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Overcoming disability discrimination: disabled people, housing and social exclusion
- Author:
- CROWTHER Neil
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 2(4), December 1999, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Disabled people are marginalised in housing and their housing opportunities reflect and compound their general social exclusion. The RNIB has produced a guide to overcoming disability discrimination especially for social landlords. This article introduces and give an outline of that guidance.
Inclusion or exclusion: disabled people in Britain tomorrow; the Leonard Cheshire Lecture; Stationers' Hall, London, Wednesday 13 January 1999
- Author:
- PUTTNAM Lord
- Publisher:
- Leonard Cheshire Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 27p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Lecture focusing on three basic themes: the potential of technological change to provide real empowerment for disabled people; the representation of disabled people in the media and arts; and what needs to change before we become a society that can seriously debate and tackle issues surrounding disability.
An inclusive future: disability, social change and opportunities for greater inclusion by 2010
- Authors:
- CHRISTIE Ian, MENSAH-COKER Gavin
- Publisher:
- DEMOS
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 110p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Changes in technology, society and the economy are creating new scope for progress in removing the barriers to equal opportunities for disabled people. This report explores how these changes can be exploited in the workplace, in education, and in the design of the built environment. Argues that the modernisation of Britain's businesses and public infrastructure over the next ten to fifteen years could create an unprecedented opportunity for disabled people and disability organisations.
Excluding attitudes: disabled people's experience of social exclusion
- Authors:
- KNIGHT John, BRENT Martine
- Publisher:
- Leonard Cheshire Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 32p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains chapters on: society's view of disabled people; disabled people and the workplace; attitudes that bar the way to social life; the denial of disabled people's rights; and conclusions and recommendations.
Supporting disabled children and their families
- Author:
- WARD Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Society, 13(5), November 1999, pp.394-400.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Presents an overview of recent research projects addressing the needs of disabled children and their families.
Invisible link
- Author:
- GATFORD Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 20.10.99, 1999, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Parents of children with severe disabilities or complex health needs are socially excluded group deserving better support. Looks at the problems they encounter and suggests some solutions.
Children and social exclusion: towards an understanding and practice that is more inclusive
- Editor:
- WHITE Keith J.
- Publisher:
- 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.
Full inclusion of children with learning disabilities in the regular classroom: is it the only answer?
- Author:
- WRIGHT Elizabeth Beacher
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Education, 21(1), January 1999, pp.11-22.
- Publisher:
- National Association of Social Workers
In America's public school classrooms, there are divergent interpretations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (P.L. 101-476) which was reauthorised effective June 1997. This act contains a mandate designed to meet the educational needs of children with disabilities in participating states, which will impact on parents, guardians, children and school social workers. Discusses the intent of IDEA, its legal interpretations and implications for school social workers.
The social exclusion of disabled children: the role of the voluntary sector in the contract culture
- Author:
- MIDDLETON Laura
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 14(1), January 1999, pp.129-139.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Argues that the role played in educational terms by special schools is being mirrored in welfare by voluntary organisations who provide separate services for disabled children. The impact of the contract culture is reinforcing this trend so that the imperative in the Children Act 1989 to integrate is being undermined by the growing role of voluntary organisations as providers, rather than innovators or advocates. The article draws on previously published research into the changes in social workers role in relation to child protection, since the Children Act and a previously unpublished case study in a voluntary sector project.
Housing and social exclusion
- Editor:
- SPIERS Fiona E.
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 200p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines social housing provision in the context of current and historical practice. Argues that homeless people, particularly those with mental health problems, run an increasing risk of being socially excluded. Discusses potential strategies for combating exclusion, and highlights the changes in ownership patterns in the social housing sector. Other issues addressed include: state intervention; what the private sector can contribute; how legislation can affect the homeless; homeless people from black and minority ethnic groups; and housing the growing number of homeless people with disabilities.