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Access to practice: overcoming the barriers to practice learning for disabled social work students
- Authors:
- SAPEY Bob, TURNER Rosemary, ORTON Sue
- Publisher:
- SWAPltsn
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 69p.
- Place of publication:
- Southampton
The introduction of the Disability Discrimination Act Part 4 requires institutions to ensure that learning and teaching practices are accessible to disabled students. Under the Act there is also a responsibility to make anticipatory adjustments and this will lead to the development of proactive practices, not merely responding to issues as they arise. There will be a need for the academic community, in conjunction with partners, toensure an equality of opportunity for disabled students. For social work, and other subject disciplines, it is vital that the profession reflects the wider composition of the communities it serves. This guide has been produced at an opportune time as it will support a drive to increase the number of disabled students undertaking the new degree in social work.
'I have got my life back': users' experience of direct payments
- Authors:
- STAINTON Tim, BOYCE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 19(5), August 2004, pp.443-454.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
After years of activism by disabled people's organizations, the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996 made Direct Payment (DP) schemes a reality. Proponents of DP argue that it allows greater freedom and control for those people using it, but as these programmes only came into effect in 1997, few studies have tried to substantiate these claims. This paper reports on a two-year evaluation of two DP schemes in Wales. Using primarily users' feedback the paper focuses on the effects of DP and difficulties encountered, as well as why people chose--or did not choose--DP in the first place. User responses indicate a broad range of beneficial outcomes, including improved self-esteem, increased control over lives, deeper and more lasting relationships, and new interpersonal, vocational and lifestyle opportunities, as a result of the greater flexibility and freedom of choice enabled by DP. Family carers expressed similar satisfaction with DP schemes, also citing greater freedoms as a result of increased flexibility. While some potential users expressed concern over the administration of a DP scheme, users found that, with support from a user driven Independent Living Scheme, the administrative burden was manageable, and that ultimately the DP scheme was a welcome approach to support.
Delivering equality for disabled people: a consultation on the extension of the Disability Discrimination Act to functions of public authorities, and the introduction of a duty to promote equality for disabled people
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 66p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Disability Discrimination Bill will complete the Government's reforms of civil rights legislation to deliver effective rights for disabled people. Two key measures in the Bill will extend the Disability Discrimination Act (the DDA) to cover the functions of public authorities, and to impose a positive duty on public bodies to eliminate discrimination and harassment, and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. This consultation sets out and seeks views on the Government's plans in respect of the principal regulation-making powers affecting the public sector, and will allow the Government to explain the proposed content of Regulations, to inform Parliament during its consideration of the Bill.
Basic guide to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Author:
- MORTON Christina
- Publisher:
- Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO)
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) creates rights for disabled people. Its main focus is on employment, access to goods, services and facilities, and education. However, there are also sections on the sale and letting of property and access to transport.The DDA defines who is protected under the term disability. Only those people who are, or have been, disabled under these terms are covered by the Act. According to the Act people are disabled if they have ‘a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on the ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities’
The rough guide to accessing London
- Author:
- HEALEY Andrew
- Publisher:
- Rough Guides
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 143p.
- Place of publication:
- London
There are fifty accessible places featured in the guide, which were voted for by disabled people from all over the UK. They were then checked by a disabled researcher and by a panel of ‘mystery shoppers’, who between them have a variety of disabilities. These places are divided into six categories: places of interest, entertainment, sports and leisure, eating and drinking, shopping and clubbing. Based on the votes and the findings of the mystery shoppers, the final fifty were selected, including one or two favourites in each category. The list is entirely subjective. There are probably many places in London with access as good as, or better than our winners. But if nobody voted for them, they won't appear here. Some of the chosen places do not have perfect access for all, but they are accessible enough, and enjoyable enough, to have persuaded people to vote for them. The authors have not carried out professional access audits of the places featured - the information comes from the voters, from researchers, and from the venues themselves
The CANS guide to disability law
- Author:
- CITIZENS ADVICE NOTES SERVICE TRUST
- Publisher:
- Citizens Advice Notes Service Trust
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 448p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide to disability discrimination provides detailed commentary on the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and other legislation relating to disability discrimination. The guide covers disability discrimination in key areas such as: employment; the provision of goods, facilities and services; letting or selling property; education; transport; and the functions and powers of the Disability Rights Commission.