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Multiculturalism and disability: a critical perspective
- Authors:
- GILSON Stephen French, DePOY Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 15(2), March 2000, pp.207-218.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article reviews current multicultural thinking, in relation to disability and offers a critical view of the advantages and disadvantages of positioning disability within the emergent multicultural discourse. Implications for future thinking and action to promote equal opportunity and self-determination for persons with disabilities as a cultural group with a political agenda are then advanced.
An examination of current practices in the provision of care: exploring these practices in social work education
- Author:
- MUNFORD Robyn
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 17(1), March 1998, pp.57-76.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In Aotearoa/New Zealand social work education has incorporated within its curriculum an understanding of the ways in which power relations are constructed and maintained. This has focused upon an analysis of social, political, economic and cultural contexts in an effort to reveal how individuals and groups become marginalised. Frameworks for analysis have centred on feminist critiques of the positions of men and women, explorations of the way Maori have been marginalised and examination of how class positions determine the opportunities open to individuals. Theoretical ideas relating to these experiences have been translated into guidelines for social work practice (see Munford & Nash, 1994). An exploration of the experience of disability and the critique of how disability is constructed is now becoming a significant component of the social work curriculum. This article outlines some of the current debates and the implications for social work education. The focus is on people with disabilities and the discourses which determine the positions of people with disabilities and their support workers and caregivers.
The influence of western special education on community-based services in India
- Author:
- KALYANPUR Maya
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 11(2), 1996, pp.349-270.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Examines the consequences of the transfer of Western special education technology to India. Looking specifically at the policies of community integration and integrated education, it presents evidence that community-based services are unsuited to the local culture and analyses the implications of a inappropriate programs for families of children with disabilities. Culturally responsive alternatives are discussed.