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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452673203321

Titolo

A seat at the table [[electronic resource] ] : persons with disabilities and policy making / / William Boyce ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001

ISBN

1-282-85930-7

9786612859304

0-7735-6919-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BoyceWilliam F <1949-> (William Francis)

Disciplina

362.4/04561/0971

Soggetti

People with disabilities - Government policy - Canada

People with disabilities - Civil rights - Canada

HandicapeĢs - Politique gouvernementale - Canada

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Limited ed. of 300 copies.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From asylum to independent living : disability policy making, past to present -- Theoretical frameworks for citizen participation : contextualizing the case studies -- Constitutional ferment : proceeding to patriation -- The Canadian Charter of rights and freedoms : the political battle over four words -- The Charlottetown accord : post-patriation -- The Ontario advocacy act : representing persons with intellectual disabilities -- Adult guardianship legislation in British Columbia : reform and restructuring through community participation -- Themes in disability policy participation -- The potential for influencing policy -- Recommendations for research and strategy.