Disability In Canada

Author : Deborah Stienstra
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781552665688

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About Canada: Disability Rights by Deborah Stienstra Pdf

Through a close examination of employment, education, transportation, telecommunications and health care, About Canada: Disability Rights explores the landscape of disability rights in Canada and finds that, while important advances have been made, Canadians with disabilities still experience significant barriers in obtaining their human rights. Using the stories and voices of people with disabilities, Deborah Stienstra argues that disability is not about “faulty” bodies that need to be fixed, but about the institutional, cultural and attitudinal reactions to certain kinds of bodies, and that neoliberal ideas of independence and individualism are at the heart of the continuing discrimination against “disabled” people. Stienstra contends that achieving disability rights is possible, but not through efforts to “fix” certain kinds of bodies. Rather it can be achieved through universal design, disability supports, social and economic supports and belonging — in short, through foundational social transformation of Canadian society.

Author : Sara Blake
Publisher : Markham, Ont. : Butterworths
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105044566698

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Administrative Law in Canada by Sara Blake Pdf

Author : Jeanette Robertson
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-10T00:00:00Z
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781773633862

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Disability and Social Change by Jeanette Robertson Pdf

This edited collection uses a critical theory perspective and draws on expertise from a range of contemporary policy and practice areas. Contributors include people with disabilities, family members, researchers, academics and practitioners. This book is an ideal text for students of social work, human services, child and youth care and disability studies. Chapters include first-person accounts from persons with disabilities, perspectives of families and historical perspectives, as well as a critical exploration of demographics, human rights issues, disability legislation and policy in Canada, theoretical approaches to disability, intersectionality and disability, Aboriginal people and disability, mental health disability, principles of anti-ableist practice, advocacy and strategies for change. This book offers as a fresh Canadian perspective on disability from a critical lens, challenging and inspiring students and practitioners alike to think outside the box and to examine their own attitudes and values toward disability, ensuring that they do not inadvertently impose ableist and oppressive practices on one of Canada’s most marginalized populations.

Author : Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities,Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Sub-Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Income maintenance programs
ISBN : UIUC:30112060536072

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Listening to Canadians by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities,Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Sub-Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities Pdf

Author : Alan H. Puttee,Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations
Publisher : IIGR, Queen's University
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Medical policy
ISBN : 9780889118553

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Federalism, Democracy and Disability Policy in Canada by Alan H. Puttee,Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations Pdf

The 1999 signing of the Social Union Framework Agreement, the elimination of government deficits, and an apparent trend to decentralisation have increased the focus on Canada's social policy and the manner of its formulation. While disability policy, a key element of social policy that is seldom high on the country's policy agenda, is sharing in the renewed interest, no significant disability policy changes have yet emerged.The Social Union and Disability Policy examines the development of Canadian disability policy and the current political landscape that will influence new policy. It offers an agenda for reform of the disability insurance system and for the provision of supports and services for people with disabilities. The focus is on the impact of governance structures, those now in place and those that might be expected to yield improved policy outcomes while promoting the principles of federalism and democratic oversight.Contributors to the volume are academics Michael Prince (University of Victoria), Roy Hanes (Carleton University) and Allan Moscovitch (Carleton University), NGO representative Michael Bach (Roeher Institute) and social policy analysts Marcia Rioux (York University) and Alan Puttee.

Author : Anne Crichton,Lyn Jongbloed
Publisher : North York, Ont. : Captus Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN : PSU:000032630978

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Disability and Social Policy in Canada by Anne Crichton,Lyn Jongbloed Pdf

Author : Canada. Développement des ressources humaines Canada,Canada. Office for Disability Issues
Publisher : [Gatineau, Québec] : Développement des ressources humaines Canada
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : People with disabilities
ISBN : CORNELL:31924089453801

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Disability in Canada by Canada. Développement des ressources humaines Canada,Canada. Office for Disability Issues Pdf

This report presents key findings from the Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) for each of the following age groups: children (0-14); youths (15-24); core working-age adults (25-54); older working-age adults (55-64); seniors (65 and over). It begins with a national profile of disability rates, types and severity. It then summarizes data for each age group, highlighting the prevalence, severity and major types of disability for each group. It also presents data on some of the key issues for each age group. For example, the section on children looks at the impact of caregiving on families, while the section on core working-age adults highlights data on the labour force. Each section contains a personal story illustrating some of the issues revealed by the statistical data.

