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Evaluation of the disabled person's tax credit: views and experiences of recipients
- Authors:
- CORDEN Anne, SAINSBURY Roy
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 118p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This project was part of a wide programme of evaluation of new tax credits, commissioned by the Inland Revenue. Disabled person's tax credit (DPTC) was launched in October 1999 (along with Working Families’ Tax Credit) and replaced Disability Working Allowance, which was administered by the Benefits Agency. The aims of the project conducted by SPRU were to explore the views and experiences of a range of DPTC recipients, and to consider the impact of DPTC on work incentives and as a means of supporting disabled people and people with health problems to remain in work.
Desirable outcomes of of WORKSTEP: user and provider views
- Authors:
- MEAH Angela, THORNTON Patricia
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 110p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In this report disabled people said it was important to set themselves goals and experience achieving them. Achieving things through their jobs, they said, encouraged them to set goals outside work, like learning to travel independently or to drive. Going to work gave disabled people the chance to meet new people and make friends. This was especially important to people with learning disabilities who complained of feeling bored when ‘stuck at home’. The routine of work was important to people with mental health conditions. They said it offered a distraction from their condition and gave them a sense of an ‘ordinary life’. Disabled people said that having a job was a sign of ‘wellness’ and getting on with life.
Sexual expression and occupational therapy
- Author:
- COULDRICK Lorna
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68(7), July 2005, pp.315-318.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Little is written in the occupational therapy literature about sexual expression and professional practice. This opinion piece presents two opposing opinions. One argues for its inclusion as part of an holistic approach. The other, developed from published emails, argues for its exclusion, because sexual expression is not seen as an occupational activity. These professional perspectives are set against the lived experiences of physically disabled people. From this consumer perspective, the omission of sexual expression from practice can be viewed as potentially damaging. A proposed way forward is to increase the awareness and skills of occupational therapists in this domain of practice.
A new vision for adult social care: scoping service users' views
- Authors:
- HUDSON Bob, DEAREY Melissa, GLENDINNING Caroline
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 42p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
In order to ascertain the ideas and views of service users, the researchers made contact with an extensive list of organisations that represent the interests of service users. The researchers aimed to reflect the entire spectrum of potential users of adult social care services and included organisations representing disabled adults, older people, family carers, drug and alcohol users and other groups of service users. The paper is in three sections. Section 1 looks at the desired outcomes of a new approach from the perspective of users of services. Section 2 identifies the service principles that would underpin the accomplishment of the outcomes identified in Section 1. Section 3 identifies some implementation issues concerned with matters of structure and process.
My home, your workplace: people with physical disability negotiate their sexual health without crossing professional boundaries
- Authors:
- BROWNE Jan, RUSSELL Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 20(4), June 2005, pp.375-388.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper aims to describe research that examined the views of people with physical disability, living in Australia, of their sexual well-being needs from their own perspective. The study explored the impact their sexual well-being needs had on their relationships with professional carers. A social model of disability was used to understand how sexual well-being is facilitated or denied in community care. It also explored whether clients’ sexual well-being needs could be met without carers or clients ‘crossing the line’. The findings indicate the multiple ways that ‘professional boundaries’ were negotiated between clients and professional carers. The data show that the location of the ‘line’ changed, depending on a range of personal, social, economic and environmental factors. The data also show a gap between the sexual well-being needs of people living with a physical disability and the level of support provided at the social and organisational levels. Suggestions are made for research and practice directions.
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.
Motherhood and disability: children and choices
- Author:
- PRILLELTENSKY Ora
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 248p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
This book explores the intersection between motherhood and physical disability. It is based on a study that focused on the lived experiences of women with physical disabilities, mothers and non-mothers.What meaning does motherhood have for these women? What is it like for them? What messages do they receive about themselves as women, with or without children? What barriers do they foresee and/or come across? These issues are explored from the vantage point of disabled women with and without children.
Make it mainstream
- Author:
- WATES Michele
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.9.03, 2003, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a study which highlights how disabled parents want more access to formal support and services. The Disabled Parents Network surveyed existing groups and networks supporting parents with chronic illness, physical and sensory impairments, those with learning difficulties or with mental health needs. The consultation included 120 returned questionnaires, nine focus group meetings and informal interviews. Over 150 disabled parents were involved. The research highlighted the need for a more coordinated approach to provide holistic provision for families.
The ask force
- Author:
- MILLER Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.2.03, 2003, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on Ask Us! an initiative run by the Children's Society which aimed to give disabled children and young people a chance to tell planners and decision-makers what they want. The most powerful messages have been included on a CD-ROM 'Ask Us'.
That kind of life: social exclusion and young disabled people with high levels of support needs
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny,
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 49p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report is concerned with the experiences of a group of children and young people who are at a high risk of social exclusion. It is based on the experiences of forty four young people aged between fifteen and twenty, all of whom have high levels of support needs.