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Access for all: housing design and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Authors:
- MADIGAN Ruth, MILNER Joanne
- Journal article citation:
- Critical Social Policy, 19(3), August 1999, pp.396-409.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 introduced proposals to make limited wheelchair access mandatory for all new build housing. The housing association movement has called for some form of minimum standards. The authors argue that building regulations should apply equally to socially rented and privately owned housing to avoid stigmatising one sector.
Good practice guidelines
- Author:
- BARNARDO's
- Publisher:
- Barnardo's
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- Barkingside
These good practice guidelines are intended for services which seek to support young disabled people in their transition to adulthood. The guidelines concern what service providers should try to do. They are based on what young disabled people themselves have said about what helps and does not help in the experience of growing up and becoming more independent.
Better care, higher standards: a charter for long-term care; a summary for users and carers
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Charter for anyone in England who is eighteen or over and has difficulties associated with old age, long term illness or disability; and carers who support people in these circumstances. The Charter tells anyone who needs care or support over the long term where they can expect local housing, health and social services to set standards for the services they provide and what to do if these expectations are not met.
More than just a health issue: a review of current issues in the care of enterally-fed children living in the community
- Authors:
- TOWNSLEY Ruth, ROBINSON Carol
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 7(3), April 1999, pp.216-224.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article reviews the literature on support for children who are tube fed and makes a case for more co-ordinated and effective support services for families who are tube feeding a child at home. It is argued that national guidance should be developed which clarifies the position of all non-parent carers and staff who are willing to administer enteral tube feeds. Such guidance should also ensure that enterally-fed children have the same rights to educational and social services as other children and that families are given the opportunity to make informed decisions about the implications of enteral feeding prior to it being established.
Better care, higher standards: a charter for long-term care
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Charter for anyone in England who is eighteen or over and has difficulties associated with old age, long term illness or disability; and carers who support people in these circumstances. The Charter tells anyone who needs care or support over the long term where they can expect local housing, health and social services to set standards for the services they provide and what to do if these expectations are not met.
Caring for young people and the vulnerable: guidance for preventing abuse of trust
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Home Office
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The guidance in this short booklet is intended to apply to those caring for young people or vulnerable adults in both paid and unpaid work, including volunteers, regardless of whether they are in the public, private, voluntary or volunteering sectors. The guidance itself has no statutory force but contains principles of good practice. It is intended to help organisations draw up their own codes of conduct on how to provide safeguards and prevent abuse of trust involving some form of sexual activity.