Johnson R H, Johnson G S
Br Med J. 1972 Mar 25;1(5803):779-82. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5803.779.
The facilities available to disabled people living in Scotland were studied by visiting and interviewing a group of 50 paraplegics living in Glasgow and the surrounding counties. The degree of unemployment in the group (74%) was far greater than has been reported in other surveys, and no quadriplegic was in remunerative employment. Though the general unemployment level in the area is high services to help the disabled gain employment were only partially utilized.Liaison between social workers was not always successful. Some paraplegics were visited at home by both a medical social worker and a local authority social worker, while others were not supported by either. There was no apparent attempt by local authorities to identify the disabled, as is required in England under Section 1 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970. Several paraplegics lacked facilities which are covered by Section 2 of the Act. The exclusion of Scotland from Sections 1 and 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act may widen the differences between the two countries as the Scottish legislation is less specific.
通过走访和采访居住在格拉斯哥及周边郡县的50名截瘫患者，对生活在苏格兰的残疾人可获得的设施进行了研究。该群体的失业率（74%）远高于其他调查所报告的水平，且没有四肢瘫痪患者从事有报酬的工作。尽管该地区总体失业率较高，但帮助残疾人就业的服务仅得到部分利用。社会工作者之间的联络并非总是成功。一些截瘫患者在家中会同时接受医疗社会工作者和地方当局社会工作者的探访，而另一些患者则未得到任何一方的支持。地方当局并未像1970年《慢性病和残疾人法案》第1条要求的那样，明显地去识别残疾人。一些截瘫患者缺乏该法案第2条所涵盖的设施。由于苏格兰的立法不够具体，将苏格兰排除在《慢性病和残疾人法案》第1条和第2条之外，可能会扩大两国之间的差异。
