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Career success of disabled high-flyers
- Author:
- SHAH Sonali
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 208p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book challenges the assumption that disabled employees are a homogenous group and discusses important questions such as: What is disability? How do people with physical impairments define success? Does gender impact in the same way on disabled and non-disabled people's careers? Drawing on in-depth case studies of thirty-one disabled adults who have been successful in their careers, this book suggests that individual traits and patterns of behaviour are key factors in career success, and shows that it is often society rather than impairment that hinders professional progression. Providing role models and valuable insights for young career-minded disabled people, it will also help inform policy and practice in education and training about disability and equality in schools, employment, and society in general.
Development assistance: disability and education in Southern Africa
- Authors:
- KABZEMS Venta, CHIMEDZA Robert
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 17(2), March 2002, pp.147-157.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper discusses development assistance on disability and education in southern Africa. Development assistance for people with disabilities has for a long time been based on the charity and medical models. It has not been perceived in the context of national development. Many development agencies and charitable organisations tend to emphasises their own agenda, which may not necessarily be that of the local people with disabilities. As a result, the anticipated impact of development assistance in the region for people with disabilities has not been realised. This paper challenges this position and advocates for a more participatory approach by the locals. Using Lesotho as an example, the paper shows how development assistance can be made to be more successful through community participation and change of attitudes across all sectors of the community.
Opportunity blocks
- Author:
- BERESFORD Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.1.01, 2001, p.14.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author argues that society's attitude to work and benefits does much to deny disabled people access to quality job opportunities, education and enriching life experiences.
Shaping the future: report on the blind and partially sighted young people
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 172, December 2000, p.14.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Summarises the key findings of a recent report examining the barriers faced by the blind and partially sighted in everyday life. This article focuses on the lack of support these children receive in education.
The right to be seen and not heard: bringing disabled children into focus
- Author:
- JONES Hazel
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 161, November 1999, pp.8-10.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
A project initiated by the International Save the Children Alliance is documenting examples of rights and good practice in relation to disabled children and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This article describes the project and discusses the invisibility of disabled children.
Disability voice: towards an enabling education
- Author:
- LEICESTER Mal
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 135p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Argues that people have been disabled by society, and that there is a need for educational change. Encourages equal opportunities for disabled people by promoting the practice of enabling education, a 'disability aware' education that caters for everyone's educational needs. Also includes interviews with disabled people, giving their own recommendations for educators and policy makers.
An inclusive future: disability, social change and opportunities for greater inclusion by 2010
- Authors:
- CHRISTIE Ian, MENSAH-COKER Gavin
- Publisher:
- DEMOS
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 110p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Changes in technology, society and the economy are creating new scope for progress in removing the barriers to equal opportunities for disabled people. This report explores how these changes can be exploited in the workplace, in education, and in the design of the built environment. Argues that the modernisation of Britain's businesses and public infrastructure over the next ten to fifteen years could create an unprecedented opportunity for disabled people and disability organisations.
A disabling childhood
- Author:
- MIDDLETON Laura
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 113, January 1995, pp.25-27.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Discusses society's denial of the civil rights of children with disabilities.
Participation in higher education for students with disabilities: an Irish perspective
- Authors:
- SHELVIN M., KENNY M., MCNEELA E.
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 19(1), January 2004, pp.15-30.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This small scale study aimed to explore the quality of access and participation for students with disabilities within higher education. Students with disabilities reported variable access experiences within higher education and physical access remains a serious obstacle to full participation. Generally, there was a low level of awareness of student needs in relation to assistive provision and assessment. A positive and informed staff/college attitude proved crucial in ensuring access and equitable treatment. This research highlights the inherent limitations in the current piecemeal institutional response to provision for students with disabilities. A comprehensive access service is required that addresses the needs of all marginalized groups and becomes an integral part of the third level institution.
A commentary on the admission and retention of students with disabilities in social work programmes
- Author:
- PARDECK John T.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(3), 2002, pp.3-13.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is the federal law upon which the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is built. Both laws are designed to prevent discrimination against students with disabilities. This commentary offers a comparison of section 504 with the ADA. An analysis of the case law under Section 504 is also presented; this analysis provides guidelines that universities and colleges will have tofollow under the ADA. The implications of the ADA are offered for social work programmes in the areas of admission and retention of students with disabilities.