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A sea of change in the teacup!
- Author:
- JONES Ray
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 13(4), August 2005, pp.2-5.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Considers five reports produced by the Government, which focus on disabled and older people, and which stretch across a wide continuum of perspectives and policy.
Getting the better of hate
- Author:
- SIMS Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 20.4.04, 2004, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at the findings from a survey of disabled people in Scotland which found that almost half of disabled people surveyed had experienced hate crime. The research, commissioned by Capability Scotland and the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) surveyed 160 disabled people and their carers, and spoke to two focus groups. Reports on Scotland's proposals to tackle the problem, and looks at current legislation in England and Wales.
Second class citizens: people with disabilities
- Authors:
- ROSS Celia, VINCE Philip
- Publisher:
- Liberal Democrats
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 28p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Dorchester
Looks at the economic situation of disabled people, at a variety of proposed solutions, and at possible policies the Liberal Democrats might pursue.
New directions in community care: a Labour Party discussion document
- Author:
- HINCHLIFFE David
- Publisher:
- Labour Party
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Document which aims to identify and encourage the development and expansion of new models of care which offer greater choice and wider opportunities for people who wish to remain in independent or semi-independent living.
Expressions of concern
- Author:
- WITCHER Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.6.92, 1992, p.9.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Unearths difficulties which arise when trying to challenge policymakers. Looks at the work of the Social Security Advisory Committee as policy on social security and disability is being formulated and implemented.
Inter-agency working with disabled children and young people: conference report; Llandudno, 11th April 2002
- Author:
- INTER-AGENCY WORKING WITH DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 33p.
The aims of this conference where: to share good practice; to enable policy makers and practitioners to reflect on practice in their own agencies in light of current research on what works, and children and young people's perspectives; and to contribute to the wider issues of policy development in this rapidly changing area of social welfare practice.
Disability and employment in the USA: the quest for best practices
- Author:
- SMITS Stanley J.
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 19(6), October 2004, pp.647-662.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Reviews the progress in developing policy, national infrastructure, and services in support of disabled people seeking employment in the USA. It reports on a study of best practices in the aftermath of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Workforce Investment Act.
The future of equality and human rights in Britain: opportunities and risks for disabled people
- Authors:
- SAYCE Liz, O'BRIEN Nick
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 19(6), October 2004, pp.663-669.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The Government plans to introduce a new Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR), covering disability, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief and age. This presents both opportunities and risks for the achievement of disability equality. This paper analyses implications and proposes a long term disability rights agenda, geared to mainstreaming disability equality into the CEHR and major policy developments across Government. It suggests that the widest involvement of disabled people, policy makers and academics in the field of disability will be necessary to achieve this. The DRC will be very active in this work.
Making the business case for change
- Author:
- ALLEN Kay
- Journal article citation:
- New Bulletin, 347, July 2004, pp.22-26.
- Publisher:
- Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
A strategy that is inclusive of disabled people and other groups that are commonly excluded makes sound business sense. Explains how diversity managers can begin to implement a diversity strategy and how to keep the momentum going.
Disabled people and European human rights: a review of the implications of the 1998 Human Rights Act for disabled children and adults in the UK
- Authors:
- CLEMENTS Luke, READ Janet
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 127p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
There has been increasing recognition of the ways in which disabled children and adults have been denied human and civil rights that others take for granted. In the year 2000, the 1998 Human Rights Act came into force in the UK. This book reviews the implications of the Act for disabled people. The book provides a clear and accessible account of the potential of the Human Rights Act to make a positive difference in relation to issues that have been identified through research, policy development and political debate as significant in the lives of disabled people. The book provides: an overview of key policy and legislative developments in the UK in relation to disabled children and adults in the post war period; an outline of the European Convention on Human Rights, the 1998 Human Rights Act and related procedures; an account of the ways in which disabled people's human rights have increasingly become a matter of concern and the implications of the Human Rights Act in relation to specific issues; a debate about the ways in which public bodies and practitioners within them can engage positively with the provisions of the Human Rights Act to develop better practice.