Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Report Reveals Problems Facing Disabled Parents (UK)
Story at PNN.com - "According to a new report released in the UK, social services, the National Health Service (NHS) and schools working with disabled parents and their children, need to radically re-think attitudes and procedures that are undermining family life. Inadequate support, unequal access to services and the negative views of staff can be as much a barrier to good parenting as disability itself, according to a task force established by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The task force, made up of representatives from Government, social services, voluntary groups and disabled parents' organizations, spent two years taking evidence from parents, professionals and researchers. Its final report identifies examples of good practice, but also lists a catalogue of policy and practice failures that have placed disabled parents and their families under stress." See also the related resources at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation web site.