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Make it mainstream
- Author:
- WATES Michele
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.9.03, 2003, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a study which highlights how disabled parents want more access to formal support and services. The Disabled Parents Network surveyed existing groups and networks supporting parents with chronic illness, physical and sensory impairments, those with learning difficulties or with mental health needs. The consultation included 120 returned questionnaires, nine focus group meetings and informal interviews. Over 150 disabled parents were involved. The research highlighted the need for a more coordinated approach to provide holistic provision for families.
Participation of disabled children and young people in decision-making within social services departments in England
- Author:
- SOCIAL POLICY RESEARCH UNIT
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Reports the findings of a national survey of social services departments in England which looked at their participation work with disabled children and young people. Information was received from 71 local authorities. The findings cover: the nature of disabled children's participation; the characteristics of children and young people participating; funding and partnership working; feedback; and outcomes. Results suggest that disabled children and young people are being involved in a wide range of decision making, but involvement is still patch and requires further development. The survey forms part of a larger study funded by the Department of Education and Skills Quality Protects Research Initiative.
Enduring economic exclusion: disabled people, income and work
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Consecutive governments have implemented policies designed to promote employment opportunities for disabled people and direct more resources to those in greatest need. But what impact have these policies had over the last twenty years? Uses nationally representative surveys to examine the past and present position of disabled people of working age in the income distribution and the labour market. Presents the findings.
The number and characteristics of families with more than one disabled child
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Discusses how analysis of the Family Fund Trust database, which records grant applications to the government-funded Trust from families with severely disabled children, has provided the first estimates of the number of families in the United Kingdom who have more than one disabled child. The analysis has also provided evidence that these families have additional disadvantages compared with families with one disabled child. Secondary analysis of data from a national survey of over 1,000 families with one or two severely disabled children confirms and adds to that evidence.
Packages of need: a typology of dependency
- Authors:
- THOMPSON Catherine, HIRST Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 12(3), 1994, pp.11-17.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
The term 'package of care' implies multiple needs. In this paper he authors aim to define these 'packages of need' by describing and interpreting patterns dependency in self-care and household activities. It is based on secondary analysis of a national survey of disabled adults in private households. A typology of dependency is developed to examine the extent of informal and service help received by people with diverse needs for help with everyday activities, and to provide population estimates. The vast majority of the most heavily dependent people relied solely on informal care and, arguably, would benefit from a community care assessment.
Disability, health and access to training
- Author:
- FUMAGALLI Laura
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 58p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Providing adequate training for disabled people is a major objective of recent legislation against discrimination in the labour market for the UK. Using data from the 2004 British workplace employee relations survey, this detailed study analyses the determinants of training for disabled workers both at the individual and at the firm level – in terms of the likelihood of workers being trained by their employers and the length of training received. The findings conclude that disability can reduce the probability of receiving training, but has negligible effect on the duration of training if it is received. The authors propose that the findings pose a challenge for policy makers, who must make it possible for each employee to declare his health status, but on the other hand must set up preventions aimed at discriminating against disabled people.
An update to measuring chronic illness, impairment and disability in national data sources
- Author:
- WHITE Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Health Statistics Quarterly, 42, Summer 2009, pp.40-53.
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
This article reports progress in delivering a revision to survey questions on disability for implementation in 2010. The Office for National Statistics has relied on survey data to report and update annual estimates of disability-free life expectancy at national level. Changes in national legislation, a forthcoming European regulation and a number of inadequacies in the level of detail and consistency of disability data collected in household surveys (raised as part of the Review of Equality Data), will require its modification and extension to ensure survey data better reflect the growing data needs in the subject area of disability in the 21st Century. The accurate and reliable measurement of disability is increasing in importance following the revision to the Disability Discrimination Act in 2005 and the publication of a strategy to improve the life chances of disabled people. Of particular concern is the lack of data on impairment types and how impairments interact with social barriers erected by society and its institutions, leading to, or intensifying, the level of disability experienced by people with impairment or limiting illnesses.
The costs of care: the impact of the fairer charging policy on disabled and older people and their carers in England
- Authors:
- HOLMES Richard, MCMULLEN Kate
- Publisher:
- Coalition on Charging
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In October 2002 local authorities in England began implementing the Government’s guidance on charging for care services Fairer charging for home care and other non-residential social services. To check how the new guidance was impacting on the real lives of disabled and older people, members of the Coalition on Charging invited service users to take part in a survey during the summer of 2003. Findings from this survey indicate that despite the introduction of new national guidance there are still inconsistencies with charging policies. Not only do service users and carers find it difficult to get the information they need about local authorities’ charging policies but charging for essential services continues to have a negative impact on people’s personal finances and lifestyles and it remains fundamentally unjust.
Care coordination and key worker services for disabled children in the UK
- Author:
- SOCIAL POLICY RESEARCH UNIT
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Many research studies report that parents want a single point of contact with services and an effective, named person to get what the need for their child in terms of services. This summary reports on the results of a survey, carried out at the end of 2002, on the situation of care coordination for disabled children in the UK. Questionnaires were sent to 255 local authorities and 159 questionnaires were returned. Reports on the results focusing on: the number of care coordination schemes; multi agency involvement; parents and child involvement; funding; eligibility; and the use of keyworkers.
The community equipment needs of disabled children and their families
- Author:
- SOCIAL POLICY RESEARCH UNIT
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Summarises the findings of a study on the levels of use of community equipment by disabled children and their families, and the extent of met and unmet need. A postal survey of over 3,000 families with a severely disabled child was carried out to collect information about types of impairment, and equipment use. The sample was drawn from the Family Fund Trust database. Organisations and individuals involved in community equipment provision to families with a disabled child were also consulted.