This book addresses the ways in which individualised, market-based models of disability support provision have been mobilised in and across different countries through cross-national investigation of individualised funding (IF) as an object of neoliberal policy mobility. Combining rich theoretical and interdisciplinary perspectives with extensive empirical research, the book provides a timely examination of the policy processes and mechanisms driving the spread of IF amongst countries at the forefront of disability policy reform. It is argued that IF's mobility is not attributable to neoliberalism alone but to the complex intersections between neoliberal and emancipatory agendas and to the transnational networks that have blended the two agendas in new ways in different institutional contexts. The book shows how disability rights struggles have synchronised with neoliberal agendas, which explains IF's propensity to move and mutate between different jurisdictions. Featuring first-hand accounts of the activists and advocates engaged in these struggles, the book illuminates the consequences and risks of the dangerous liaisons and political trade-offs that seemed necessary to get individualised funding on the policy agenda for disabled people. It will be of interest to all scholars and students working in disability studies, social policy, sociology and political science more generally.
Casey Martin is a talented golfer. Martin is also an individual with a disability as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA or Act). Since birth he has been afflicted with KlippelTrenaunay-Weber Syndrome, ...
This book covers the transition of individuals with mild to severe disabilities from a school-age program to all aspects of adult life.
Ready, Willing and Able: Differently Abled Workers Speak Out
... were conceived ofby the outgoing Conservative administration and enshrined in the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act of 1996 (HM Government, 1996b) that was rolled out by the New Labour government in 1997 (Pearson, 2004).
Functional Life Planning
This book explores the diverse ways in which disability activism and advocacy are experienced and practised by people with disabilities and their allies.
The Real Guide: True Travel Stories by and for People with Disabilities. Able to travel
Aligned with the core values and agenda of TASH, this visionary text prepares professionals to strengthen supports and services for people with disabilities across the lifespan.
Aligned with the core values and agenda of TASH, this visionary text prepares professionals to strengthen supports and services for people with disabilities across the lifespan.
This title comprehensively covers the law of disability discrimination, particularly in light of the Equality Act 2010. The book provides an overview of the law and a guide to managing litigation.