Active Citizenship and Disability : Implementing the Personalisation of Support (Paperback)

Part I. Towards Active Citizenship for People with Disabilities: 1. Introduction; 2. Supports to persons with disabilities in the context of international and regional disability law and policy; 3. Towards an enabling state and revitalising disability support; Part II. Learning from Comparative Perspectives: 4. Active citizenship and disability in the United States; 5. Active citizenship and disability in Canada (British Columbia and Ontario); 6. Active citizenship and disability in the UK (England and Northern Ireland); 7. Active citizenship and disability in Sweden; 8. Active citizenship and disability in France; Part III. The Development of Reform in the Disability Support Sector in Ireland: 9. Tracing the origins of disability support in Ireland; 10. Towards active citizenship and disability in Ireland; Part IV. The Journey Ahead for Independent Living: 11. Options and alternatives for a new support delivery framework that encourages independence; 12. Conclusion.