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National or local?
- Author:
- BARNES Colin
- Journal article citation:
- National Disability Information Project Newsletter, 11, July 1994, p.1.
Outlines the findings of research which evaluated the services provided by national information providers to local information providers.
New deal for disabled people evaluation: survey of eligible population, wave three
- Authors:
- PIRES Candice, et al
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 128p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
The New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP) is the major employment programme for people on incapacity benefits. It is a voluntary programme that aims to help people with a disability or health condition move into sustained employment. Over 65 job brokers, who are a mix of public, private and voluntary sector organisations, have delivered the programme. As part of a comprehensive evaluation, the survey of the eligible population has been conducted to obtain information about people who were eligible and invited to take part in NDDP. The survey aims to establish the characteristics of this population, their work aspirations and their awareness of, attitudes to and involvement with NDDP.
Family support as reflective practice
- Editors:
- DOLAN Pat, CANAVAN John, PINKERTON John
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 304p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Family support is an increasingly important strategic approach to welfare services for children and families. This resource for all professionals engaged covers core issues in family support. These include the importance of community, the role of statutory and voluntary agencies, youth advocacy, culturally appropriate family support, child protection, disability services and effective means of evaluation.
Older people and participation within disabled facilities grant processes
- Author:
- AWANG Darren
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65(6), June 2002, pp.261-268.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article presents a qualitative study examining the perceptions of older people using Disabled Facilities Grants to acquire home adaptations. The participatory processes of two local authorities and a Care and Repair agency. Data collection included semi-structured interviews with nine service users and seven key adaptation agency workers, in addition to the examination of agency documentation. The findings demonstrated that the publicity of grants was poor. Service users' experiences varied depending on the levels of support that were available. In addition to paper-based feedback methods, examples of organisational participative mechanism included a disability forum and a service user group. There was no specific mechanism adopted primarily for older people. Overall, the participatory levels were low, with emphasis on sensitising services to users' needs (agency controlled) rather than on moves towards greater democratic involvement (user controlled). Calls for further work to encourage older people participation in shaping and controlling service delivery thereby improving the quality of practice in this area.