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Disability rights: rhetoric and reality in the UK
- Authors:
- BARNES Colin, OLIVER Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 10(1), 1995, pp.111-116.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
After numerous attempts to get an anti-discrimination bill through Parliament the British Government have finally acknowledged that discrimination against this increasingly large and influential section of the community is a problem which can only be dealt with through legislative means. Presents a brief overview of these developments.
The price of independence
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.6.94, 1994, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The government's refusal to promote the rights of disabled people has resulted in widespread protest. Investigates whether implementing anti-discrimination legislation will cost the government dearly.
Another bill killed
- Author:
- WITCHER Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.3.93, 1993, p.11.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The government has killed off the Disabled Persons (Civil Rights) Bill, a bill which would have legally enforced civil rights for disabled people. The recent bill was the latest in a long line of similar private member's bills. Examines hope for the future.
Time to push disability issues higher up the agenda
- Author:
- BREWSTER Richard
- Journal article citation:
- NCVO News, 99, November 1998, p.10.
- Publisher:
- National Council for Voluntary Organisations
The government claims that addressing the rights of disabled people is high on its agenda. Asks whether it is doing enough to make a difference.
Education and children with special educational needs: from segregation to inclusion
- Editors:
- ALUR Mithu, HEGARTY Seamus
- Publisher:
- Paul Chapman
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 220p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- New Delhi
This book discusses the principles and practice of moving from segregated education to integration and inclusion in the context of educating children with disabilities in India. The actions to be taken are examined in two levels: the level of the system and the level of the school.