A Transition Guide for All Services - Transition Information Network

Disability Discrimination Act 2005. Public authorities must promoteequality for disabled people.Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.Housing authorities deal with alterations to homes to help disabledpeople with daily living, by providing disabled facilities grants.Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970. Local authoritiesare responsible for assisting disabled people which usually means theywill help with equipment that can be installed and removed withoutstructural changes.Fact sheet on housing options, 2004, Foundation for People with LearningDisabilities www.learningdisabilities.org.ukSupporting people. An initiative to give support to vulnerable groups,including young people, in accessing independent housing options.www.spkweb.org.uk/Further information on legislation and guidance can be found in theresources pages at the back and in Appendices 1 and 2.Transport‘From my point of view transport is a means of getting around, making meindependent. It allowed me to go to be educated, it allowed me to go tomeet friends throughout the country.’ Gary, aged 21 53?WhoDisabled young people, families, directors of children’s and adult services,local private transport providers, local public transport providers, councilplanners, commissioners?WhereLocal council transport departments, children’s and adult services, primarycare trustsChapter 3: Participation and further supportHousing53 Dare Foundation andAce Centre (2006) TheRITE transition: the onlyway forward, 2006available from;www.ace-centre.org.uk54 Bridging the divide attransition: what happensfor young people withlearning difficulties andtheir families?, 2002,Pauline Heslop, RobinaMallett, Ken Simons andLinda Ward55 Young People with aDisability and Sport,2001, Sport EnglandIntroductionTransport is a key issue for disabled young people in both getting to and fromschool and in accessing after school and leisure activities. To effectively meetthe needs of disabled young people, transition services need to be flexible andable to respond to the changing needs of those using transport services.Access to transport provisionTransport is important not just in terms of education and training; youngpeople need the confidence to use transport for other activities. Researchhas shown that 10 per cent of disabled young people say that transport isthe main barrier to them participating in sporting events 54 and that a lack ofaccessible transport can leave them excluded from leisure interests that theirnon-disabled peers take for granted. 55 For these reasons, transport needs tobe a key issue addressed at transition.67