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A guide to receiving direct payments
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Direct Payments
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
No Internet no nuptials
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.10.02, 2002, pp.42-43.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the case of a disabled man who wants to marry a women he has found via an Internet agency.
An overview and comments on recent Americanswith Disabilities Act court rulings
- Author:
- PARDECK John T.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(1), 2002, pp.5-14.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is designed to protect persons with disabilities from discrimination in nearly every aspect of American life. This commentary focuses on a number of recent United States Supreme Court decisionsthat help to clarify the intent of the ADA.
Campaigners fear one equality body will put disability issues on hold
- Author:
- BROWN David
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.5.02, 2002, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on how plans to merge the Disability Rights Commission with other equality bodies has led disability activists to question the commission's strategy.
Direct payments
- Author:
- HOLMSTROM Radhika
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Guide, 12, April 2002, pp.9-10.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Direct payments promised to lead empowered disabled service users into the promised land of self-determination. However, far fewer people have taken up the scheme than expected. Looks at what could have gone wrong, and how it might be put right.
Women with disabilities: the long road to equality
- Author:
- FAIRCHILD Sherry R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 6(2), 2002, pp.13-28.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Due to the double discrimination of gender and disability status, women with disabilities confront major obstacles to achieve equality and full participation in society. This American article examines some of the current meanings of disability and current discriminatory practices in specific areas for women with disabilities such as human rights and abuse, relationships and sexual functioning, health issues, employment and environment barriers. Identifies areas for social workers to become involved at both the macro and micro levels of practice.
Managing disability in the workplace: ILO code of practice
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE
- Publisher:
- International Labour Organisation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 41p.
- Place of publication:
- Geneva
Many persons with disabilities who want to work are not given the opportunity to do so. This code addresses this and other concerns while providing guidelines for employers in disability related issues in the workplace. The code covers work related and non work related disabilities and outlines the responsibilities for improving the employment prospects of people with disabilities particularly in the areas of recruitment, return to work, job retention and opportunities for advancement.
Creating independence and inclusion: youth personal assistance support scheme; good practice guidelines
- Author:
- JADE Rowan
- Publisher:
- National Youth Agency
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 69p. + video
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
The youth personal assistance support scheme (PASS) was set up by the West of England Centre for Inclusive Living to promote the independence, equality and inclusion through the provision of personal assistance to young disabled people. It is based on the belief that young disabled people should have the same rights as adults. This report and video illustrate the development and future plans of the project and invites other organisations to learn from the good practices developed.
Disability and the notion of human development: questions of rights and capabilities
- Author:
- BAYLIES Carolyn
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 17(7), December 2002, pp.725-739.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
From a rights perspective disability has come increasingly to be seen as less a matter of personal misfortune than of societal neglect and obstruction, and as much warranting claims on the state to ensure inclusion and equality as to prosecute a duty of care. This shift resonates with other transitions within international discourse, most notably the increasing prominence of the notion of human development, which emphasises the importance of equity, freedom, and full realisation of human rights and capabilities. The capabilities approach, upon which the concept of human development is grounded, is examined more closely and its implications for disability considered. It is argued that a capabilities approach may serve alternatively to keep disability partially hidden from view or become a powerful means for identifying the responsibilities of governments and external agencies in genuinely equalising opportunities.
The national protection and advocacy system:what social workers need to know
- Authors:
- MEINART Roland, DE LOYOLA Shawn
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(1), 2002, pp.15-26.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Describes the American national system of protection and advocacy services which provides advocacy and legal representation to protect the civil rights of all persons with disabilities, with a particular emphasis on persons with developmental disabilities and persons with mental illness. The article describes this system of resources, its method of operation, and shows its compatibility with the purpose and mission of social work.