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Changing places
- Author:
- GUTCH Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Impact, 11, January 1995, p.11.
Arthritis Care is the major charity in the UK working with and for the eight million people with arthritis. States that involvement of people with arthritis is central to what the organisation does.
The exclusion of disabled people from positions of power in British voluntary organisations
- Author:
- DRAKE Robert F.
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 9(4), 1994, pp.461-480.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Disabled people are excluded in various ways from a wide range of social privileges, activities and institutions. Voluntary and charitable organisations promote themselves as champions of disabled people in their struggle to access to the ordinary choices and opportunities of everyday life. Reports the findings of a study which demonstrates that in voluntary agencies governed by able-bodied people, disabled people are excluded from positions of power and influence, and they experience the same sorts of barriers and constraints as those with which they are confronted in the wider world.
Involving volunteers with disabilities
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Volunteering, 64, December 2000, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
Presents guidance on involving people with disabilities in volunteering.
Empowerment of parents of children with disabilities: the effect of community and personal variables
- Authors:
- ITZHAKY Haya, SCHWARTZ Chaya
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Social Work, 5(1), 2000, pp.21-36.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article explores empowerment among parents of children with disabilities. Specifically, it deals with how changes in parents' patterns of involvement and participation lead to empowerment. Parents of children with disabilities in Israel who are involved in voluntary organisations for the disabled were surveyed in relation to three components of empowerment: family; services; and community. Four community variables-patterns of activity in organisation, representation of the disabled and their families, participation in decision-making, and sense of belonging to the community-and two personal variables-self-esteem and mastery-were each found to affect at least one of the components of empowerment. The article includes some recommendations for social workers with regard to the empowerment of parents of disabled children.
Celebrating diversity: Scope annual review 2002/03
- Author:
- SCOPE
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Annual report. Scope’s membership, consisting of disabled people, their families, carers and representatives of over 250 affiliated groups, elect members of Executive Council, which also has co-opted trustees.The Council is supported by 13 Partnership Committees around England and Wales, the majority of which are chaired by local disabled people. The Committees, supported by Community Teams, contribute to the outcomes of the organisation's national work and also establish their own plans to support over 1,000 groups and organisations that address needs identified by disabled people locally. Scope's schools and college are supported by seven governing bodies, made up of parents, community representatives and staff. At least 3.4% of Scope staff state they are disabled.
From expectations to experiences: revisiting the views of the voluntary sector on the Children (Scotland) Act 1995
- Author:
- MILLEN Dianne
- Publisher:
- Children in Scotland
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 38p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Outlines the results of consultations with voluntary organisations and local government authorities in Scotland. The report aims to establish what priorities voluntary organisations have in relation to he implementation of the Act, and what new responsibilities are acquired by the result of the Act.
Towards personal independence
- Author:
- COWLEY Dawn
- Journal article citation:
- Voluntary Voice, 161, February 2002, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- London Voluntary Service Council
Reports on the Independent Activities Project (IAP) a Hounslow-based pilot scheme to empower adults with a physical and/or sensory disability to take control of their lives and play an active part in the local community.
From welfare to citizenship: participation and empowerment in disability organisations
- Author:
- ACHESON Nick
- Journal article citation:
- Scope, November 2001, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
This article looks at new research which examines the issues of participation and empowerment in organisations addressing disability. Asks how well-equipped service provider organisations are to promote citizenship and inclusion and whether voluntary organisations are changing to reflect the view that disabled people should acquire greater control over the services they use.
Over to you: guide to good practice in implementing the Children (Scotland) Act 1995
- Author:
- CHILDREN IN SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Children in Scotland
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 55p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Explains the implications of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 for voluntary organisations. Gives case studies of projects that have put the act's provisions into practice and describes voluntary organisations' potential role in service planning; promoting user participation; services to disabled children; and fund raising.
Involving disabled people in community care planning
- Authors:
- BEWLEY Catherine, GLENDINNING Caroline
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Report describing the realities and dilemmas of joint working between service providers, purchasers, voluntary organisations and disabled people themselves in the area of community care planning.