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The Emerging Disability Paradigm and Its Implications for Policy and PracticeHastings College, rschalock{at}ultraplix.com In this article, the author summarizes four characteristics of an emerging disability paradigm and discusses a number of policy and practice implications posed by this paradigm. The four characteristics are functional limitations, personal well-being, individualized supports, and personal competence and adaptation. Changes that need to occur in policy and practice are discussed in relation to each of the characteristics. The author concludes with a discussion of potential changes at the individual, service delivery, and societal levels that may be used to evaluate the utility of the paradigm.
Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Vol. 14, No. 4,
204-215 (2004) |
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