Thanks Colin
This should help Larry ASrnold publish his book and also help disabled run
and controlled organistion like DANDA. Have you inform Adrian Whyatt? We
talked about this at the ASPECT Action day in Manchester yesterday.
Yours
Colin Revell
>From: Colin Barnes <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Colin Barnes <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Independent Futures book
>Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:06:09 +0100
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>Dear All
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>
>'Independent Futures: Creating user-led disability services in a disabling
>society' by Colin Barnes and Geof Mercer is now available from the Policy
>Press, Bristol at £19.99.
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>Drawing on evidence form a range of sources including empirical material
>from the first national study of user controlled services, many of which
>are known as Centres for Independent, integrated or inclusive Living
>(CILs), sponsored by the British Council of Disabled People (BCODP) and the
>National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL), this book:
>
>* provides a critical evaluation of the development and organisation
>of user controlled services in the UK
>
>* identifies the principal forces - economic, political and cultural
>- that influence and inhibit their further development
>
>* discusses the policy implications for the future development of
>user controlled services
>
>* includes an up-to-date and comprehensive literature review.
>
>Although the focus is primarily on the UK experience I think it will be of
>interest to everyone interested or involved in the development of
>disability services controlled and run by disabled people.
>
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>A 20 per cent discount is available for anyone who visits the Policy Press
>website: https://www.policypress.org.uk/
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>
>Very best wishes
>
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>
>Colin
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