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Self-advocacy, civil rights and the social model of disability: final research report
- Authors:
- GOODLEY Dan, ARMSTRONG Derrick
- Publisher:
- University of Leeds. Centre for Disability Studies
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This study examined the self-advocacy of people with the label of ‘learning difficulties’ as enacted within self-advocacy groups and accounted for in personal narratives. This very process illuminated a number of significant concerns in relation to the doing of disability research by disabled researchers. The theoretical, political and cultural background to this study can be broadly split into two areas.
Social Focus on Disability 2004
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 177p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Investigations into Scottish Borders Council and NHS Borders services for people with learning disabilities: joint statement from the mental welfare commission and the Social Work Services Inspectorate
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Social Work Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Report of the inspection of Scottish Borders council social work services for people affected by learning disabilities
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Social Work Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The rights of spring
- Author:
- HUTCHINSON Gunn Strand
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.5.03, 2003, p.43.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
For the past 3 years people with learning difficulties in a town in Norway have marched on May Day to protest against their lack of employment rights. Looks at the reasons for the march.
A guide to receiving direct payments
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Direct Payments
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Working for Equality: a summary of the Scottish Executive's strategy for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive Equality Unit
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Scottish Executive response to the report of the Disability Rights Task Force
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
‘People with learning disabilities need a commissioner and a legal charter of rights’ – no they do not!
- Author:
- RICHARDS Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 31(3), 2016, pp.426-430.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Since the UK Winterbourne View scandal, there have been a number of reports and responses recommending what should be done to ensure a similar scandal does not happen again. Two ideas have emerged which suggest that people with learning disabilities need a legal charter of rights and a commissioner to make a difference in their lives. This article, however, argues that although it is right that issues affecting people with learning disabilities are at the heart of discussion and debate, this does not take into account the complex, flexible and multiple identities of people with learning disabilities, and their knowledge, experiences and skills. This would be more beneficial in understanding the lives of people with the label of learning disabilities than a commissioner or a charter. (Original abstract)
The disability equality duty disabled people's toolkit: for disabled people enquiring about how a public authority has met its duty to promote disability equality
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- Stratford upon Avon
This toolkit is for disabled people: As a disabled person you might find that a public authority you have contact with does not have a DES in place, or if it does it may not be meeting its other specific duties under the legislation, or it just isn’t meeting one or more elements of the general duty to promote disability equality. If you think that a public authority is not meeting its duties and you want to find out more information from them this toolkit can help. The toolkit is a series of standard letters which disabled people can use to ask further questions of public authorities they have an interest in. Copies should be kept of all correspondence.