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Planning for Disabled People in New Osbaldwick
Planning for Disabled People in New Osbaldwick Author:Virginia Shaw, Mark Bagley, Alison Jarvis This review describes two approaches to meeting the needs of disabled people - the social model of disability, and the seven foundations of independent living. It uses them as a framework for making recommendations about the planning of New Osbaldwick. The review argues that, taking an inclusive approach to all impairments (physical, sensory, le... more »arning disability and mental health) and using prevalence rates within the general population, assumptions can be made about the numbers of wheelchair users, people with learning difficulties and mental health problems and so on. This has implications for all aspects of life in New Osbaldwick - buildings, information, community facilities - irrespective of age, impairment or lifestyle.« less