Physical Disabilities

2009

February

Tackling disability hate crime

2008

Personalisation good practice: Self-directed support at Barnsley Council agenda

July

Warrington Council’s market development improves personalisation agenda

Devon’s complex care teams move from crisis response to self-managed care

June

Personalisation: self-directed support in West Sussex

Personalisation: the rapid equipment service in Devon

May

Priory Grange Potters Bar integrates residents with community

St George’s and Leonard Cheshire teach medical students how to deal with disabled patients

April

Art Through Words at the National Gallery for visually impaired people

March

British Red Cross project helps disabled young people achieve independence

Research: children with disabled parents

Research abstracts: Children with disabled parents

February

No service user participation without proper evaluation

Research Abstracts: User Involvement

Leonard Cheshire’s awards for disabled entrepreneurs

2007

November

When it comes to fighting hate crime we have to raise our voice 

Research abstracts: Findings on dual sensory loss

Dual sensory impairment in older people

Clothes tailored for disabled people

Children with complex health and social care needs

Research abstracts: Children with complex needs

The Risk Factor: a woman with Downs syndrome develops delusional beliefs

Theatre review: Women from the institution

June

Care homes: How Bupa trains staff

Craig-y-Parc School, Cardiff: helping children with learning disabilities achieve more independence

May

Community care assessments should be left to social workers…not lawyers

Older and disabled people hone online self-assessment skills

April

Deafblind services at the Sense charity, Epsom, Surrey

Assistive technology projects to help elderly people and those with dementia

Sarah Baalham: why voluntary organisations will have to ask themselves whether their main concern is their own survival or the best interests of their clients

March

A young deaf man with challenging behaviour is assessed by therapy consultant John Ball

February

Awards: How a social enterprise – the Pathways Community Interest Company – provides training to people with disabilities

Community Care Award carers winner: Nottingham’s Changing Places project

My Practice – Giles Gardner

2006

November

Practice panel: physical disabilities team advises on a case

Online video and British Sign Language

September

Centre for the Development of Social Care Practice leads the way in university and local authority partnerships

August

Helping team members overcome the stress of restructuring of adult services demands openness and support

Communication is vital to social care department’s culture

July

Derbyshire physical disabilities team advise on a case of a woman recovering from a brain tumour

Giles Gardner explains how social work placements for police officer trainees are helping challenge prejudices within the force

June

My practice – Nichola Glover-Edge

April

My practice – James Lampert

February

It’s time to accept help

2005

December

Equipped for the job?

September

When care is withdrawn

July

Bored by her services

February

Let her tell her story

All aboard (Community Care 2004 winner – Disabled people)

January

A breath of fresh air