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Disabled in Britain: counting on community care
- Authors:
- LAMB Brian, LAYZELL Sarah
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 53p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research study looking at whether or not the community care reforms have made a difference to the lives of disabled people. Describes user and carer views of the services they are receiving.
I was born (in a hospital bed): when I was 31 years old
- Author:
- BROWN Steven E.
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 10(1), 1995, pp.103-110.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
'I was born (in a hospital bed) when I was 31 years old', is on one level an analysis of a personal experience and reaction to growing up with a disability. It is also a look at a process of integrating one person's awakening to the positive role a disability might play in someone's life with a common history of other individuals with disabilities and with the evolution of the disability rights movement in the US from the 1970s to the twenty-first century. The article is based on a speech delivered to a five-state disability rights conference in the early 1990s.
Disabled people, service users, user involvement and representation
- Authors:
- BERESFORD Peter, CAMPBELL Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 9(3), 1994, pp.315-325.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Examines the emphasis of service agencies on the 'unrepresentativeness' of disabled people and service users; looks at how this is experienced by the latter and considers why the issue has gained such importance. Examines the means attached to representation by recipients and providers of services. As well as looking at how the issue of representativeness is used to devalue, exclude and disempower disabled people and service users, the article explores its relation with the competing participatory and representative models and practices of democracy employed by disabled people and service providers.
Social work: disabled people and disabling environments
- Editor:
- OLIVER Michael
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 203p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Redefines the issue of disability as a social rather than an individual problem and considers the implications of this view for the provision of services and for social work practice. Looks at the experiences of people with disabilities in society, and the influence their organisations have had on service provision. Discusses the implications of this in a variety of different settings and across the life cycle.
Burden of gratitude: women with disabilities receiving personal care
- Author:
- BEGUM Nasa
- Publisher:
- University of Warwick. Department of Applied Social Studies/Social Care Associat
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 97p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Coventry
Describes the views of women with disabilities about how the need for personal care affects their daily lives.
Use of mental health and support services among families of children with disabilities: discrepant views of parents and paediatricians
- Authors:
- UREY Jon R., VIAR Vicki
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 3(1), 1990, pp.81-88.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Reports on research carried out in the USA.
Consumer satisfaction: an investigation of contributing factors
- Author:
- RUSSELL M.N.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Service Research, 13(4), 1990, pp.43-56.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Describes a method for evaluating satisfaction ratings based on a questionnaire to measuring clients' perception of quality of care, resource availability.
Independence pays: a cost and resource analysis of direct payments in two local authorities
- Authors:
- STAINTON Tim, BOYCE Steve, PHILLIPS Ceri J.
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 24(2), March 2009, pp.161-172.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Although there is an increasing amount of literature on direct payments (DP), to date there have been few studies which have examined in any detail the costs and resources associated with them. This paper presents findings from a two year study conducted in two Welsh local authorities that jointly fund an Independent Living Support (ILS) scheme. The main study was not designed to provide definitive cost comparisons with conventional services, however, cost and resource implications of DP were considered and an analysis to determine comparative costs between DP and traditional services was undertaken. The study notes the difficulty in identifying the true cost of DP and reasonable comparators with traditional services. A set of four case studies are presented comparing actual costs of DP and in-house and independent sector services in the two local authorities studied. The comparison of costs and resources, which did not include significant costs for traditional local authority services but included the cost of the DP support scheme, found that DP was cheaper than traditional in-house service provision and relatively cost neutral when compared with independent sector provision. User satisfaction, however, was significantly greater with DP than traditional service delivery methods. The paper also examines factors which can potentially influence the cost of DP. The study suggests that DP represent a substantial improvement over traditional arrangements from a cost-benefit perspective. There is strong evidence to suggest that greater 'opportunity cost' savings can be anticipated when DP schemes become more fully integrated into policy, practice and procedures.
Parents caring for adult children with physical disabilities: the impact of hope and closeness on caregiving benefits
- Authors:
- SCHWARTZ Chaya, HADAR Lilit
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 88(2), April 2007, pp.273-281.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
In the present study, the authors examined 82 parents of adult children with physical disabilities from Israel. The parents described the benefits of caregiving, and reported positive feelings about their involvement in caregiving as well as a sense of personal growth as a result of caregiving. When parents perceived caregiving as causing less emotional strain (subjective burden), and when they felt higher levels of closeness with their offspring, and expressed higher levels of hope, they were more likely to indicate that caregiving yielded benefits. In the discussion, the authors focus on the importance of developing closeness and hope among parents who care for their adult offspring with physical disabilities. The implications of this conclusion for social work intervention are also discussed.
Disability
- Author:
- THORNTON Patricia
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 19, April 2005, pp.17-22.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Reports on research carried out at Loughborough University which set out to construct budget standards for disabled people with different levels and types of need, based on the group's own judgements on the minimum requirements for an acceptable and equitable quality of life. The research had three phases, each involving five focus groups with disabled people with a mix of ages and socio-economic backgrounds.