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The housing needs of disabled people
Author(s) -
Nocon Andrew,
Pleace Nicholas
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
health and social care in the community
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.984
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1365-2524
pISSN - 0966-0410
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2524.1998.00130.x
Subject(s) - disabled people , flexibility (engineering) , older people , social needs , sample (material) , business , needs assessment , public relations , psychology , nursing , medicine , gerontology , environmental health , health care , economic growth , sociology , political science , life style , statistics , chemistry , social science , mathematics , chromatography , economics
This paper presents the results from a study of the housing needs of disabled people in Shropshire. The study involved interviews with disabled people, representatives of a county‐wide disabled people's organization, and staff from social services, housing and health agencies. A questionnaire was sent to a sample of disabled people in the county, and quantitative data were examined. The study highlighted: the high level of unmet housing need amongst disabled people, in relation to both adaptations and more appropriate housing; the need for more involvement by disabled people in the planning and provision of services; the need for greater flexibility within the housing regulations, so that services are more responsive to people's individual needs; and the inadequacy of the resources currently available to meet those needs.