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Social Focus on Disability 2004
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 177p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Access to goods and services
- Author:
- REID Amanda
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 6.7.04, 2004, p.36.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Provides an over view of Part III of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 which aims to extend the rights of disabled people in the way they receive goods and services.
Enabling rights
- Author:
- SIMS Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 1.6.04, 2004, pp.21-23.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
With a new draft Disability Discrimination Bill published last December and on its way to parliament, examines the impact of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
Journey to equality
- Author:
- WINCHESTER Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 19.02.04, 2004, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Disabled people are legally protected from discrimination at transport termini but once they board a plane, coach or train these rights disappear. Reports on the draft disability bill and finds the proposals to address this injustice are limited.
The long and winding road: a history of disability and disabled people
- Editor:
- MILLINGTON P.
- Publisher:
- Disability West Midlands
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 34p.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
The history plots landmark events and trends in the development of disability issues and the disabled people's movement, from ancient times when disabled people were viewed as objects of charity and pity to the emergence of the social model of disability and the disabled people's movement in the present day. The author has expanded the history to include a wider range of personal, medical and other historical landmarks. The emphasis has therefore changed from one that is exclusively related to the social theory of disability.
Independent living and community care: a disempowering framework
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 19(5), August 2004, pp.427-442.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The British disability movement has had significant achievements in its struggle for independent living. However, the current community care framework contains many barriers to independent living. This article sets out a conceptual framework for an understanding of independent living and provides an analysis of the barriers posed by the social care system. These range from financial incentives for placing disabled people in residential care, to a failure to address needs relating to employment, parenting and leisure. Disabling attitudes held by social services professionals about 'risk' and 'capacity' are also major barriers. It is clear that, unless the legislative framework is amended to include an entitlement to independent living, disabled people will continue to be denied their full human and civil rights.
A guide to the report from the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Incapacity Bill: easy read version
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Incapacity Bill
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 41p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This draft Bill proposes to reform the law in order to improve and clarify the decision making process for those aged 16 and over who are unable to make decisions for themselves.
The draft Disability Discrimination Bill
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Peter J.G., CULLINGWORTH Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Access by Design, 98, 2004, pp.7-8,10.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Accessible Environments
Provides an overview of the changes that the Disability Discrimination Bill will bring about, if enacted, and provides a closer look at the letting of premises and private clubs.
Improving the life chances of disabled people: analytical report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Cabinet Office. Prime Minister's Strategy Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Cabinet Office. Prime Minister's Strategy Unit
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 240p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The overall aim of this project is to identify and propose policies which will remove barriers and improve outcomes for disabled people. Disabled people are faring less well than non-disabled people across a range of indicators and opportunities. There are particular concerns about the support available to disabled people at key transition points in life - and about outcomes for specific groups of disabled people. Many services are in place, but these can be fragmented and their effectiveness may in some cases be low. In the light of this evidence, the aims of this project are: to assess the extent to which disabled people are experiencing adverse economic and social outcomes in the UK; to identify why this is happening, and what are its implications; and to assess what could be done to improve the situation.
Does a single equality body need single equality legislation?
- Author:
- STANFORD John
- Journal article citation:
- RADAR Bulletin, 346, June 2004, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
Reports on Government plans for a single equality body or Commission for Equality and Human Rights. RADAR gives its views on the new body.