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BBC Radio 4 and the experiential dimension of disability
- Author:
- SWEENEY Brian J.
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 20(2), March 2005, pp.185-199.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In April 1998, BBC Radio 4's programmes were rescheduled and a commitment was given that disability would become a mainstream issue for the network. Does He Take Sugar?, the network's weekly programme which presented in-depth treatment of disability issues was dropped. You and Yours, Radio 4's weekday consumerist programme, was given the remit to include disability-related coverage in its content. While mainstreaming yielded the possibility of increased coverage, the accompanying risk was that insightful treatment of disability would be lost. However, findings from an analysis of the series No Triumph, No Tragedy demonstrate that, post mainstreaming, meaningful exploration of disability continued on Radio 4. Crucial to this, it is argued, is the fact that the series was conducted by a disabled presenter.
The importance of identity and empowerment to teenagers with developmental co-ordination disorder
- Authors:
- LINGHAM R.P., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child: Care, Health and Development, 40(3), 2014, pp.309-318.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Aims: The aim of the current study was to gain an understanding of the experiences and aspirations of young people living with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) in their own words. Methods: Eleven young people aged 11–16 years with a prior diagnosis of DCD were identified from child health records of two participating NHS trusts. The sample included seven boys and four girls, from different socio-economic backgrounds living in different parts of one large urban area in England. In depth one-to-one semi-structured interviews and subsequent follow-up small group interviews were carried out with the young people. Interviews were enhanced using participatory arts-based techniques. All interviews were recorded verbatim and transcribed. Narrative data were analysed using Lindseth's interpretive phenomenology. Results: The central theme of ‘We're all different’ described how the young person saw themselves and encompassed the formation of identity. Subthemes illustrated the attitude of the young people to their day to day lives, their difficulties and strategies used by the young people to overcome these difficulties in school and at home. The attitude of the school to difference, the presence of bullying, the accepting nature of the class, teachers and peers were vitally important. Areas of life that encouraged a positive sense of identity and worth included being part of a social network that gave the young people a sense of belonging, potentially one that valued differences as well as similarities. Conclusion: The current work highlights the need for services to adopt a model of DCD where the young person talks about what they can do and considers strategies of overcoming their difficulties. This has implications for education and future intervention strategies that focus on fostering psychological resilience and educational coping strategies rather than simply attempting to improve motor skills (Publisher abstract)
Forging a new identity
- Author:
- VERNON Maxine
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 21.2.02, 2002, p.38.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on how the winner of the Community Care awards 2001 disability category is encouraging disabled people to acquire new skills and to develop their self-respect where needed.
An inquiry into the emotional impact of sight loss and the counselling experiences and needs of blind and partially sighted people
- Author:
- THURSTON Mhairi
- Journal article citation:
- Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 10(1), March 2010, pp.3-12.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
While the link between sight loss and depression is well documented, dedicated counselling services for visually impaired people remain scarce, and research into the effectiveness of psychological interventions is mainly anecdotal rather than evidence based. This paper explores the emotional impact of visual impairment in four core areas (mood, self concept, social connectedness and loss), and explores the counselling experiences and needs of blind and partially sighted adults. Data was collected from 18 individuals using the mental health and social functioning sub-scales of the National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire-25 and semi-structured interviews. Results indicated that participants with a serious eye condition shared a common transition from sight to blindness: diagnosis; coping with deterioration of sight; experiencing loss in different areas of life; experiencing changed perceptions of self in relation to society; experiencing others in a changed way; and experiencing rehabilitation. Participants indicated negative perceptions of counselling and a general lack of counselling opportunities. In conclusion, there is a need for counselling after diagnosis of visual impairment. Specific challenges facing those who deliver counselling to blind and partially sighted clients are discussed.
A youth perspective on life with a disability
- Authors:
- MACKELPRANG Romel W., ALTSHULER Sandra
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 3(3), 2004, pp.39-51.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The last three decades have produced societal changes for people with disabilities. Legislative mandates and legal decisions led to increased access and made discrimination illegal. Institutions that warehoused people with disabilities have closed. Children and youth with disabilities now have greater opportunities to attend mainstream schools and otherwise participate in their communities. Have the sweeping changes affected the self-perception of youth with disabilities? Ninety youth with disabilities provided information for this article about their emotional well being and their beliefs about living with a disability. Overall, youth in the study reported that they were happy with themselves and their lives, helping dispel myths that life with a disability is burdensome. Research implications and suggestions for further study are provided. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Yes! she knows she's here
- Author:
- SCHAEFER Nicola
- Publisher:
- Inclusion Press
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 154p.
- Place of publication:
- Toronto
Through this book readers are treated to the work that Catherine, her friends and family have accomplished in buying an ordinary home and setting up a supportive household. In the late '90's, living in one's own home is still controversial in the world of disability, particularly for an individual who doesn't speak in words and who participates with 24 hour per day support from others. Catherine has now been on this path for more than eleven years. In 1986, days before her 25th birthday, Catherine moved from her parents’ into her own home. It was an exciting, somewhat anxious time, the culmination of two years of planning and hard work on the part of many people. Everyone was eager to help Cath create a home for herself where she would have both the necessary paid, live-in support and the freely given friendship and help of others living in the two upstairs apartments. This book celebrates Cath’s 35th birthday and the 10th anniversary of her move.
Diversity in disability: exploring the interactions between disability, ethnicity, age, gender and sexuaity
- Authors:
- MOLLOY Donna, KNIGHT Tim, WOODFIELD Kandy
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 212p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This report explores diversity in disability. It examines the complex relationships between disability and other aspects of identity, chiefly: ethnicity, gender, age and sexuality. Based on qualitative research with disabled people itprovides evidence about the interaction of different characteristics on disabled peoples’ everyday lives and perceptions of self-identity. It explores the salience of concepts such as ‘compounded’ or ‘multiple’ disadvantage to the everyday lives of disabled people from diverse social groups and discusses if, how and why different aspects of diversity affect people’s everyday experiences.
Between ambition and achievement: young black disabled people's views and experiences of independence and independent living
- Authors:
- BIGNALL Tracey, BUTT Jabeer
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 61p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Studies how young people of Asian, African and Caribbean origin, with a range of disabilities, manage the transition to adulthood with its gradual change from dependence on others to independence and self-reliance. Outlines the views of 44 such young people on the different issues that influenced their understanding and experiences of independence and independent living, including how race, culture and religion affect the understanding of disability and independence, how experiences of education and work influence independence, their interactions with social care agencies, and their ambitions and expectations for the future.