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Social (and disability) policy in the new democracies of Europe (Slovenia by way of example)
- Author:
- URSIC Cveto
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 11(1), March 1996, pp.91-105.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Social transformation in states of Central and Eastern Europe after 1989 have brought about fundamental changes in the existing social policies, including also disability policies and status of people with disabilities. These changes affect the status of people with disabilities profoundly. Looks at initiatives in Slovenia to develop a new social policy addressing the needs of people with disabilities.
The role of the Personal Adviser
- Author:
- DAVIS Steve
- Journal article citation:
- ReHab NetWork, 50, Summer 1998, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- National Vocational Rehabilitation Association
Discusses the role of the new Personal Adviser Service in the New Deal for Disabled People which aims to provide personalised support to those people with disabilities who want to move into paid employment.
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.
Question time
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.6.00, 2000, p.27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Community Care puts some questions to the social security minister Alistair Darling.
Welfare rights: time to be benefit aware
- Author:
- BATEMAN Neil
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.10.99, 1999, p.31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Argues that the Disabled Person's Tax Credit could see a real improvement in living standards if the Inland Revenue raise awareness of it.
Care at a cost
- Author:
- McGARRY Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Roof, March 1999, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Shelter
Housing benefit used to pay for some non-housing care services until a legal ruling in 1997 ruled this out. Assesses the implications of the new government proposal, in 'Supporting People', for all-in-one budgets for vulnerable people's homes and support services.
Promoting disabled people's rights: creating a Disability Rights Commission fit for the 21st century: presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Education and Employment by Command of Her Majesty July 1998
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education and Employment
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 48p.
- Place of publication:
- London
White paper seeking views of the Government's proposals on the role and functions of the Disability Rights Commission, which the Government is committed to establishing.
Children, poverty and disability
- Author:
- REITH Lorna
- Journal article citation:
- Poverty, 109, Summer 2001, pp.10-13.
- Publisher:
- Child Poverty Action Group
The Government has made an ambitious commitment to eradicating child poverty within a target of 20 years and has introduced a range of policy initiatives and increases in benefits. Asks whether these improvements will reach disabled children or children in families where a parent is long term sick or disabled, and looks at what the Government is doing to address their needs.
On the record
- Author:
- PEARCE Jonathan
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 17.5.01, 2001, pp.20-22.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes how the last four years have seen the social care landscape change drastically under a plethora of New Labour new initiatives and analyses the success of the government's social policy programme.
The SEN Bill: fine principles but will it work in practice?
- Author:
- ASPIS Simone
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 14(3), January 2001, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
As the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Bill reaches its final stages in parliament, the author argues that although the Bill gives disabled children and those with special education needs the right to mainstream education, mixing SEN and disability could lead to confusion and to some children, particularly those in care, failing to benefit.