Social Policy relating to people with disability.

Consider the key legislation and policy reforms from past to present day which relate to your chosen client group. How effective has the legislation and policy reforms been in practice? In this essay I will set out to identify key legislation, which has impacted and shaped the lives of my particular client group, adults with learning disabilities. Learning disabilities can be hard to define, but it is widely accepted that impairments in the ability to …

…as far as funding was concerned. It is evident that community care is working. New legislation like the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 and the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 are just now only beginning to make a difference. With this new legislation all the signs point to the fact that the Government have put social care provision quite high on their agenda and are taking the issue of community care seriously. Word Count: 2149