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Lost in the system world - traffic accident victims' personal experience of system actors
- Author:
- LUNDALV Jorgen
- Journal article citation:
- Nordisk Sosialt Arbeid, 19(3), 1999, pp.166-173.
- Publisher:
- Universitetsforlaget AS
Discusses how contacts with the system world have been problematic for people who have suffered injuries in traffic in Finland.
Rehabilitation information system for people with disabilities
- Authors:
- SHOSHMIN Alexander, MARTYNOVA Natalie, RIABOKON Anna
- Journal article citation:
- New Technology in the Human Services, 12(1/2), 1999, pp.39-46.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Human Service Technology
Russian government policy is to organise services for disabled people, but these intentions are not enough. Implementation depends on organisational, financial and legal aspects. It is possible to change the present system of assistance now. For this purpose it is necessary to create a uniform information environment for and about disabled people. The authors present a clear and constructive program for practical realisation of an information system in one social sphere - rehabilitation of disabled people.
Evaluating the vocational rehabilitation program using longitudinal data
- Authors:
- DEAN David H., DOLAN Robert C., SCHMIDT Robert M.
- Journal article citation:
- Evaluation Review, 23(2), April 1999, pp.162-189.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This study presents benefit-cost ratios for 14 disability cohorts served by the Vocational Rehabilitational (VR) Program in the USA. The earnings impacts are estimated in a quasiexperimental framework using an internal comparison group. The results indicate that the VR programme is cost effective in general, although not universally so across specific disabilities.
Messages from the front line: joint health and social care rehabilitation
- Author:
- TRAPPES-LOMAX Tessa
- Journal article citation:
- Managing Community Care, 7(4), August 1999, pp.33-37.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
This article reports key messages for policy makers, drawn from a workshop held for local health and social care staff with responsibilities for running or setting up short-term residential rehabilitation for elderly and disabled people. The aim was to learn from each other's experience and to provide a nuts-and-bolts framework for the development of local joint investment plans.
Computer work in sheltered employment: a systematic approach for qualification
- Authors:
- ZINK Klaus J., LEIDERMANN Frank, WEBER Harald
- Journal article citation:
- New Technology in the Human Services, 12(1/2), 1999, pp.33-38.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Human Service Technology
For people with disabilities, computer work offers a lot of opportunities for adequate occupation. This paper describes an approach of how to evolve and conduct accordant qualification measures. The concept includes an analysing methodology regarding task requirements and individual abilities. The approach has been developed and evaluated in cooperation with German and French sheltered workshops and vocational rehabilitation centres.
Invalids and society
- Author:
- ZOVKO Gojko
- Journal article citation:
- Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku Journal of Social Policy, 6(2), 1999,
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
This article deals with the social issue of invalids in Croatia. Possible directions for activities are given which may be aimed at social policy and social welfare directed towards creating a society of pluralistic democracy and human rights and a society for all its members, in which social justice will reign and there will be social benefits for all.
Disability and development: learning from action and research on disability in the majority world
- Editors:
- STONE Emma, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Disability Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 294p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Features 15 original contributions from leading disabled activists, international development planners and practitioners, and researchers working on disability issues in 'developing countries' (the majority world). The book asks: What do we know about disability in a global context? What are the issues that face disabled people, their families, and those who work with them in 'developing countries'? What happens when western ideas and practices around disability migrate to non-western settings? Issues explored include: strategies for social change; empowerment and rights; disabled people's organisations; community-based rehabilitation; inclusive education; cultural perceptions of impairment and disability; disability services in historical perspective; and the difficulties inherent in disability action and research in the majority world. Contributions are based on work in a wide range of countries including: Afghanistan, Jordan, Lesotho, Nepal, China and India.
Enhancing independence: the effectiveness of re-ablement provision in South Worcestershire
- Authors:
- LE MESURIER Nick, CUMELLA Stuart
- Journal article citation:
- Managing Community Care, 7(4), August 1999, pp.27-32.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
The importance of rehabilitation in promoting independence is recognised in current policy directives on the provision of care to older and disabled people, but has not yet been widely established within the spectrum of services offered by local authorities. Describes how a Worcestershire-based re-ablement service presents an effective model of joint working to provide comprehensive multidisciplinary assessments and a therapeutic intervention service aimed reducing dependency and promoting service users' choice and control over their care programmes.
Mind, body and school
- Author:
- KENNY Craig
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 17.2.99, 1999, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Reports on the pioneering work of nurses at a specialist centre for children with brain injuries and other severe disabilities.
Strategies to promote the retention of disabled workers in eight countries
- Author:
- THORNTON Patricia
- Journal article citation:
- ReHab NetWork, 53, Spring 1999, pp.7-10.
- Publisher:
- National Vocational Rehabilitation Association
Discusses job retention policy of policy makers and rehabilitation service providers in Western Europe to prevent people losing their jobs unnecessarily because of illness, injury or disability.