Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series, Active Citizenship and Disability: Implementing the Personalisation of Support
written by Allison DeFranco, 1983-, Janet Lord, 1966- and Andrew Power, 1979-, in Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2013), 524 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- This book provides an international comparative study of the implementation of disability rights law and policy focused on the emerging principles of self-determination and personalisation. It explores how these principles have been enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and how different jurisdictions have implemented them to enable meaningful engagement and participation by persons with disabilities in society. The philosophy of 'active citizenship' underpinning the Convention – that all citizens should (be able to) actively participate in the community – provides the core focal point of this book, which grounds its analysis in exploring how this goal has been imagined and implemented across a range of countries. The case studies examine how different jurisdictions have reformed disability law and policy and reconfigured how support is administered and funded to ensure maximum choice and independence is accorded to people with disabilities.
- Field of Interest
- Disability Studies
- Author
- Allison DeFranco, 1983-, Janet Lord, 1966-, Andrew Power, 1979-
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2013 Andrew Power, Janet E. Lord, and Allison S. deFranco
- Content Type
- Book
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- Format
- Text
- Page Count
- 524
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place Published / Released
- New York, NY
- Subject
- Disability Studies, Diversity, Independence, Education, & Accessibility, Legislation and Politics, Advocacy and Rights, Laws and legislation, Disabled persons, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol (2007 March 30), Accessibility and Independence, History of Care, Independência, Educação e Acessibilidade, Independencia, Educación y Accesibilidad, Education, Politics and Legislation, Compliance and Regulations, Government, Legislación y Política, Legislação e Política, Rights and advocacy, Social movements, Abogacía y Derechos, Advocacia e Direitos, Early 21st Century United States (2001– ), Late 20th Century (1975–2000), The Sixties (1960–1974)
- Series / Program
- Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Accessibility and Independence, History of Care, Independência, Educação e Acessibilidade, Independencia, Educación y Accesibilidad, Education, Politics and Legislation, Compliance and Regulations, Government, Legislación y Política, Legislação e Política, Rights and advocacy, Social movements, Abogacía y Derechos, Advocacia e Direitos