A seat at the table : persons with disabilities and policy making /

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A Seat at the Table documents the participation of disability activists and organizations in public policy making in Canada. The authors combine studies of contemporary federal and provincial policy making with a historical perspective on the progress made by disability groups since World War I. The...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Boyce, William
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2001.
Temas:
Kanada > Government
People with disabilities > Government policy > Canada.
People with disabilities > Civil rights > Canada.
Personnes handicapées > Politique gouvernementale > Canada.
Personnes handicapées > Droits > Canada.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > People with Disabilities.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Policy.
People with disabilities > Civil rights
People with disabilities > Government policy
Behindertenpolitik
Handicapés > Politique publique > Canada.
Canada
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From asylum to independent living : disability policy making, past to present
  • Theoretical frameworks for citizen participation : contextualizing the case studies
  • Constitutional ferment : proceeding to patriation
  • The Canadian Charter of rights and freedoms : the political battle over four words
  • The Charlottetown accord : post-patriation
  • The Ontario advocacy act : representing persons with intellectual disabilities
  • Adult guardianship legislation in British Columbia : reform and restructuring through community participation
  • Themes in disability policy participation
  • The potential for influencing policy
  • Recommendations for research and strategy.

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