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Tasmania Together?: a disability critique of a social plan
- Authors:
- NEWELL Christopher, WILKINSON Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 18(4), June 2003, pp.457-470.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The 'Tasmania Together' social futures plan for Tasmania is critically examined. Authored by a Tasmanian Government appointed Community Leaders Group, on behalf of the people of Tasmania, the plan is supposed to deliver a better Tasmanian society by 2020, based upon community consultation. Rather than a step-forward in democracy, the process serves to remove the democratic rights of people, especially those who are disadvantaged. A critique from a disability perspective is offered, which suggests that this social plan constitutes a form of institutionalised disablism.
Shaping futures - rights, welfare and personal social services
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL WORK
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Outlines how a two day conference with a group of service providers, policy advisers, users/carers, disabled people, academics and other commentators on the future of the Personal Social Services found agreement on the progress that had been made on involvement, as well as profound disagreement about the future.Discusses how significant work now needs to be addressed on agreeing a way forward.
Meeting the health needs of people who have a learning disability
- Authors:
- THOMPSON Jeanette, PICKERING Sharon
- Publisher:
- Bailliere Tindall
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 347p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The notion of addressing the poor health and promoting good health for people who have a learning disability is relatively new. Concepts such as normalisation and integration of people into the local community and providing an inclusive rather than exclusive ethos for care, have led to the policy that people with learning difficulties have the right to be treated with the same respect as every one else. This includes their right to live long and healthylives.