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Independence matters
— an overview of the performance of social care services for physically and sensory disabled people | | Author(s) | Jan Clark |
| Corporate Author | Social Services Inspectorate - SSI, Department of Health - DH |
| Publisher | Department of Health, London, December 2003 |
| Pages | 68 pp (CI(2003)15) (summary also available) |
| Source | Department of Health, PO Box 777, London SE1 6XH. NHS Responseline: 08701 555 455. Website: www.doh.gov.uk/ssi/independencematters03.htm |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Visual impairment ; Hearing Impairment ; Living in the community ; Social Services Departments ; Performance ; Inspection. |
| Annotation | Between February and November 2002, the SSI inspected disability services in eight local councils with social services responsibilities: Bolton, Bromley, Dorset, Gateshead, Liverpool, Redcar & Cleveland, Solihull and Tameside. 'Independence matters' takes as its value base the social model of disability, which recognises that social and environmental barriers limit opportunities for disabled people to take part in society on an equal basis with other people. Examples of good practice illustrate the findings which are presented on these four key themes: independence at home; identity and belonging; active citizenship; and systems and processes (that is, the way councils work). The short summary gives the main points on the four key themes. Appendices C-G of the main report are available only on the report's website, as is a British Sign Language version of the summary. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040309215 B |
| Classmark | BN: BR: BV: K4: PF: 5H: 3U |
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