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The disability rights movement in Australia: a note from the trenches
- Author:
- NEWELL Christopher
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 11(3), September 1996, pp.429-432.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Briefly looks at the disability rights movement in Australia.
Poverty and disabled people: challenging dominant debates and policies
- Author:
- BERESFORD Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 11(4), December 1996, pp.553-567.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article explores the relationship between poverty, disability and impairment in a global context. It challenges dominant critiques of poverty and disability, and explores the critiques, policy proposals and developments of the disabled people's movement to combat poverty. It offers an international perspective including the experience of both the North and South.
Access to change
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 5.12.96, 1996, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The Disability Discrimination Act, backed by many social services departments, is now law. Warns of the dangers they will face when trying to meet its requirements.
Re-authorization of the Rehabilitation Act: comprehensive solutions or political sacrificing?
- Author:
- O'DAY Bonnie
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 11(3), September 1996, pp.411-427.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is widely hailed as a sweeping piece of civil rights legislation that will dramatically affect the lives of individuals with disabilities in the United States for generations. In contrast, the re-authorisation of the Rehabilitation Act in 1992, and attempts to consolidate the rehabilitation programme for people with disabilities into a generic, consolidated employment system for the general public in 1995 brought only modest reforms. Using dominant political theories about policy making and agenda setting asks how comprehensive reforms get on the United State political agenda and looks at what factors were present during passage of ADA that were not present during re-authorisation of the Rehabilitation Act. Conclusions are drawn that will assist advocates in other countries in passing comprehensive civil rights legislation.
A pathway through the disabilities maze
- Author:
- JONES Ray
- Journal article citation:
- ADSS News, 5(5), August 1996, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Association of Directors of Social Services
Looks at the Disabilities Discrimination Act and why the Act is seen to be limited in terms of its benefit to disabled people and their continuing demand for a Bill of Rights.
Engaging with the disability rights movement: the experience of community-based rehabilitation in southern Africa
- Author:
- MILES Susie
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 11(4), December 1996, pp.501-517.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Argues that unless community-based rehabilitation (CBR) programmes enter into genuine consultation with the disability rights movement they are in danger of repeating the mistakes of institution-based rehabilitation. Partnership between CBR programmes, and disabled people's and parents' organisations in southern Africa has led to the development of a more consumer focused approach to CBR where disabled adults and parents have been fully involved in the design and implementation of programmes, CBR workers have a clearer understanding of disability as a development issue. Education, employment and poverty alleviation have been given a higher priority than medical rehabilitation in these programmes. The evolving concept of CBR and its relationship with the disability rights movement has been observed and documented by The Save the Children Fund, and forms the basis of this paper.
Home help
- Author:
- HIRST Judy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 17.10.96, 1996, p.11.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes how new housing legislation could undermine the rights of disabled people to a decent home and independent living, and leave them at the mercy of private sector landlords.
Where to now?
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.9.96, 1996, p.25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author argues that community care assessments are a crucial element in working towards a society where disabled people can participate and have full human rights.
Disability rights and the denial of young carers
- Authors:
- ALDRIDGE Jo, BECKER Saul
- Journal article citation:
- Critical Social Policy, 16(3), August 1996, pp.55-76.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Research, debate and policy on young carers has been welcomed by the carers movement and children's rights practitioners alike, but challenged by some disability rights authors who suggest defining the children of disabled parents as 'young carers' serves to undermine both the rights of disabled people and the rights of children. Here the authors respond to the disability rights critique on behalf of academics working in the field of young carers, policy-makers and practitioners and, more importantly, on behalf of children who care.
Disability - what the new law says
- Author:
- GOODING Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- NCVO News, 96, July 1996, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- National Council for Voluntary Organisations
For the first time ever, disabled people will be protected against discrimination when the Disability and Discrimination Act comes into force later this year. Asks why so few celebrating. Looks at the implications of the Act for voluntary organisations.