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Autonomy in everyday life, for whom?
- Author:
- BARRON Karin
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(3), May 2001, pp.431-447.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
A disability reform came into force in Sweden in 1994 which emphasises the importance for disabled people of increased autonomy and self determination in everyday life. Interviews with disabled women and men have shown that while there are those who, because of the legislation, have increased control in their everyday living, there are also those who in no way have benefited from this reform. Some of the disabled participants had not even heard of the legislation before the time of the interview. They are in a situation where they require support, which they do not have, in order to apply for services of their choice and, if necessary, appeal against negative decisions with regard to the applied for services. Concludes with a discussion about the Janus-faced nature of individual rights.
My assistant and I: disabled children's and adolescents' roles and relationships to their assistants
- Authors:
- SKAR Lisa, TAMM Maare
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(7), December 2001, pp.917-931.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Presents a grounded theory study to describes how children and adolescents with restricted mobility perceive their assistant with a focus on their roles and relationships with one another. The group investigated consisted of 13 children and adolescents with restricted mobility from northern Sweden, aged from 8 to 19 years. The findings showed that relation towards/from the assistant were both mutual and non-mutual, and that there were relations that by the children/adolescents were perceived as ambivalent and unequal. The findings are discussed on the basis of the significance of these roles and relations in the children and adolescents' development.
The paradox of discriminatory practices as a means of emancipatory strategies
- Author:
- HELMIUS Gisela
- Journal article citation:
- Community Work and Family, 4(3), December 2001, pp.273-284.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Draws on a qualitative study in Sweden in which women from three generations were interviewed about their daily lives. The women studied were all born with a mobility impairment. Inspired by feminist-sociological thought, the article highlights the situation of these women with particular regard to work, education and family. The focus is on potentials for individual empowerment and emancipatory strategies. Argues that the impairment might be identified as a driving force that allows the transcending of constraints of traditional work and family gender roles.