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Employing personal assistants: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The Independent Living Project (Norfolk) was established in October 1993 to enable people with a physical disability to control their own arrangements for independent living and to employ personal assistants. The project acts as a broker of services. During its first year of operation a service was provided to 60 disabled people acting as employers and advice was offered to many more. An evaluation of the project reveals that the employment of personal assistants involves a complex range of legal, administrative and emotional issues.
Evaluation of an independent living skills training project: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Place of publication:
- York
Greenwich Association of Disabled People initiated a training project to equip disabled people with skills they need to employ their own personal assistants, thereby enabling them to choose this independent living option giving them increased control over their own lives'. Over a period of 18 months, 14 people who already employed personal assistants were trained as Independent Living Skills Trainers, and 7 courses in Independent Living Skill were provided.