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Housing and disabled children: the art of the possible
- Author:
- BEVAN Mark
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Disabled children and their parents experience many more problems with unsuitable housing than other families. Nine out of ten families with a severely disabled child report at least one significant difficulty with their homes, while a quarter identify six or more problems, according to the first national survey of their housing needs. A key issue for families was being able to find out information about the kinds of help that were available to meet their housing needs. Much of the commended good practice came down to a focus on raising awareness. Some organisations had invested considerable effort in highlighting needs and/or services, including some that were specific to the needs of families from minority ethnic communities.