This paper draws up a theoretical framework of citizenship, based on Marshall's thesis, that
encompasses the idea of access to welfare services (using the example of community care …

This article argues that the cumulative consequences of community care policies in the UK
have resulted in a move from universal access to NHS services to discretionary access to …

This title was first published in 2002: A critical look at the experiences of disabled people in
accessing and receiving community care in the UK. The author uses a framework of …

English This article develops a framework of citizenship, in the light of current developments
in social theory, policy and practice, to analyse the social rights and duties of disabled …

Disabled people experience profound discrimination and social disadvantage, but this has
not generated substantial interest among mainstream sociologists. Barnes, Mercer and …

The term 'service users' has come to be increasingly used both in the UK and beyond to
describe people on the receiving end of health, welfare and social care policies and …

In the past 30 years, the social model of disability has underpinned significant organisational
development of disabled people, been adopted by disabled academics in the courses that …

In its dealings with disabled people, New Labour has shifted the policy emphasis from
benefits to work. A tightening of access to social security has been matched by the …

With the rhetoric of independence, new cash for care systems were introduced in many
developed welfare states at the end of the 20th century. These systems allow local …

Mark Priestley addresses the relationship between the politics of disability and community
care policies. Guided by his direct work with representatives of the disabled people's …