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What works and looking ahead: UK policies and practices facilitating employment of disabled people
- Author:
- THORNTON Patricia
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 67p.
- Place of publication:
- York
There is unprecedented policy commitment to raise the employment level of disabled people, as part of a wider strategy to tackle poverty, social exclusion, discrimination and welfare dependency. Government is committed to evidence-based policy making, and this paper brings together detailed evidence from robust and high quality research on ‘what works’.
Preventative services for disabled children: a final report of the national evaluation of the Children's Fund
- Authors:
- BARNES M., et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 53p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents current evidence concerning the social inclusion of disabled children and their families, and has been developed following an extensive search of academic and policy literature published over the past decade. The focus is on the need for and impacts of preventative (rather than critically responsive) services and strategies for disabled children aged between five and 13 years. Disabled children is a term inclusive of all children who face disabling barriers to social inclusion, irrespective of their impairment.
Preventing social exclusion of disabled children and their families: literature review paper produced for the national evaluation of the Children's Fund
- Author:
- CLARKE Harriet
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 55p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents current evidence concerning the social inclusion of disabled children and their families, and has been developed following an extensive search of academic and policy literature published over the past decade. The focus is on the need for and impacts of preventative (rather than critically responsive) services and strategies for disabled children aged between five and 13 years. Disabled children is a term inclusive of all children who face disabling barriers to social inclusion, irrespective of their impairment.
Disabled children at the interface: co-operative action between public authorities and the reduction of social exclusion
- Authors:
- PETRIE Pat, et al
- Publisher:
- University of London. Institute of Education
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This volume reports a research study that investigates how different local agencies work together - or fail to do so - in their approach to disabled children and their families. The challenge lies in keeping the whole child in view, the child who is more than a patient, pupil or social work client, and more than the sum of these parts. The study takes a broad view of local policy and practice. Key areas covered include: emerging trends in interagency working; difficulties in interagency work and some solutions; and case studies illustrating the lived experience of children and parents as they are affected by interagency work or its failure.
Transparent or opaque?: disabled people in Scotland describe their experience of applying for Disability Living Allowance
- Authors:
- BANKS Pauline, LAWRENCE Maggie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work, 5(3), December 2005, pp.299-317.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a UK social security benefit designed to meet the extra costs associated with disability. It has been suggested that some people with disabilities who are eligible for DLA do not claim the benefit, and amongst those who do claim there are inconsistencies of award decision-making. The aim of this research was to establish the level of knowledge relating to DLA amongst disabled people in Scotland and to explore the process of application from the perspective of those involved. Questionnaires were distributed through voluntary organizations. Six hundred and six completed questionnaires were received. Almost all respondents (97%) found the form difficult to complete. Many respondents indicated that they could not have completed the forms themselves, particularly those with learning disabilities, mental health problems and/or difficulty concentrating. Many applicants believed that decisions were inconsistent and often based on inadequate understanding of individual circumstances. A significant number of applicants (42.9%) who were subsequently awarded the benefit were turned down on their first application. The findings of this study suggest that the Scottish Parliament should ensure that disabled people have access to advice and guidance about welfare benefits irrespective of whether potential applicants are in contact with social work departments. More generally, the findings prompt questions about how the additional costs associated with disability are managed elsewhere. Social workers should be proactive in providing information and advice relating to welfare benefits in Scotland and in other countries.
Members of each other: building community in company with people with developmental disabilities
- Authors:
- O'BRIEN John, O'BRIEN Connie Lyle
- Publisher:
- Inclusion Press
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 140p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Toronto
Seeks to unravel the complexity of building supportive networks and communities, where all people can live together. The book addresses the complex issues surrounding the problems of learning to 'welcome' people with disabilities and learning difficulties into regular lives and communities.
A disabling education: the case of disabled learners in Malaysia
- Authors:
- ADNAN Airil Haimi, HAFIZ Intan Azreena
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(5), August 2001, pp.655-669.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Currently there is a move by the government towards improving the state of education for disabled learners in Malaysia. It is believed that current policy and practice do not meet the needs and requirements of these learners, partly because of the different definitions of disability adopted by various government agencies that are empowered to assist them. Employing a social constructivist framework, these definitions are examined specifically in the way they have been developed into different practices. It is argued that some of the common practices in educating disabled learners are discriminatory and haphazardly planned. The material effects of these practices on the actual provisions of education for these learners are then observed and evaluated. It is suggested that the education system be improved by including disabled learners in mainstream education, so as to help instigate positive changes in the lives of these learners through the wider process of social inclusion.
Exclusion still the norm for young disabled people
- Author:
- DOBSON Alex
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.09.20, 2001, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Tackling social exclusion is the cornerstone of New Labour's policy on care. But a ground-breaking report from disability charity Scope reveals that disabled young people with high support needs are still being excluded from society.
Reducing disablement with adequate and appropriate resources: a New Zealand perspective
- Authors:
- WILKINSON-MEYERS Laura, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 29(10), 2014, pp.1540-1553.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article presents the qualitative findings from a larger mixed methods study of the barriers and costs associated with disability in New Zealand. A social model of disability framework was integrated with an economic cost model using consensual budget standards to (1) identify key barriers disabled people experience in their everyday living and (2) develop consensus about the resources disabled people agree they require to reduce or remove them. Forty-nine people with physical, hearing, vision or intellectual impairment participated in a series of 8 impairment-based focus groups. The analysis identified inaccessible environments, negative attitudes, unreliable transportation and poor access to information as key barriers. However, lack of adequate and appropriate resources (e.g. equipment, modifications, support, transport and time) to address these barriers was the overarching obstacle to participation. The inclusion of time as both a barrier and a valuable resource is arguably the most important contribution of the study. (Publisher abstract)
Environmental barriers experienced by urban and rural disabled people in South Africa
- Authors:
- MAAT S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 22(4), June 2007, pp.357-369.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The aim of this study was to investigate the experience of disabled people with regard to environmental barriers in an urban as opposed to a rural setting. The specific objectives were to identify which items within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) checklist of environmental factors presented people with disability with the most barriers and to see whether the barriers were different for those living in a rural as opposed to an urban setting. The study was conducted amongst Xhosa speaking people in the Eastern and Western Cape areas of South Africa which have, respectively, 5.8% and 4.1% disability prevalences. A descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study was used to gather the data. The primary data collection tool was the Xhosa version of the ICF checklist. The sample consisted of 468 respondents, with 375 living in the Eastern Cape and 93 in the Western Cape. Physical problems were reported by 54.6 % of the sample, 14.6% had had an intellectual impairment and 9.9% had visual, hearing or speech problems. Approximately 2% of the sample reported more than one impairment. The prevalence of the different types of impairments between the two areas was similar. Respondents from the urban area reported experiencing more barriers in the categories Products and technology and the Natural and built environment, while respondents from the rural area experienced more barriers with Attitudes. An equivalent number of people in the respective areas identified barriers in the Services category. In this study the face and construct validity of the ICF appeared to be acceptable and it is recommended that further studies be conducted to establish the reliability and content and concurrent validity of the instrument.