Umfang:
Online-Ressource (viii, 223 p)
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ill
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24 cm
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
1861347197
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1861347189
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9781861347183
Serie:
BASW/Policy Press Titles Ser
Inhalt:
The number of disability related support services controlled and run by disabled people themselves has increased significantly in the UK and internationally over the past forty years. As a result, greater user involvement in service provision and delivery is a key priority for many western Governments. This book provides the first comprehensive review and analysis of these developments in the UK
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-216) and index
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Published in association with the British Association of Social Workers
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Cover ; INDEPENDENT FUTURES - Creating user-led disability services in a disabling society; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on the authors; ONE - Examining user-led services; TWO - Traditional approaches: disability policy and the welfare state; THREE - Disability activism and the struggle for independent living; FOUR - Researching user-led organisations; FIVE - User-led organisations: building an alternative approach; SIX - Service design and delivery: opportunities and constraints; SEVEN - Service users' views and experiences; EIGHT - Politics and campaigning
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NINE - Policy change or retrenchment?TEN - Future directions; References; Index; Also available from The Policy Press
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781861347190
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Independent Futures : Creating User-Led Disability Services in a Disabling Society
Sprache:
Englisch
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