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In 1988 he produced a report or a Green Paper called 'Community Care: Agenda for Action', also known as The Griffiths Report. The Griffiths Report Proposed a solution to the issue of 'no-man's land' - the grey area between health and social services which included the long term or continuing care of dependent groups such as older people, the ...
The term "green paper" has been said to originate with the publication in 1941 by Herwald Ramsbotham, UK president of the board of education, of plans for educational reform in a green binding, which became known as the "Green Book". [6] According to the BBC, UK green papers are printed on paper of a pale green colour.
The Government's objectives for the Act, as stated in the green paper were to: Reach 80% employment amongst all people of working age (it was just shy of 75% when the paper was released). To reduce the numbers claiming incapacity benefit by 1 million (from 2.7 million at the time).
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He oversaw reform and increased investment in adult education and back to school initiatives, starting with the launch of Green Paper in November 1998. [7] Following the 2002 general election, O'Dea was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform with special responsibility for Equality and Disability Issues.
The History of the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Movement Perspective. Available online at the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund website; O'Brien, Ruth, ed. Voices from the Edge: Narratives about the Americans with Disabilities Act. New York: Oxford, 2004. ISBN 0-19-515687-0; Pletcher, David and Ashlee Russeau-Pletcher.
Baltimore-based disability organization brings holiday joy to families. Sports. Sports. Yahoo Sports. Mavericks-Suns brawl ends with 3 ejected after punch thrown. Sports. Associated Press.
1984 – The Social Security Disability Reform Act was passed in response to the complaints of hundreds of thousands of people whose social security disability benefits were terminated. The law required that payment of benefits and health insurance coverage continue for terminated recipients until they exhausted their appeals.