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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.
American dreams come true
- Author:
- DOURADO Phil
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 1.3.90, 1990, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The disabled community in the United States has effected great changes in the laws on equal rights by convincing the legislators that disability is about civil rights and not charity.
A right to equality: a London charter for people with disabilities
- Author:
- GREATER LONDON COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Greater London Council
- Publication year:
- 1984
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Disability in Britain: a manifesto of rights
- Editors:
- WALKER Alan, TOWNSEND Alan
- Publisher:
- M. Robertson
- Publication year:
- 1981
- Pagination:
- 231p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Moving forward: review of NHS wheelchair and seating services in Scotland
- Author:
- NHS SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 214p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Independent review of NHS wheelchair and seating services in Scotland with recommendations for improvement to services. A Steering Group has undertaken an in-depth analysis of all the information gathered in this exercise culminating in 40 recommendations for improvements in the delivery of NHS Wheelchair and Seating Services in Scotland.
The disability pendulum: the first decade of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Author:
- COLKER Ruth
- Publisher:
- New York University Press
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 245p.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Signed into law in July 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became effective two years later, and court decisions about the law began to multiply in the middle of the decade. This book presents the first legislative history of the enactment of the ADA in Congress and analyzes the first decade of judicial decisions under the act. It assesses the success and failure of the first ten years of litigation under the ADA, focusing on its three major titles: employment, public entities, and public accommodations. The book argues that despite an initial atmosphere of bipartisan support with the expectation that the ADA would make a significant difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities, judicial decisions have not been consistent with Congress intentions. The courts have operated like a pendulum, at times swinging to a pro-disabled plaintiff and then back again to a pro-defendant stance. The author, whose work on the ADA has been cited by the Supreme Court, offers practical suggestions on where to amend the act to make it more effective in defending disability rights, and also explains judicial hostility toward enforcing the act.
Do you know your rights?
- Author:
- SCOPE
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- London
People with physical disabilities have equal rights. It is important to know what they are and what be can done if people with physical disabilities rights are often not respected. A disabled person may face additional difficulties exercising rights and it is crucial to know what to do when this happens.
Your finances
- Author:
- SCOPE
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Money is an essential part of daily living. Having an impairment can impose extra costs and burdens. Practical advice is given.
The status of disabled persons in the city of Zagreb
- Authors:
- SOSTAR Zvonimir, ANDELIC Marinka Bakula
- Journal article citation:
- Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku Journal of Social Policy, 13(1), 2006, pp.53-65.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
The paper analyses the need for measures of the Zagreb strategy of uniform policy for disabled persons. The manner of introducing these measures and their realisation in the period from 2003 to 2006. The paper briefly provides basic definitions, a historical review of the attitude of society towards disabled persons, a survey of contemporary concepts, approaches and models of protection of this part of the population, as well as the basic characteristics of the disabled persons in the area of the city of Zagreb. The implementation of the Zagreb strategy measures is considered through the results of the rights of the disabled persons according to the international organisations' methodology, i.e. based on the standardised survey for the analysis of the index of respecting rights of the disabled person. [Article in Croatian].
Media labelling versus the US disability community identity: a study of shifting cultural language
- Authors:
- HALLER Beth, DORRIES Bruce, RAHN Jessica
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 21(1), January 2006, pp.61-75.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study examines disability terminology to explore how the news media frame cultural representations of the disability community. More specifically, the paper examines the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act on journalist's language choices about disability topics. A content analysis of news stories using disability terms in The Washington Post and The New York Times during the past decade was conducted. The paper illustrates that disability community identity continues to be formed, transformed and maintained through news media presentations of disability terminology. The paper argues that the US Disability Rights Movement had some success during the 1990s in putting forth language that advances its aims, though the study also suggests that some journalists continue to use terms that perpetuate limiting, narrow stereotypes about people with disabilities.