Disability and Community Living Policies

ISBN-13: 9781107140714 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 200 str.

Arie Rimmerman

Opis

This book discusses American and European policies surrounding deinstitutionalization and community living, including Articles 12 and 19 of the UNCRPD.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Theology, eugenics, and the roots of change; 3. The paradigm shift of Articles 12 and 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD); 4. Unites States policy towards community living as aspects of non-discrimination; 5. European perspectives on the right to community living; 6. Comparing community living policies: United States vs Europe; 7. Promoting change in community living of people with intellectual disabilities: the case of Israel; 8. Closing remarks.