Author : Kirsty Johnston
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780773539945

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Stage Turns by Kirsty Johnston Pdf

How Canadian theatre artists are challenging traditional theatre practices and reimagining disability on stage.

Author : Canada. Human Resources and Social Development Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : People with disabilities
ISBN : UIUC:30112085093059

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A Way with Words and Images by Canada. Human Resources and Social Development Canada Pdf

Author : Kelly Fritsch,Jeffrey Monaghan,Emily van der Meulen
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774867153

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Disability Injustice by Kelly Fritsch,Jeffrey Monaghan,Emily van der Meulen Pdf

Ableism is embedded in Canadian criminal justice institutions, policies, and practices, making incarceration and institutionalization dangerous – even deadly – for disabled people. Disability Injustice examines disability in contexts that include policing and surveillance, sentencing and the courts, prisons and alternatives to confinement. The contributors confront challenging topics such as the pathologizing of difference as deviance; eugenics and crime control; criminalization based on biased physical and mental health approaches; and the role of disability justice activism in contesting discrimination. This provocative collection highlights how, with deeper understanding of disability, we can challenge the practices of crime control and the processes of criminalization.

Author : L. Ben-Moshe,C. Chapman,A. Carey
Publisher : Springer
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137388476

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Disability Incarcerated by L. Ben-Moshe,C. Chapman,A. Carey Pdf

Disability Incarcerated gathers thirteen contributions from an impressive array of fields. Taken together, these essays assert that a complex understanding of disability is crucial to an understanding of incarceration, and that we must expand what has come to be called 'incarceration.' The chapters in this book examine a host of sites, such as prisons, institutions for people with developmental disabilities, psychiatric hospitals, treatment centers, special education, detention centers, and group homes; explore why various sites should be understood as incarceration; and discuss the causes and effects of these sites historically and currently. This volume includes a preface by Professor Angela Y. Davis and an afterword by Professor Robert McRuer.

Author : Deborah Stienstra
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-26T00:00:00Z
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781773634241

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About Canada: Disability Rights by Deborah Stienstra Pdf

Including people with disabilities fully into Canadian society, with the rights enjoyed by non-disabled people, requires a fundamental social transformation, not simply “fixing” some bodies. It requires deep changes in the attitudes, cultural images and policies that make people with disabilities invisible, set them aside, undermine or reject their contributions and value, and justifies their neglect, abuse and death. This shift involves the simple recognition and honouring of the dignity, autonomy and rights of all people, including those who experience disabilities. In the second edition of About Canada: Disability Rights, Deborah Stienstra explores the historical and current experiences of people with disabilities in Canada, as well as the policy and advocacy responses to these experiences. Stienstra demonstrates that disability rights enable people with disabilities to make decisions about their lives and future, claim rights on their own behalf, and participate actively in all areas of Canadian society. Disability rights can and does increase access to and inclusion in critical areas like education, employment, transportation, telecommunications and health care. Additionally, Stienstra identifies new approaches and practices, such as universal design, disability supports and income supports, that can transform Canadian society to be more inclusive and accommodating for everyone.

Author : Michael J. Prince
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Citizenship
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132203675

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Absent Citizens by Michael J. Prince Pdf

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Author : Fawcett, Gail,Canadian Council on Social Development,Canada. Office for Disability Issues
Publisher : Hull, Québec : Human Resources Development Canada, Office for Disability Issues
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Handicapped Canada Economic conditions
ISBN : 0888104510

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Living with Disability in Canada by Fawcett, Gail,Canadian Council on Social Development,Canada. Office for Disability Issues Pdf

Author : Gerald B. Robertson
Publisher : Thomson Carswell
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Insanity
ISBN : 0459306715

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Mental Disability and the Law in Canada by Gerald B. Robertson Pdf

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