People with Intellectual Disabilities: Towards a Good Life?

ISBN-13: 9781847420695 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 204 str.

Johnson, Kelley

Opis

This book takes as its starting point the concept of 'the good life' and the challenge of ensuring people with intellectual disabilities are included in 'the good life.' The book explores the values underpinning current discourses of disability, analyzes their strengths and limitations, and proposes some alternative approaches to theory and practice. It deconstructs key concepts, theories, and practices within the learning disability field in the post institution era, and it identifies the values, strengths, and limits of these approaches. The book explores the boundaries around those included in the category 'disabled,' those on its margins, and those who move in and out of this category. It also proposes some alternative formulations to existing theories and practices, and explores their practical implications for the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. Using evidence from the UK, Australia, Bangladesh, and the Republic of Ireland, People with Intellectual Disabilities bu

Spis treści

Introduction: exploring a good life; Part One: Reflecting on a good life: My own life: Marie Wolfe with Kelley Johnson;Thinking about a good life; A good life and people with intellectual disabilities; Part Two: Re-examining key concepts in the light of current practice: A good life in policy; Changing problems changing solutions; Changing constructions of work; Part Three: Rethinking a good life: Justice, rights and capabilities; Community, inclusion and belonging; Promoting a good life; Conclusion.