The housing needs of black and minority ethnic disabled children and their families
Description:
The outcomes and life chances of disabled children and their families are, to a greater or lesser extent, affected by the homes in which they live. Inaccessible public spaces and community facilities, societal attitudes, and health and care needs mean that disabled children spend more time in their homes than other children. The importance of that environment is therefore amplified. Disabled children and their families have described how living in unsuitable housing can have wide-ranging effects. These include impacting on all aspects of child development,
acting as a barrier to children enjoying everyday childhood experiences, and having a negative effect on the emotional and physical well-being of disabled children, their parents and siblings. Parents have suggested that living in unsuitable housing increases their need for other services (such as short-term care and residential school placements) (Oldman and Beresford, 1998).
Type of Resource:
Report
Publication Date:
2007
Location:
London, UK
Printer:
Crowes 01603 403349
Phone:
020-7619-6220