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Moving with the times: information for disabled people on CD-ROM
- Author:
- VISSER Inez
- Journal article citation:
- Integrate News, 63, March 1997, pp.15-16.
Highlights a new information service which has been developed by Disability Scotland and discusses possibilities.
National care standards: care homes for people with physical and sensory impairment
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 76p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Sets out the National Care Standards for Care Homes for people with physical and sensory impairment.
Services for people with physical disabilities in Springburn
- Author:
- BURKE Tressa
- Journal article citation:
- Integrate News, 55, September 1995, pp.15-18.
Discusses housing and support issues which affect people with physical disabilities in the Springburn area of Glasgow.
The needs of physically disabled people aged 16-65 years and service usage in Grampian
- Authors:
- SUTHERLAND Anne, CHESSON Rosemary
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 54(5), May 1994, pp.171-176.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Reports part of a two-phase investigation of disability sponsored by Grampian SWD. Following a questionnaire survey of about 1 in 40 of the region's households, 212 people with disabilities aged 16-65 were interviewed during 1989/1990 to obtain an in-depth understanding of their perceptions of current and past service provision.
Keeping the cash under control: what's the problem with direct payments in Scotland?
- Author:
- PEARSON Charlotte
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 19(1), January 2004, pp.3-14.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Implementation of the 1996 Community Care (Direct Payments) Act from April 1997 has gradually gained momentum as more and more local authorities have begun to embrace the idea, and develop their own direct payment policies and support structures. However, whilst users have overwhelmingly welcomed this transition, there remains a stark divide between the implementation and promotion of policy in different parts of the UK. This has resulted in only marginal use of direct payments for a small number of disabled persons in Scotland. As legislation moves to widen access to direct payments in Scotland, this article draws on a series of interviews with policy makers in two local authorities and examines some of the key problems that, to date, have prevented many authorities from offering direct payments as a mainstream service option for disabled people.
UPDATE - Scotland's National Disability Information Service
- Publisher:
- UPDATE - Scotland's National Disability Information Service
UPDATE provides disability information, resources and other supporting services to enable organisations in Scotland to provide reliable, relevant and up-to-date disability information.
Autism: rights in reality; how people with autism spectrum disorders and their families are still missing out on their rights; Scotland
- Authors:
- BROACH Steve, et al
- Publisher:
- National Autistic Society
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 34p.
- Place of publication:
- London
People with autism spectrum disorders and their families are not getting the help they need. This is despite increased recognition of these disorders which are thought to affect 1 in every 110 people. However, autism and Asperger syndrome do not fit the current ways of thinking about disability nor the existing eligibility criteria for support. A lack of both professional understanding and a clear direction from the Scottish Executive means that support services for children and adults with disabilities continue to be designed without autism in mind. Where people have been able to get an element of the help they need, they have had to fight for it.
Leaving home: the housing aspirations of young disabled people
- Author:
- DEAN Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 6(2), June 2003, pp.21-26.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Reports on research exploring the housing experiences and aspirations of young disabled people in Scotland. Thirty disabled people aged 18 to 34 were interviewed. Twenty-one lived with parents and nine independently. Interviewees were asked about their current housing situation, housing career and future housing aspirations. Results found that those who leave the family home in crisis experience several housing moves before settling; those who leave in a planned way tend to stay in their first home. Young people aspiring to leave the parental home are limited to a social housing tenancy, due to their economic circumstances and a lack of knowledge of other choices. Concludes that social care professionals need to pay closer attention to assessing housing aspirations and helping young people consider all options. The research was carried out by the Nuffield Centre for Community Care Studies Glasgow and funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
The Scottish Translation, Interpreting and Communication Forum: good practice guidelines 2002
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Scottish Translation Interpreting and communication Forum
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The range and availability of domiciliary care service in Scotland
- Authors:
- CURTICE Lisa, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Scottish Office Central Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Domiciliary care services are generally agreed to be the most important in respect of enabling older people, and others with severe disabilities, to remain in their own homes where this is their choice. This study represents Stage 1 of a two stage programme of research into domiciliary care provision. The study identified domiciliary care providers in Scotland and a sample of one in two of these was surveyed in order to examine the availability and range of domiciliary care provision across all sectors. Stage 2 of the research will investigate the extent to which domiciliary services for very dependent older people (including those with dementia) present a viable alternative to residential care.