Rights in Practice for People with a Leaing Disability:Stories of Citizenship

by: Liz Tilly (Editor),Jan Walmsley(Editor)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 30 Dec. 2023

Language: English

Print Length: 335 pages

ISBN-10: 9819955629

ISBN-13: 9789819955626

Book Description

This book aims to raise awareness about the possibility of achieving the goals of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), in order for all disabled people to enjoy the benefit of human rights. The stories of people who have been supported to enjoy their rights and their citizenship will enable readers to focus on how services and support can enable people with a leaing disability to have their rights upheld, with an outcome of citizenship, independence and achievement. Despite the UNCRDP being in place since 2006, a significant number of leaing disability service provider organisations and professionals in the UK are not aware of its existence. This book aims to bridge the gap between policy and practice to demonstrate the value of a human rights approach as the foundation for services and support for people with a leaing disability.
From the Back Cover This book aims to raise awareness about the possibility of achieving the goals of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), in order for all disabled people to enjoy the benefit of human rights. The stories of people who have been supported to enjoy their rights and their citizenship will enable readers to focus on how services and support can enable people with a leaing disability to have their rights upheld, with an outcome of citizenship, independence and achievement. Despite the UNCRDP being in place since 2006, a significant number of leaing disability service provider organisations and professionals in the UK are not aware of its existence. This book aims to bridge the gap between policy and practice to demonstrate the value of a human rights approach as the foundation for services and support for people with a leaing disability.Dr Liz Tilly is the founder and director of Building Bridges, a social enterprise of people with a leaing disability which delivers training and inclusive research focused on ‘making a difference’ to the lives of people with a leaing disability. Professor Jan Walmsley is a historian of intellectual disability and Visiting Chair in History of Leaing Disability at The Open University, UK.
About the Author
Dr Liz Tilly is the founder and director of Building Bridges, a social enterprise of people with a leaing disability which delivers training and inclusive research focused on ‘making a difference’ to the lives of people with a leaing disability. Professor Jan Walmsley is a historian of intellectual disability and Visiting Chair in History of Leaing Disability at The Open University, UK.