creating user-led disability services in a disabling society /
First Statement of Responsibility
Colin Barnes and Geof Mercer.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Bristol, UK :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Policy Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (viii, 223 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
GENERAL NOTES
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Published in association with the British Association of Social Workers.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-216) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The number of disability related support services controlled and run by disabled people themselves has increased in UK. As a result, greater user involvement in service provision and delivery is a key priority for many western governments. This book provides a comprehensive review and analysis of these developments in the UK.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
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JSTOR
Stock Number
22573/ctt8hghwf
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Independent futures.
International Standard Book Number
9781861347190
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
People with disabilities-- Services for-- Government policy-- Great Britain.
People with disabilities-- Services for-- Great Britain-- Management.