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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824589303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001
• ISBN: 1-282-85930-7; 9786612859304; 0-7735-6919-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• 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; Handicapes - Politique gouvernementale - Canada
• 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: A Seat at the Table documents the participation of disability activists and organizations in public policy making in Canada. The authors combine studies of contemporary federal and provincial policy making with a historical perspective on the progress made by disability groups since World War I. The cases they discuss illustrate the tension between issues of human rights and personal capacities that the disability movement must deal with, but which have implications for other groups as well. An analysis of contemporary social policy networks in Canada makes it possible for the authors to suggest reasons for the ; inconsistent success that disability organizations have had in translating their requirements into policy. A Seat at the Table illuminates the key social-political factors of resources, roles, and reputations that must be taken into account by excluded groups seeking to gain a seat at the policy table. The insights it provides are important for the development of more professional lobbying practices by disability stakeholders as well as by women, aboriginals, ethnic groups, the elderly, and the poor.