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Read, Janet, Blackburn, Clare and Spencer, Nick (2012) Disabled children and their families : a decade of policy change. Children & Society, Vol.26 (No.3). pp. 223-233. doi:10.1111/j.1099-0860.2012.00435.x
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2012.00435.x
Abstract
Focusing mainly on the United Kingdom, this article reviews a decade of national and international policy and legal changes in relation to disabled children and their families. It discusses attempts to transform the ways that disabled children are perceived and the rights accorded to them. The UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled Persons, specific UK policy initiatives and debates on universal and specialist provisions are outlined. Consideration is given to whether these initiatives have contributed to equality of opportunity for disabled children. The association between poverty, deprivation and child disability is identified as a major challenge for social policy.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Health and Social Studies | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Children & Society | ||||
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||
| ISSN: | 0951-0605 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2012 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.26 | ||||
| Number: | No.3 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 223-233 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2012.00435.x | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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