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Active Citizenship and Disability

Active Citizenship and Disability Implementing the Personalisation of Support

Author: Andrew Power; Janet Lord; Allison DeFranco
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107029910
Published In: February 2013
Format: Hardback , 518 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This book provides an international comparative study of the implementation of disability rights law and policy focused on the emerging principles of self-determination and personalisation. It explores how these principles have been enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and how different jurisdictions have implemented them to enable meaningful engagement and participation by persons with disabilities in society. The philosophy of 'active citizenship' underpinning the Convention – that all citizens should (be able to) actively participate in the community – provides the core focal point of this book, which grounds its analysis in exploring how this goal has been imagined and implemented across a range of countries. The case studies examine how different jurisdictions have reformed disability law and policy and reconfigured how support is administered and funded to ensure maximum choice and independence is accorded to people with disabilities.

• Provides wide international coverage of an important topic (how countries are grappling with the reform of disability rights law)

• Includes a significant amount of empirical case-study material

• Swedish, French and Irish chapters provide a unique contribution to the dominant Anglo-American comparative literature

Acknowledgements	ix
Abbreviations	xiii
Part I – Towards Active Citizenship for Persons with Disabilities
1 Introduction	3
2 Supports to Persons with Disabilities in the Context of International and Regional Disability Law and Policy	18
3 Revitalising Disability Support at the Domestic Level	55
Part II – Learning from Comparative Perspectives
4 Active Citizenship and Disability in the United States	87
5 Active Citizenship and Disability in Canada (British Columbia and Ontario)	141
6 Active Citizenship and Disability in the United Kingdom (England and Northern Ireland)	195
7 Active Citizenship and Disability in Sweden	244
8 Active Citizenship and Disability in France	296
Part III – The Development of Reform in the Disability Support Sector in Ireland
9 Tracing the Origins of Disability Support in Ireland	343
10 Towards Active Citizenship and Disability in Ireland	386
Part IV – The Journey Ahead for Active Citizenship and Independent Living for Persons with Disabilities
11 Options and Alternatives for a New Support Delivery Framework Which Encourages Independence	441
12 Conclusion	490
Appendix: Questions for Comparative Analysis	497
Index	499