title: Improving services to Asian families and children with disabilities.
abstract: There is a clear need to improve the delivery of services to Asian families and their children with disabilities. This paper describes some of the key points where communication and access may break down. It offers principles to guide assessments of children, and makes recommendations on ways of working with interpreters, monitoring uptake of services and strategies for supporting and informing Asian families.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Council for Community Relations, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003256:Community Participation; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D014175:Translating; D006113:United Kingdom