Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 11 Issue 1

Editorial

Peter Thistlethwaite

Introduction to the Special Themed Issue

Janet Lewis

Disabled Children's Perspectives

John Dow

This article describes the duties of statutory agencies to ascertain the views of disabled children and to involve them in decisions that affect them. Related to this duty is the…

Multi‐Agency Care Coordination and Key Worker Services for Disabled Children

Patricia Sloper, Lisa Jones, Suzanne Triggs, Jane Howarth, Katy Barton

The authors describe the rationale for key worker services for disabled children, factors to consider in developing such services, the role of key workers, how a key worker…

Ensuring Access to Short Breaks by Black Disabled Children and their Families

Ronny Flynn, Pratima Patel

There are still barriers preventing Black disabled children and their families from accessing short break services. The paper highlights results of two studies highlighting some…

Adaptation Policies Especially for Children: Key Factors for Effective Outcomes

Frances Heywood

Good housing is vital to the well‐being of children, but disabled children are widely suffering social exclusion and deprivation of life chances through housing adaptations that…

Why Living in a Deprived Area is a (Hidden) Disability Issue: Some Housing Policy and Practice Implications

Chris Allen

Housing policy debates currently focus on the need to remove physical barriers that exclude disabled people from undertaking normal, everyday activities in the home and…

Money Matters: An Evaluation of the Direct Payment Pilot Project for Parents of Disabled Children in Staffordshire

Janet Leece, Caroline Babb, David Leece

This paper presents the findings from an evaluation of a direct payment pilot project for parents of disabled children in Staffordshire. The study found that, for a variety of…

Providing an ‘Autism‐Friendly’ Service for Children with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder in a Short‐Term (Respite) Care Setting

David Preece

There has been a steady increase in the number of children diagnosed as having an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). Consequently, demand for services to meet the needs of these…

Making Friends, Having Fun: Young Disabled People Highlight the Barriers

Pippa Murray

Current legislation and policy initiatives of relevance to disabled children and their families are underpinned by international human rights conventions. For example, the…