| Description |
317 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Preface / Jeremy Cooper -- Ch. 1. Working in Partnership with Disabled People: New Perspectives for Professionals Within the Social Model of Disability / Clare Picking -- Ch. 2. Changing Attitudes to the Rights of People with Disabilities in Europe / Lisa Waddington -- Ch. 3. Improving the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities Through International Law / Jeremy Cooper -- Ch. 4. Improving the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities Through Domestic Law: A Global Overview / Jeremy Cooper -- Ch. 5. The Legal Regulation of the Powers and Duties of Local Authorities with regard to Disabled People / Belinda Schwehr -- Ch. 6. The Disability Discrimination Act: An Overview / Catherine Casserley -- Ch. 7. Disability, Housing and Homelessness / Mary Holmes -- Ch. 8. Disability and Mental Health Law / Kate Harrison -- Ch. 9. Disabled Children: (Still) Invisible Under the Law / Mairian Corker and John M. Davis -- Ch. 10. Disabled Children and Social Care: Law and Practice / Suzy Braye -- Ch. 11. Clear Voices for Change: Messages from Disability Research for Law, Policy and Practice / Michael Preston-Shoot |
| Summary |
This text assesses the relationship between legal rights and disability and the effect of law, legal process and third party professional intervention on the lives of people with disabilities |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain.
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Discrimination against people with disabilities -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
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| Author |
Cooper, Jeremy, 1950- editor
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| LC no. |
00043567 |
| ISBN |
1853028363 |
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9781853028366 |
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1846421225 |
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9781846421228 |
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