...Helen Dickinson; Gemma Carey Purpose The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a new program for the provision of support to people with disabilities in Australia. The purpose of this paper is to explore the early implementation experience of this scheme, with a particular focus...

...Emilie Morwenna Whitaker Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the changing meaning of personalisation from the New Labour era of bespoke, integrated family support to the more recent implementation of personal budgets for disabled children to deliver “choice and control”. The paper...

...Val Williams; Sue Porter; Steve Strong Purpose The aim of this paper is to present a critical analysis of the current issues about support planning within personal budgets (PBs) for disabled and older people. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on data from a round of professional...

...Chih Sin; Janice Fong The Disability Rights Commission's Formal Investigation into the impact of professional regulation on disabled people's access to nursing, social work and teaching professions identified that unclear regulatory fitness requirements and their inconsistent implementation can...

.... The paper argues that this may be hindering the development of integrated services. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Deafblind Dual Sensory Impairment Disability Developing Integrated Support feature for Deafblind People: Social Services Going it Alone? Michael Wood PLANNING AND PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER...

...Michael Wood Staffordshire's Welfare to Work Joint Investment Plan is an inter‐agency approach to improving job opportunities for disabled people and carers, emphasising the need for their participation in this process. A partnership with Staffordshire University has enabled disabled people...

...John Dow A legal eye is cast over the new Connexions services, describing their constitutions and responsibilities. Specific reference is made to the needs of young people with disabilities. Partnership Connexions Special Educational Needs Disability Further Education and Training...

... by adult services from children's services and vice versa? © MCB UP Limited 2002 Disability Children Act Confidentiality John Dow s (1) From Child Care to legal column Adult Care ABSTRACT This article looks at the division between child care and adult care services. It considers aspects...