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Multi-element behaviour support as a model for the delivery of a human rights based approach for working with people with intellectual disabilities and behaviours that challenge
- Author:
- DOODY Christina
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 37(4), December 2009, pp.293-299.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper, using the story of Mary, a 40 year old woman with moderate intellectual disabilities who is nonverbal and exhibits poor comprehension skills, demonstrates the effectiveness of the multi-element behaviour support (MEBS) model in meeting the rights of people with intellectual disabilities and behaviours that challenge. By explicitly linking the multi-element model to the guiding principles of a human rights based approach, these guiding principles are: rights; participation; empowerment; non-discrimination; and accountability. The background and functional assessment phase of the MEBS process enables the identification of rights infringements while the MEBS plan addresses those rights. The accountability tool in the MEBS model, the periodic service review, is then used as a measure of implementation of the MEBS plan and, as a result, the enabling of those rights. Implications in relation to the rights of those supporting persons in receipt of MEBS and those living with the person receiving MEBS are highlighted.
The employment of people with disabilities in small and medium-sized enterprises
- Author:
- CARPENTER Morgan
- Publisher:
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 149p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Dublin
Comparative study, based on company case studies from six EU member states, of people with disabilities working in small and medium sized companies. Looks at: the legislative framework; employee characteristics; employer and workplace related characteristics; and mediating organisations. Concludes with sections on policy implications and recommendations.