Social Policy, 21(2), May 2001, pp.161-183.
- Publisher:
- Sage
There are significant differences between the concept of social exclusion adopted by the mainstream policy agenda and what social exclusion means to young disabled people, particularly those with high levels of support needs. Currently, the experiences and concerns of this group are not being heard in the arenas where policies are developed. The silence about their experiences masks an assumption that, to have high levels of support needs, means dependency and exclusion are inevitable. It is unlikely, therefore, that current initiatives to tackle social exclusion will address the experiences of these young disabled people as they grow into adulthood. In contrast, a human rights agenda offers greater opportunities to challenge the way young disabled people with high levels of support needs are "shut out" from society.
Lost in the system? Disabled refugees and asylum seekers in Britain
- Author:
- ROBERTS Keri
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 15(6), October 2000, pp.943-948.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper calls for greater awareness of disabled refugees and asylum seekers living in Britain. Focussing on the particular combination of circumstances affecting disabled refugees and asylum seekers, this paper presents recent changes in support arrangements for refugees and asylum seekers. The paper also calls for greater involvement in refugee issues by the disability movement.
Disability
- Author:
- THORNTON Patricia
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 9, April 2000, pp.52-54.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Disabled people often face immense difficulties when they want to move off benefits and into employment. Describes new research that set out to evaluate the government's New Deal for Disabled People. Also considers research that examined the Disability Discrimination Act and another piece that focused on disabled people's earning and employment opportunities.
Services for sensory impaired people: a case for regional co-ordination
- Authors:
- BANHAM John, COLVILLE Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Managing Community Care, 7(4), August 1999, pp.9-14.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Looks at how services for deaf and blind people are acknowledged to be generally poor. While a national task force is examining new ways to meet the needs of people with disabilities, this article surveys the national picture and argues for the introduction of regional co-ordination.
Going back to Civvy Street: a historical account of the impact of the Everest and Jennings wheelchair for Canadian World War II veterans with spinal cord injury
- Author:
- TREMBLAY Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 11(2), 1996, pp.149-169.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Veterans with spinal cord injury were among the first group of Canadians to use these wheelchairs to participate in community life. Drawing on oral history interviews and archival research, this paper provides an account of the introduction of the folding, self-propelled wheelchairs into Canada following World War II. It discusses the impact of these wheelchairs on the life experiences of veterans, and outlines the strategies used by these early pioneers to live and work in communities that had neither expected nor planned for individuals using wheelchairs.
Supported employment and people with complex needs: a review of research literature and ongoing research
- Author:
- WESTON Jeremy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work, 2(1), April 2002, pp.83-104.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This paper uses research from American, Australasian and UK-based perspectives to examine supported employment as an enabling strategy to support disabled people with complex needs to access mainstream employment. Supported employment is analysed in the context of models of disability and employment policy. Factors underlying and hindering successful provision are identified from research. Supported employment is successfully supporting some people with complex needs into mainstream employment. However, aspects of employment policy, the benefits system, a lack of funding, and geographical variation in provision act as barriers to success. The implications of supported employment for people with complex needs are identified for social services and social work departments.
Best value: using the framework to meet the needs of the consumer
- Author:
- BENNETT Shaun
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 5(1), February 2002, pp.4-6.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Supporting People programme will bring about significant changes to the way in which support services are funded and delivered. The Best Value framework provides a key process for achieving the objectives of the Supporting People programme and can underpin the role of service users. A Best Value good practice guide is due to be published shortly by the Housing Corporation, drawing lessons from a number of pilot studies.
The SEN Bill: fine principles but will it work in practice?
- Author:
- ASPIS Simone
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 14(3), January 2001, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
As the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Bill reaches its final stages in parliament, the author argues that although the Bill gives disabled children and those with special education needs the right to mainstream education, mixing SEN and disability could lead to confusion and to some children, particularly those in care, failing to benefit.
The cost of care: the impact of charging policy on the lives of disabled people
- Authors:
- CHETWYND Mark, et al
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 96p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Report providing a systematic account of disabled people's responses to new and increased charges for local authority care services. Based on interviews in 5 local authorities in England and Wales, each with a different charging system. Highlights issues of major concern to disabled people and considers the implications for charging policies and practices.