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Issues in human rights protection of intellectually disabled persons
- Author:
- DIMPOULOS Andreas
- Publisher:
- Ashgate
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 264p.
- Place of publication:
- Farnham
In this book the author examines the potential impact of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on issues of intellectual disability and human rights protection, and argues that intellectual disability poses a distinct set of human rights challenges when compared with other types of disability. Noting that human rights within liberalism are linked to autonomous choice, the book aims to present "a theory as to how persons with intellectual disability can be allowed to flourish in a liberal setting through the exercise of their human rights, even though they may be perceived as non-autonomous". It looks at the European Convention on Human Rights and case law of the European Court of Human Rights, and includes a comparative analysis of the position of people with intellectual disability in English and German law.
Access to specialised victim support services for women with disabilities who have experienced violence. Comparative Research Report: Austria, Germany, Iceland and United Kingdom
- Authors:
- WOODIN Sarah, SHAH Sonali
- Publisher:
- University of Leeds. Centre for Disability Studies
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 59
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This comparative report presents the results of research into violence against women with disabilities for the project 'Access to specialised victim support services for women with disabilities who have experienced violence', which was funded by the EU Daphne III programme. It is based on research which took place in Austria, Germany, Iceland and United Kingdom between 2013 and 2014 and involved 187 women with disabilities (106 women in focus groups and 81 women in individual interviews). The research included women with mobility and sensory impairments, women with intellectual impairments, women with mental health conditions and women with multiple impairments. Specialised service providers assisting women who have experienced violence also took part in this study (602 responses to an online survey and 54 individual interviews with representatives from services). Research findings are discussed in the following areas: perceptions and understanding of violence; experiences of violence and support over the life course; women's knowledge about their rights; knowledge about use of services; experience of barriers; helpful aspects of support. Suggestions for improvement and good practice are also included. The report highlights the need for support services that recognise the type and extent of violence against disabled women need to be developed, and for both mainstream and specialised strategies to be pursued. (Edited publisher abstract)