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Talk loud and clear
- Authors:
- AMIN Mahesh, TAYLOR Roy, HAYES Andy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.8.95, 1995, pp.6-7.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
It is an established fact that people are marginalised in society. But as the disability movement steadily gains national prominence, two groups still exist on the periphery of service provision: black disabled people and disabled parents.
Campaign: cut out and collect
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.9.95, 1995, pp.21-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The fourth of the cut and collect sections looks at the children of disabled parents - should they be labelled automatically as 'young carers'?.
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.
Easy targets: a disability rights perspective on the 'children as carers' debate
- Authors:
- MORRIS Jenny, KEITH Lois
- Journal article citation:
- Critical Social Policy, 44/45, Autumn 1995, pp.36-57.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Looks at how the children of disabled parents are being defined as 'young carers', arguing that the way in which this is happening undermines both the rights of children and the rights of disabled people. Analysis of the social construction of 'children as carers' illustrate that researchers and pressure groups are colluding with the government's insistence that 'care in the community' must mean 'care by the community'.
Conflict of interests
- Author:
- COHEN Phil
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.8.95, 1995, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Some activists feel the focus on young carers disempowers and detracts from the needs of disabled parents.
Voice of dissent
- Author:
- TURNER Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.8.95, 1995, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Argues that disabled parents must not be marginalised by concern over young carers.
Expert opinions: a national survey of parents caring for a severely disabled child
- Author:
- BERESFORD Bryony
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 45p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Report investigating the needs of families caring for a severely disabled child via the views and experiences of the parents themselves. Looks at: financial problems; housing problems; restricted mobility; and dealing with services and professionals.
Back to basics
- Author:
- DOBSON Roger
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.11.95, 1995, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Providing practical support for disabled children or children with learning difficulties is often inadequate because of limited funds, services being inflexible and poor user involvement. Looks at the how Sharecare, a voluntary agency in Stockport responded to the needs of its users.
Disabled in Britain: behind closed doors: the carers' experience
- Authors:
- LAMB Brian, LAYZELL Sarah
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 58p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents findings from a study of the parents and carers of disabled people. Describes how carers feel about their lives, as well as describing the tasks they undertake. Includes sections on: everyday life; the effects of caring; parents and disabled children; information and support. Points to ways in which the problems facing carers can be overcome.
Who's fit to be a parent?
- Author:
- CAMPION Mukti Jain
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 319p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at how society currently judges parents by looking at the professionals who assess parenting and by examining the charges made against so called 'unfit' groups. Challenges traditional views of how to assess parenting and examines the role of the media in guiding public opinion. Includes sections on: disabled parents; mentally handicapped parents; drug addicted mothers; gay parents; older mothers; single parents; lone fathers; and working mothers.