In December 1997, the Disability Rights Task Force (DRTF) was set up to look at a full range of issues that affect disabled people's lives and to advise the government. This article considers the key issues in this area, with close reference to the DRFT report, and reviews new legislation to further the rights of disabled children in education, and specifically the SEN and Disability in Education Bill, which is to be introduced in the current parliamentary session.
In December 1997, the Disability Rights Task Force (DRTF) was set up to look at a full range of issues that affect disabled people's lives and to advise the government. This article considers the key issues in this area, with close reference to the DRFT report, and reviews new legislation to further the rights of disabled children in education, and specifically the SEN and Disability in Education Bill, which is to be introduced in the current parliamentary session.
Subject terms:
physical disabilities, social exclusion, special education, assessment, bullying, children, childrens rights, education, further education;
National Council of Voluntary Child Care Organisations
Publication year:
1999
Pagination:
126p.,bibliogs.
Place of publication:
London
Collection of papers focusing on policy and practice issues around children and social exclusion. Includes papers on: children and agency in academic and public policy discourses; social exclusion and the needs and rights of children; the value of inclusive participation in decision making; the development of Sure Start, an early intervention programme for young children in the UK; the work of the Pyramid Trust in promoting social inclusion through resilience; children and foster care; a Childline study on teenage pregnancy; difficulties for black and minority ethnic children in accessing services; an early years approach to social inclusion; and Barnardo's experience of removing disabling barriers and promoting inclusion in Somerset.
Collection of papers focusing on policy and practice issues around children and social exclusion. Includes papers on: children and agency in academic and public policy discourses; social exclusion and the needs and rights of children; the value of inclusive participation in decision making; the development of Sure Start, an early intervention programme for young children in the UK; the work of the Pyramid Trust in promoting social inclusion through resilience; children and foster care; a Childline study on teenage pregnancy; difficulties for black and minority ethnic children in accessing services; an early years approach to social inclusion; and Barnardo's experience of removing disabling barriers and promoting inclusion in Somerset.
Subject terms:
needs, physical disabilities, resilience, rights, social exclusion, teenage pregnancy, black and minority ethnic people, children, childrens rights, foster care;
Report examining to what extent the Children Act 1989 protects and promotes the human rights of disabled children. Taking the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as a starting point, aims to stimulate debate and to challenge the assumption that all children are treated equally at all times.
Report examining to what extent the Children Act 1989 protects and promotes the human rights of disabled children. Taking the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as a starting point, aims to stimulate debate and to challenge the assumption that all children are treated equally at all times.
Subject terms:
human rights, physical disabilities, social exclusion, social welfare law, user views, children, childrens rights, equal opportunities;
Describes child welfare systems in all the EC member states and provides a guide to the institutions and legislative processes within the European Union as they affect children. Also includes detailed information on: family trends; family policy; caring for children; poverty and social exclusion; education; health; homelessness; youth justice; residential and foster care; adoption; disability; violence to children; migrants, refugees and race; child labour; and civil rights.
Describes child welfare systems in all the EC member states and provides a guide to the institutions and legislative processes within the European Union as they affect children. Also includes detailed information on: family trends; family policy; caring for children; poverty and social exclusion; education; health; homelessness; youth justice; residential and foster care; adoption; disability; violence to children; migrants, refugees and race; child labour; and civil rights.
Subject terms:
homeless people, homelessness, law, physical disabilities, poverty, refugees, residential care, rights, social exclusion, social policy, social care provision, violence, youth justice, adopted children, black and minority ethnic people, child care, children, childrens rights, education, families, employment, European Union, foster care, health;
Location(s):
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Europe, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Portugal, Sweden, Spain, United Kingdom