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Equal lives?: disabled people evaluate an independent living strategy for Essex Social Services
- Authors:
- JOHNS Tracey, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 22(2), 2004, pp.51-57.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Summarises a recent evaluation of an independent living policy for people with physical and sensory impairments who use Essex Social Services. Local disabled people were trained to help. Focuses on a practical account of steps taken to include service users as equal partners in the research process. Gives the authors' personal experiences and views as professional researchers, research sponsors, social service managers and - most important - disabled people involved as co-researchers. Presents ideas for improving the process from the lessons learned.
Evaluating community care: a guide to evaluations led by disabled people
- Author:
- FLETCHER Sheila
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 22p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Discusses the benefits and practicalities of user-led evaluations and includes 2 case studies of Living Options Partnership projects where disabled people presented evaluations of community care services.
Evaluating the impact of mobility-related assistive technology on the lives of disabled people: a review of outcome measures
- Authors:
- HARRIS Anne, PINNINGTON Lorraine L., WARD Christopher D.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68(12), December 2005, pp.553-558.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This research review aimed to assess the adequacy available outcome measures to evaluate the impact of mobility assistive technology on participation. The aim was to assess how these tools measured activity and participation in relation to mobility. Each measure considered some useful aspect of participation, but none took sufficient account of the needs of those with mobility impairments or could evaluate adequately the impact of different technologies. To support client-centred and evidence-based practice, an outcome measure that evaluates the impact of mobility assistive technology on activity and participation is required.
Getting it right: involving disabled children in assessment, planning and review processes
- Authors:
- MARCHANT Ruth, JONES Mary
- Publisher:
- Triangle
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Considers the systemic and practical challenges to meaningful involvement of disabled children in the assessment, planning and review processes that they are likely to undergo. Includes suggestions for approaches and resources to enable the meeting of such challenges.
Evaluation of the national user involvement project
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The National User Involvement Project was a four-site development project carried out by the national user consultants working in co-operation with joint commissioners, local organisations of disabled people and users of community services. It aimed to extend to range of service users involved in commissioning decisions to include members of ethnic minorities, older service users and people receiving services following hospital discharge. People with learning difficulties and mental health service users were included in the project. Outlines the findings.
Mobilising the social model: Southern Derbyshire strategy for younger disabled people; an evaluation
- Authors:
- VINCENT Jill, GASKIN Katharine, DOBSON Barbara
- Publisher:
- University of Loughborough. Department of Social Sciences. Centre for Research i
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 110p.
- Place of publication:
- Loughborough
An evaluation of the Southern Derbyshire strategy for services for younger disabled people. The study is based on user, carer and helper views, as a key aim of the strategy was that it should be user based.
User control in a best value review of direct payments project: a case study
- Author:
- EVANS Clare
- Journal article citation:
- MCC Building Knowledge for Integrated Care, 10(4), October 2002, pp.39-44.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Service users in Wiltshire have had the opportunity of demonstrating how they could undertake a user-controlled Best Value review including showing the variety of ways they chose to evaluate the service - in this case Direct Payments. Using the Best Value framework of the four Cs, they compared support services and costings with those in other local authority areas, designed consultation surveys and challenged care managers about their knowledge of the service. Learning from the project has implications for all those involved in social care Best Value reviews and the participation of users.
A response to the best value review of direct payments in Wiltshire undertaken by disabled people
- Author:
- MACFARLANE Ann
- Journal article citation:
- MCC Building Knowledge for Integrated Care, 10(4), October 2002, pp.45-48.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
The author, an independent disability equality consultant examines the wider context in which the innovative Wiltshire user-controlled Best Value review of direct payments should be perceived, and directly challenges some current policy and practice.
Service users
- Author:
- BERESFORD Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 11, April 2001, pp.58-60.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Reviews research which examines service users' involvement in, and their perspective on, service provision and policy and practice.
Normalisation emancipatory research and inclusive research in learning disability
- Author:
- WALMSLEY Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(2), March 2001, pp.187-205.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article traces the influence of two major sets of ideas: normalisation/srv, and the social model of disability on inclusive research in learning disability. The argument is that normalisation set the agenda for learning disability research for two or more decades. Inclusive researchers continue to apply normalisation thinking to work with people with learning difficulties, particularly in assuming the role of advocate. Latterly, a number of researchers have tried to rise to the challenges posed by emancipatory research, particularly in attempting to find ways to put people with learning difficulties in control. Whilst some ideas from emancipatory research have been applied in learning disability, there are debates in the disability literature that have not been addressed in learning disability research to date. The result is that inclusive research in learning disability is in danger of being marginalised, both in the context of disability studies and in the context of the broad sweep of learning disability research.