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Personal assistance for disabled people - the Norwegian experience
- Author:
- ASHKEIM O.P.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 8(2), April 1999, pp.111-119.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article presents data from a survey of disabled people in Norway who receive personal assistance in the municipalities that have granted subsidies from the State. It concentrates on: who are the user of personal assistance; what distinguishes them from other disabled people; what dimensions has personal assistance as a service; how has it influenced the total service to the recipients and how is this composed; how do the users value their service; and to what extent does it seem to fulfil the aims of self-dependence and sovereignty for the users. Concludes that personal assistance seems to be a suitable instrument to reach the goals of full participation and equality of status for disabled people in Norwegian society.