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Models of disability in the labelling and attitudinal discourse in Ghana
- Author:
- AVOKE Mawutor
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 17(7), December 2002, pp.769-777.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article considers the labelling of people with 'mental retardation' in Ghana against the background of the major underpinning models of disability. The influences of these models on individuals and on services and provisions are discussed. It is argued that traditional and religious beliefs, in addition to present day attitudes within the community, are influences on the perception of 'mental retardation' in Ghana
Is what you need what you really want?
- Author:
- STEVENS Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 15(3), 2002, pp.9-10.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Need is good and want is bad is the first lesson of care manager, says the author. But when it comes to the supply of personal care products, shouldn't disabled people be involved in choosing them? However argues that disabled people should be involved in choosing their own personal care products.
Cultural representation of disabled people: dustbins for disavowal?
- Author:
- SHAKESPEARE Tom
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 9(3), 1994, pp.283-299.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Impairment and imagery are neglected within the social model approaches to disability. This is connected to a neglect of representation. Comparing the experience of disabled people to that of women, the author explores the prejudice underlying cultural representation, using a variety of theoretical models, and concludes by suggesting an explanation for popular prejudice against disabled people.
Disability, counselling and psychotherapy: challenges and opportunities
- Author:
- WILSON Shula
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 144p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Whilst much progress has been made in the range of practical solutions available for the physical limitations of the disabled person and great strides have been taken towards equality of opportunity, scant attention has been paid to the felt experience of the disabled person and the ways in which psychotherapy may be constructively employed. This book directly addresses this gap and, taking a life-span perspective and a psychoanalytic approach, actively explores the challenges and opportunities of disability to psychotherapy, the caring professions and, more widely, to society.
Not just users of services but contributors to society: the opportunities of the disability rights agenda
- Author:
- SAYCE Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 6(3), September 2001, pp.25-28.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Discusses the relevance of models of disability for people with mental health problems. Looks at the opportunities presented in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 as they apply to mental health.
Right on our side
- Author:
- JACKSON Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(1), September 2000, pp.6-8.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Reports on how legislation is just one of the many tools the Disability Rights Commission will be using to tackle discrimination.
What's so special? Teachers models and their realisation in practice in segregated schools
- Authors:
- ADAMS Joan, SWAIN John, CLARK Jim
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 15(2), March 2000, pp.223-245.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The concept of 'special' has played a crucial role in the development of educational policy and practice, and the meaning of the term has been the subject of far-reaching debates and controversy. This paper is based on research which explored the meaning of 'specialness' in theory and practice from the point of view of practitioners working in segregated schools, providing education for young people designated as having moderate and severe learning difficulties. The research demonstrates the articulation of the individual model of special in teachers' thinking about pupils, themselves and their relationships with pupils, and also in the learning environment provided for different categories of young people. The authors argue that the dominant discursive practices of practitioners construct and maintain 'otherness' in special education, and pre-empt alternative discourses.
Knowledge, power and the Disability Discrimination Bill
- Author:
- CHADWICK Alden
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 11(1), March 1996, pp.25-40.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article compares the social model of disability with the individual model upon which the Government's Disability Discrimination Bill is based. It use Foucault's concepts of Power/Knowledge and Governance, to develop an analysis which illustrates how both models of disability can impact on the identities of disabled people and local government practices. It suggests that, in order to assist disabled people to 'fashion a purpose', those disabled people and their allies working in local government need to operationalise the social model.
Charities, authority and disabled people: a qualitative study
- Author:
- DRAKE Robert F.
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 11(1), 1996, pp.5-23.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Disabled people are greatly under-represented in positions of authority within traditional charities. Using qualitative data from original empirical research, this paper identifies some of the causes of their exclusion. The values, attitudes and beliefs of those who govern traditional charities accord largely with the 'personal tragedy' or medical model of disability, and a major consequence of this perspective is that disabled people are confined to roles in which they have little opportunity to exercise power in the traditional voluntary sector.
Euthanasia and disabled children
- Author:
- KENNEDY Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 119, September 1995, pp.11-12.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Examines the issues in, and the media coverage surrounding, the case of Thomas Creedon, a severely disabled child whose parents are seeking the permission of the courts to cease feeding him. Argues that if we continue to view disabled children using the medical model whereby impairment is seen as 'defective' we promote prejudice and disablism and ultimately put all disabled adults and children at risk of widescale euthanasia.