Implementation of the U nited N ations'(UN) C onvention on the R ights of P ersons with D
isabilities (CRPD), together with the new UN commitment to ensure the inclusion of people …

Stigma may have detrimental effects on the rights of individuals with disabilities. This study
examined the association between stigma and the perception of rights of people with …

Disabled people are regularly denied their human rights, since policies and laws are hard to
translate literally into practice. This article aims to make connections between social practice …

This article proposes the quality of life (QOL) construct as a framework from which to develop
useful indicators to operationalize, measure, and implement the Articles of the Convention …

Abstract Background The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (UNCRPD) recommend all disabled people receive support to develop their …

There has been renewed interest across social work in professional discourse into the
conceptualisation of social work as an activist profession with upholding human rights as a …

Exercising the right to vote at elections is frequently denied to people with disabilities. In this
study, we examined the voting behaviour of individuals with physical or learning …

Purpose: Choice and autonomy are recognized as values facilitating genuine self-
determination. Subsequently greater understanding of these concepts in decision-making …

Abstract The Republic of Kazakhstan ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of
Disabled People in January 2015 as part of a programme of 'Future without Barriers' and …

People with cognitive impairments are regularly denied access to the vote in democratic
nations. At the same time, the accuracy of legal regulations is uncertain due to the variety of …