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Children first?: family based respite care and the Children Bill; report of a conference at the King's Fund Centre 21st November 1989
- Author:
- KING'S FUND CENTRE
- Publisher:
- King's Fund Centre
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 9 leaflets in folder.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains papers on practice issues, and the Children Act 1989 and children with disabilities. Workshop reports include: respite care and welfare rights; raising the profile of family based respite care; organisational location of respite care; legal issues; and parents' views.
'I have got my life back': users' experience of direct payments
- Authors:
- STAINTON Tim, BOYCE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 19(5), August 2004, pp.443-454.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
After years of activism by disabled people's organizations, the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996 made Direct Payment (DP) schemes a reality. Proponents of DP argue that it allows greater freedom and control for those people using it, but as these programmes only came into effect in 1997, few studies have tried to substantiate these claims. This paper reports on a two-year evaluation of two DP schemes in Wales. Using primarily users' feedback the paper focuses on the effects of DP and difficulties encountered, as well as why people chose--or did not choose--DP in the first place. User responses indicate a broad range of beneficial outcomes, including improved self-esteem, increased control over lives, deeper and more lasting relationships, and new interpersonal, vocational and lifestyle opportunities, as a result of the greater flexibility and freedom of choice enabled by DP. Family carers expressed similar satisfaction with DP schemes, also citing greater freedoms as a result of increased flexibility. While some potential users expressed concern over the administration of a DP scheme, users found that, with support from a user driven Independent Living Scheme, the administrative burden was manageable, and that ultimately the DP scheme was a welcome approach to support.
Still missing: volume 1; the experience of disabled children and young people living away from home
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- Who Cares Trust
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 57p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents the experiences of thirty disabled people who spent most of their childhood away from their families. A companion volume examines policy and practice implications of the experiences recorded here and looks in detail at how three local authorities are attempting to meet the needs of disabled children.
Civil rights, society's wrongs: disabled people fight discrimination
- Authors:
- CAMPBELL Jane, DAY Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, May 1994, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The latest anti-discrimination bill for people with disabilities, the Civil Rights (Disabled Persons) Bill is due to emerge from the crucial committee stage of its passage through Parliament next month. The proposals and their background are outlined and the author, a service user explains how the issues affect her.
Survey of people with physical disabilities aged 16 to 30
- Author:
- ASTON Angela
- Publisher:
- Cambridgeshire. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 64p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
Opinion survey conducted in social services day establishments and in individual's homes. The purpose of the survey was to gain client views on present services, and how they would like them developed, and to use this information to assist the department to fulfil its obligations under the Disabled Persons Act 1986.
Disabled people in refugee and asylum-seeking communities
- Authors:
- ROBERTS Keri, HARRIS Jennifer
- Publisher:
- Policy Press/Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 32p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
The presence of disabled people in refugee and asylum-seeking communities in Britain is frequently overlooked, and information about their particular experiences is rarely available. This report presents information that will help those involved in providing services to refugees and asylum-seeks better understand the needs of disabled people within these groups.
The circumstances, experiences and aspirations of young people with disabilities making the transition to adulthood: part II of a three year project entitled the welfare of children and young people in Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- MONTEITH Marina, SNEDDON Helga
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Queen's University of Belfast. Department of Social Work. Cent
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 75p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Part II of a three part study. Reports on a focused investigation regarding young people with disabilities making and dealing with the transition to adulthood. Describes the experiences of the young people in terms of: leaving school and undertaking further education, work training, or employment; independent living and personal autonomy; social interaction and community participation; and adult roles within the family. Explores the aspirations of the young people for their future as adults. Examines their experiences of social work services and explores their social care needs. Finally, considers the implications of the needs, circumstances, and aspirations of young disabled people for the implementation of the Children (NI) Order 1995.
Still missing: volume 2; disabled children and the Children Act
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- Who Cares Trust
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 121p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report looking in detail at how three local authorities are implementing the Children Act 1989 as it applies to disabled children, and attempts to answer some of the policy and practice implications of the experiences recorded in volume one, which presented the views of thirty disabled people who spent most of their childhood away from home.
Accessing human rights: disabled children and the Children Act
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- Barnardo's
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 65p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Barkingside
Report examining to what extent the Children Act 1989 protects and promotes the human rights of disabled children. Taking the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as a starting point, aims to stimulate debate and to challenge the assumption that all children are treated equally at all times.
Disabled people and community care planning: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Place of publication:
- York
The 1990 NHS and Community Care Act required local authority social services departments and health authorities to publish each year their plans for community care services, in collaboration with service users. The first community care plans were published in April 1992, a year before the main community care changes came into place; most have been revised annually since then. A project based at the University of Manchester has examined how disabled people are involved in community care planning in five local authority areas; and the opportunities which this offers to influence the development of services.