Challenges to the human rights of people with intellectual disabilities [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Frances Owen and Dorothy Griffiths ; foreword by Orville Endicott

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816405203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-05932-7; 9786612059322; 1-84642-886-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): OwenFrances Ann <1952->; GriffithsDorothy M. <1950->
• Disciplina: 323.3; 342.087
• Soggetti: Mental health laws; People with mental disabilities - Civil rights
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: FRONT COVER; CHALLENGES TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES; Contents; FOREWORD; Introduction: the Rights Education Project that Inspired This Book; 1. Historical and Theoretical Foundations of the Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: Setting the Stage; 2. The Emergence of the Human Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in International Law: The Cases of the Montreal Declaration on International Disabilities and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; 3. Right to Life; 4. Self-Determination and the Emerging Role of Person-Centred Planning: A Dialogical Framework5. Legal Rights and Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; 6. Medical Rights for People with Intellectual Disabilities; 7. Sexuality and Human Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; 8. Right to Evidence-Based Treatment for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: Issues of the Use of Therapeutic Punishment; 9. Rights and Education; 10. Ensuring Rights: Systemic and Educational Approaches; CONTRIBUTORS; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR ; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a multidisciplinary examination of human rights and the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. It combines historical, psychological, philosophical, social, educational, medical and legal perspectives to form a unique and insightful account of the subject.