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Disability, oppression and public policy
- Author:
- CUNNINGHAM Sue
- Publisher:
- Independent Living (Keighley) Ltd
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 92p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bradford
Small scale research study looking at the impct of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR) on disabled people. Issues addressed include: alternative approaches to the issue of good practice in manual handling; promoting disabled people's ideas of good practice in manual handling; reviewing disability oppression in the context of British society; the mechanism of professional power; the experience of disability oppression; evidence of institutional oppression of disabled people; and the argument for civil rights legislation to protect disabled people from oppressive experience.
Demolishing special needs: fundamental principles of non-discriminatory housing
- Authors:
- MACFARLANE Ann, LAURIE Linda
- Publisher:
- British Council of Organisations of Disabled People
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 79p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Derby
Research report looking at housing provision and policy for disabled people.
Care of Europe's older people
- Author:
- DAYE Gertaud
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 6(2), July 2005, pp.21-24.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This paper explores dignity from the viewpoint of older Europeans themselves. General recommendations concerning policies for older persons are considered together with commitments included in action plans on aging, in relation to the questions of to what extent these texts can be seen as a means to guarantee the dignity of the older person? The inter-relatedness of recommendations concerning health, labour market and those on social protection policies are stressed and the impact on the dignity of older citizens highlighted. The use of language is explored, as is the presentation of older persons in the media and advertising and the impact on dignity. The paper also questions whether dignity, or rather the loss of dignity, is experienced similarly by all groups of older persons. Is there a difference for men and women, for persons from ethnic minorities and for persons with a disability who are becoming old? Finally it considers what kind of care we want when we are old - how do we wish to be taken care of once we are no longer able to live fully independent lives in our own homes?
Some are more equal than others: definitions of disability in social policy and discrimination law in Europe
- Author:
- MABBETT Debora H.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy, 34(2), April 2005, pp.215-233.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
This article explores the relationship between anti-discrimination policy and existing social policies directed towards disabled people. It proposes a conception of ‘spheres’ of social policy, in which different spheres advance different dimensions of equality. Within each sphere, definitions of disability are based on relevant comparisons which determine who should be recognised as disabled for the purposes of the policy. Examples of definitions are given using material from a cross-national European project. Examples are also given where social policies provide for disabled people without defining a disability category. The implications of these findings for anti-discrimination policy are drawn out, and problems in defining disability for the purposes of ‘fourth generation’ equality rights are identified. It is suggested that there are limitations to the extent that equality policy can be founded on non-discrimination principles, and that a more substantive equality policy for disabled people needs to learn from debates and experiences within social policy.
Housing and social policy: contemporary themes and critical perspectives
- Authors:
- SOMERVILLE Peter, SPRINGINGS Nigel, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 264p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book looks at the changing nature of housing policy in the UK and how it relates to the economy and society generally. Contributors to the book consider the effects of market forces and state action on low-income households, different social classes, women, minority ethnic groups, and disabled people. It is argued that housing is a key focus for economic development, for social justice, for everyday lived experience, for class struggle, for gender and racial divisions, for organising the life course, and for physical and social regeneration.
The ‘compliant’, the ‘pacified’ and the ‘rebel’: experiences with Swiss disability insurance
- Authors:
- PIECEK Monika, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 34(4), 2019, pp.583-606.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Switzerland’s social policies in the field of disability have been significantly reshaped over the last two decades by reducing the number of allowances awarded and by increasing the recourse to vocational rehabilitation measures. What stances do individuals who experience the implementation of these policies adopt? What kind of tests are they subjected to? How can we explain the posture they adopt – be it ‘compliant’, ‘pacified’ or ‘rebellious’ – when facing the (re)assignations of their identity and professional status? Drawing on interviews conducted with individuals who have recently been involved in programmes set up by Swiss disability insurance, this paper highlights their uncertainties and concerns relating to their place in society, as well as their reactions to disability insurance’s interventions. (Edited publisher abstract)
Dignity and older Europeans: final report of focus groups of Spanish professionals
- Author:
- BLASCO Sergio Arino
- Publisher:
- Dignity and Older Europeans Consortium
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 76p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The right to, and the need for dignity is frequently cited in policy documents relating to the health and social care of older people. It is also expressed as an important value in professional codes and declarations of human rights. Yet concerns about the standards of care for a growing number of older people abound despite global ageing being a well-recognised Dignity and Older Europeans is an international research project which brings together a range of academics, clinicians, and user groups to explore the concept of dignity in the lives of Older Europeans. The project spanned 3 years until December 2004 and involved 8 partners from 6 European countries including Spain.
Educating for dignity: a multi-disciplinary workbook
- Author:
- DIGNITY AND OLDER EUROPEANS CONSORTIUM
- Publisher:
- Dignity and Older Europeans Consortium
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 93p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This study material was developed from an international research project 'Dignity and Older Europeans'. The material is derived from contributions from older people; health and social care professionals and other members of the public in the six countries which took part in the research UK (England and Wales), France, Ireland, Spain, Sweden and Slovakia. The learning activites are presented in four sections: Old Age - what does it mean?; Understanding Dignity; Dignity in care; and The impact of the system. Each section includes narratives based around the key themes that emerged from the study. The concluding section offers a brief discussion of the exercises and provides an overview of the main findings.
Dignity and the older European: policy recommendations
- Authors:
- EDGAR Andrew, NORDENFELT Lennart
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 6(2), July 2005, pp.17-20.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
The Dignity and Older Europeans Research Group had produced a series of recommendations on policy. The policy recommendations are inspired by the data gathered from focus groups, as well as by the theoretical reflections on the concept of 'dignity'. This article introduces four core policy recommendations. The first reflects the rights of the older person, the second calls for the removal of ageism and ageist practices, the third concerns the regulatory frameworks needs in service provision and the fourth reflects the welfare entitlements of older people.
Children and young people with disabilities in Northern Ireland: part 2: the circumstances, needs and aspirations of young people with disabilities making the transition to adulthood
- Authors:
- MONTEITH Marina, SNEDDON Helga
- Publisher:
- Queen's University Belfast. Centre for Child Care Research
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 75p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Aims to provide an extensive profile of disabled children and their families in Northern Ireland through the analysis of the nature of disability, family circumstances and socio-demographic characteristics, and the provision of services in a number of social policy areas (health and social services, education, housing). The project included the views of disabled children making the transition to adulthood in Northern Ireland regarding key issues in these areas.