The label of 'intellectual disability'can be a very blurred concept, because for those on the
borders their label often arises from the interaction of the individual with their environment …

This paper questions whether Australia's new disability support regime, the National
Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), can meet its aims for people with disabilities who also …

The decades since World War 11 are notable for the emphasis on the reform of services for
people with intellectual disabilities and it appears that massive resources have been …

The notion of 'rights' in relation to people with a mental handicap has become increasingly
fashionable in policy statements in Britain and elsewhere. However, the concept has rarely …

In order to address obvious inequities, rights have been utilised to provide the'basic'material
needs for many groups. Whilst this brings some groups/individuals up to a perceived …

Physical and intellectual disability emerged in the twentieth century as a major public policy
concern in Western states (Stone, 1984). The exclusions that face disabled people are held …

In this article we try to work some aspects of disability into a framework of equality (see
Baker, this issue of Studies). The intention is not to try to be all encompassing at this early …

This chapter will draw upon some of my recent work with colleagues in Sheffield and
Manchester in Britain (www. dishuman. com) and in response to some inspiring writers and …

Any discussion of human rights and the criminal justice system would be incomplete without
consideration of one of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups involved in the …

This article surveys contemporary macro social, economic and political issues and considers
how they define the context of life for people with intellectual disability in the early 21st …