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The Human Rights Act: what are the implications for older people?; a Help the Aged seminar at Westminster on 13th September 2000
- Author:
- HELP THE AGED
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Describes a Help the Aged seminar held at Westminster on the thirteenth of September, 2000. Delegates agreed on the need for a greater awareness of the provisions of the Human Rights Act, and extensive training with specific guidelines for those working with older people. Topics addressed included; key concepts; implications of the Act; how the Act can help in practical situations; the role of Help the Aged.
Quality of life for people with disabilities: models, research and practice
- Author:
- BROWN Roy I.
- Publisher:
- Stanley Thornes
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 369p.
- Place of publication:
- Cheltenham
Examines critically the concepts and issues surrounding quality of life; looks at new ways of assessing and managing in the different fields of disabilities; re-examines professional training; and takes a holistic approach to the concept of quality of life. Includes chapters on: focusing on the individual; assessing the quality of life of adults with profound disabilities; developmental systems and narrative approaches to working with families of people with disabilities; disabled children; disabled people and ageing; environmental design and quality of life; sexual rights and people with learning difficulties; and human spirituality in relation to quality of life.
Quality of life for persons with disabilities: international perspectives and issues
- Editor:
- GOODE David
- Publisher:
- Brookline Books
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 218p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge, MA
Comparative study of the quality of life of people with learning difficulties. Includes papers on: quality of life in the Danish context; a six year study of a quality of life model; Australian legislation, service delivery and quality of life; overview of theory and practice in Germany; quality of life and unemployment among people with disabilities in Hungary; the National Quality of Life for Persons with Disabilities Project in the USA; the California quality of life project; towards an understanding of quality of life in people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities; quality of life and ageing; quality of life at school; training staff in quality of life issues; and the concept of quality of life and its current applications in the field of developmental disabilities.