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Informationen zum Autor Andrew Power is a Lecturer in Geography and Environment at the University of Southampton in the UK. He previously worked as a Researcher at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, National University of Ireland, Galway, where he undertook the fieldwork for this study. His research interests in the field of disability law include independent living, supported decision making and family caregiver policy. Previous research work has included an ESRC postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Health Research at the University of Lancaster. At Southampton, he currently researches and teaches across a range of areas including social justice, welfare and rights. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Towards Active Citizenship for People with Disabilities: 1. Introduction; 2. Supports to persons with disabilities in the context of international and regional disability law and policy; 3. Towards an enabling state and revitalising disability support; Part II. Learning from Comparative Perspectives: 4. Active citizenship and disability in the United States; 5. Active citizenship and disability in Canada (British Columbia and Ontario); 6. Active citizenship and disability in the UK (England and Northern Ireland); 7. Active citizenship and disability in Sweden; 8. Active citizenship and disability in France; Part III. The Development of Reform in the Disability Support Sector in Ireland: 9. Tracing the origins of disability support in Ireland; 10. Towards active citizenship and disability in Ireland; Part IV. The Journey Ahead for Independent Living: 11. Options and alternatives for a new support delivery framework that encourages independence; 12. Conclusion....
