publications and reports regarding disabled people
Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People
www.strategy.gov.uk/work_areas/disability
This is an important report written in January 2005 by the Prime Minister's strategy unit which highlights the government's need to move towards to enabling people with disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of society.
To read how the Department of Health plans to take forward the implementations of the report, go to: www.officefordisability.gov.uk/commitment
Social Care Green Paper
Independence, Wellbeing and Choice: Our Vision for the future of Social Care for Adults in England.
This Green Paper written the Department of Health in March 2005 sets out a vision for adult social care over the next 10 to 15 years and how this might be realised. This link allows you to download a copy of the report or order it in another format such an audio tape or Braille summary.
www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications
The National Service Framework for Long Term Conditions
This NSF sets 11 quality requirements to transform the way health and social care services support people with long-term neurological and other conditions to live as independently as possible.
To download a copy of the report, go to:
www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications
The Disability Discrimination Act
Protects disabled people from discrimination in employment, education, accessing of goods facilities and services and the buying, selling renting and management of property or land.
To find out more or to download a copy, go to:
www.drc-gb.org/thelaw
Useful Links
Improving Support website
http://www.improvingsupport.org.uk
A disability ‘portal’ providing a national non-partisan access point for information and resources that will support emerging and established disability organisations. Developed in a working partnership between the Office for Disability Issues and Disability Association Carlisle & Eden.
The portal is a dedicated page on the Improving Support website through which disability organisations (and others who might be interested) can search for and share information and news, publicise events, use it to find out what others in their locality or region are doing, and to help build an archive of useful tools and resources available to colleagues throughout the country.
In Control
http://www.in-control.org.uk
In Control started work in 2003 to change the social care system in England. The old system did not put people in control of their own support or life.
In Control designed a new system - Self-Directed Support. The Government now wants all local authorities to change their systems to Self-Directed Support.
Personal Budget Team Blog
http://personalbudgetskc.blogspot.com/
User-led Personal Budget User Group, for Personal Budget users in Kensington & Chelsea.
Facilitated by ADKC, but not limited to ADKC members.
The Hardest Hit
http://www.hardesthit.org.uk
Campaign against cuts to disability benefits