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Equal rights for disabled people: the case for a new law
- Authors:
- BYNOE Ian, OLIVER Mike, BARNES Colin
- Publisher:
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 82p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Argues that disabled people face unfair discrimination in all areas of life, that compound their disabilities. Suggests that a new law is needed against such discrimination. Shows how current UK law condones discrimination against disabled people. Reviews current law in North America, Australia and Europe, and sets out detailed proposals for the new UK law.
Legislation on the rehabilitation of disabled people in thirteen member states of the Council of Europe
- Author:
- COUNCIL OF EUROPE
- Publisher:
- Council of Europe
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 280p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Strasbourg
Equal measures: closing the accessibility gap
- Editors:
- SHIPLEY Tony, GILL John, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- COST
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The European Union has produced a set of Directives governing the provision of electronic communications facilities. People who have disabilities, or who are elderly and are now experiencing some loss of function, are at risk of exclusion from this new world of electronic communications unless special note is made of their needs. However, the pace of technological change is such that specific technical measures are quickly rendered obsolete, and so have no place in legislation that is intended to be of lasting value. If the primary legislation can only point to the basic fundamentals, and if the market-place is not yet ready to acknowledge a wider spectrum of functional ability amongst its customers, how can this risk of exclusion be addressed? The aim of this publication is to show how, with a degree of European co-operation, the powers devolved to national regulators can be applied to close the gap and bring in short- term measures that are consistent with the overall framework while addressing immediate problems of accessibility.
Vocational rehabilitation and Europe
- Editor:
- FLOYD Michael
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 132p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines contrasting solutions in Europe and the United States for improving employment opportunities for disabled people. Looks at: services disabled people need to help them get back to work; the impact of the Maastricht Treaty; lessons learned from the first Horizon programme and the second Helios programme; and recent developments in services and legislation in the United States.
Access denied: human rights and disabled people
- Authors:
- FOLEY Conor, PRATT Sue
- Publisher:
- Liberty
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 68p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at the governments attitude towards civil rights for disabled people, at international law, and at discrimination against disabled people. Makes comparisons with the situation in Europe and in the United States.
Disability rights in Europe: from theory to practice
- Editors:
- LAWSON Anna, GOODING Caroline, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Hart
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 323p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
This book is based on a conference organised jointly by the editors to mark the European Year of Disabled People. It explores the range of legal strategies which have been adopted, both nationally and internationally, to achieve equality for disabled people and facilitate their inclusion into mainstream society. It examines current developments in anti-discrimination law, both within Member States and at EU level. It also assesses the effectiveness and potential of the human rights framework for disabled Europeans. In addition, a number of approaches to the enforcement and promotion of disability rights are considered. Contributors to this book, drawn from across Europe, represent a variety of different backgrounds. They include leading academics in the field, as well as campaigners and others working to improve or enforce disability-related legislation. The book is a unique and timely contribution to an important and rapidly expanding field of study. It will be of relevance to all those, whether lawyers or not, with an interest in disability and equality issues
Disabled people and European human rights: a review of the implications of the 1998 Human Rights Act for disabled children and adults in the UK
- Authors:
- CLEMENTS Luke, READ Janet
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 127p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
There has been increasing recognition of the ways in which disabled children and adults have been denied human and civil rights that others take for granted. In the year 2000, the 1998 Human Rights Act came into force in the UK. This book reviews the implications of the Act for disabled people. The book provides a clear and accessible account of the potential of the Human Rights Act to make a positive difference in relation to issues that have been identified through research, policy development and political debate as significant in the lives of disabled people. The book provides: an overview of key policy and legislative developments in the UK in relation to disabled children and adults in the post war period; an outline of the European Convention on Human Rights, the 1998 Human Rights Act and related procedures; an account of the ways in which disabled people's human rights have increasingly become a matter of concern and the implications of the Human Rights Act in relation to specific issues; a debate about the ways in which public bodies and practitioners within them can engage positively with the provisions of the Human Rights Act to develop better practice.
The uncertain convergence of disability policies in Western Europe
- Author:
- HVINDEN Bjorn
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 37(6), December 2003, pp.609-624.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In the last decades disability has emerged as a key area for European social policy. So far there have been few indications of a general trend towards greater similarity in the disability policies of member states. This paper argues that attempts to promote common approaches and patterns of effort between member states are more likely to succeed in “vacant” sub-areas of disability policy than in more “crowded” ones. Existing redistributive provisions within income maintenance, employment and independent living are examples of crowded sub-areas. By contrast, the emerging anti-discrimination legislation and other forms of market regulation recently introduced by the EU may point towards more vacant policy areas within member states.
Past it at 40?: a grassroots view of ageism and discrimination in employment
- Author:
- GASTER Lucy
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 61p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This report provides new evidence that ageism and discrimination are having devastating effects on the lives of people as young as forty, with a cost to the economy of up to £31 billion per year. It explores, in detail, the experiences of people over forty trying to enter the labour market, including: people who have been made redundant; the longterm unemployed; women returners; people with disabilities; and people still in a job but needing new skills to keep going. Employers’ attitudes, policies and practices are examined, revealing a worrying lack of awareness of national and European legislation in relation to the employment of older people.
Safeguarding adults and children with disabilities against abuse
- Author:
- BROWN Hilary
- Publisher:
- Council of Europe
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 132p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Strasbourg Cedex
The report addresses abuse and mistreatment of all disabled children and adults. It draws attention to the extent and nature of this abuse and aims to ensure that people with disabilities are protected against deliberate and/or avoidable harm, at least to the same extent as other citizens, and that when they are especially vulnerable, additional measures are put in place to assure their safety.