Housing and Disabled Children
Housing and Disabled Children
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住房和残疾儿童
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2008
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J. Hughes
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·有残疾子女的家庭比有非残疾子女的家庭更有可能租房。虽然作为一个整体的家庭拥有住房的比例有所增加，但有残疾儿童的家庭成为拥有住房的家庭的比例保持不变。·与有非残疾儿童的家庭相比，有残疾儿童的家庭不太可能住在体面的家庭中。与其他家庭相比，那些有残疾儿童的家庭居住在过度拥挤的住房中的可能性高出50%，他们认为自己的房子维修状况不佳，并报告孩子卧室的电线、通风和潮湿问题。·与其他残疾人群体相比，需要特别改装的家庭的残疾儿童最不可能住在合适的住所。·绝大多数有残疾儿童的家庭报告说，他们的家不适合其子女的需要以及其他家庭成员的相关需要。家庭往往在许多方面都不合适，·所有残疾儿童及其家庭，而不仅仅是肢体残疾儿童，都可能在住房方面遇到困难。·家庭最常报告的住房问题包括缺乏家庭空间，以及缺乏储存和使用治疗设备的空间。其他常见的问题是地点困难，以及不合适或无法进入的厨房、厕所和卫生间。·对于大约一半的家庭来说，搬家是处理不合适住房的首选选择，而不是适应现有的住房。·残疾儿童和年轻人呆在家里的时间比非残疾儿童多，但有证据表明，他们的家庭是他们度过时间的最严格的环境。·家庭住房状况的改善可以提高残疾儿童的独立性、信心和自力更生能力。然而，家庭在获得帮助他们解决住房问题的支持和服务方面可能会遇到很大的困难。·人们发现，住在不合适的住房里会增加父母的压力。父母描述了居住在不合适的住房中对他们孩子的福祉和发展以及他们自己以及其他孩子的身体和情感健康的负面影响。布莱尼·贝雷斯福德与戴夫·罗兹的研究
• Families with a disabled child are more likely to be renting their homes than families with non-disabled children. Whilst there has been an increase in the proportion of familes as a whole being home-owners, the proportion of families with a disable child becoming home-owners has remained the same. • Families with a disabled child are less likely to be living in a decent home compared to families with a non-disabled child. Those with a disabled child are 50 per cent more likely than other families to live in overcrowded accommodation, to rate their home as being in a poor state of repair, and to report problems with wiring, draughts and damp in the child’s bedroom. • Compared to other groups of disabled people, disabled children requiring specifically adapted homes are the least likely to be living in suitable accommodation . • The great majority of families with disabled children report that their homes are unsuitable for their child’s needs and the associated needs of other family members. Often the home is unsuitable in a number of ways, • All disabled children and their families, not just children with physical disabilities, are likely to experience difficulties with their housing. • The sorts of problems with housing most frequently reported by families include lack of family space, and lack of space for storing and using therapeutic equipment. Other common problems are difficulties with location and unsuitable or inaccessible kitchens, toilets and bathrooms. • Moving, as opposed to adapting the current home, is the preferred option for dealing with unsuitable housing for around half of families. • Disabled children and young people spend more time at home than non-disabled children, but there is evidence to suggest that their homes are the most restrictive environments in which they spend their time. • Improvements in families’ housing situation can lead to increased independence, more confidence and greater self-reliance among disabled children. However, families can experience significant difficulties accessing support and services to help them address the problems with their housing. • Living in unsuitable housing has been found to be associated with increased levels of parental stress. Parents describe the negative impact living in unsuitable housing has on their child’s well-being and development as well as on their own, and their other children’s, physical and emotional well-being. The research By Bryony Beresford with Dave Rhodes