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.

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Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2013

ISBN

9781139848435

Topic

Politics & International Relations

Subtopic

Human Rights

Index

Politics & International Relations

Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Part I Towards Active Citizenship for Persons with Disabilities
2 Supports to Persons with Disabilities in the Context of International and Regional Disability Law and Policy
3 Revitalising Disability Support at the Domestic Level
Part II Learning from Comparative Perspectives
5 Active Citizenship and Disability in Canada (British Columbia and Ontario)
6 Active Citizenship and Disability in the United Kingdom (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
10 Towards Active Citizenship and Disability in Ireland
Part IV The Journey Ahead for Active Citizenship and Independent Living for Persons with Disabilities
12 Conclusion
Appendix Questions for Comparative Analysis
Index