Voices on disability issues in Namibia: Evidence for entrenching occupational justice in disability policy formulation
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DOI: 10.1080/11038128.2018.1496273
Abstract: Abstract Background: The national policy on disability in Namibia is overdue for review having been in existence for over 20 years. In 2017 the government of Namibia expressed intentions to review the policy. Concerns that… read more here.
Keywords: policy formulation; policy; persons disabilities; disability ... See more keywords
Equity, parental/caregiver ‘Power,’ and disability policy in the U.S. Context
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DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2021.1937345
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to compel educators to think critically about how the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a prominent school-based legislation in the United States, a... read more here.
Keywords: parental caregiver; caregiver power; policy context; power disability ... See more keywords
A critical discourse problematization framework for (disability) policy analysis
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DOI: 10.1108/qrj-12-2018-0004
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a composite framework for critical policy analysis drawing from discourse analysis and post-structuralist analysis. Drawing on an interpretive paradigm (Yanow, 2014), this paper provides a thick… read more here.
Keywords: policy analysis; disability policy; policy; framework ... See more keywords
Disability Policy in the Context of Intersectionality, Contemporary Oppressions, and Injustices: Toward a Just Future
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DOI: 10.1177/10442073231165762
Abstract: This article connects the pillars of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to the complexities of living and dying in the United States. Our argument navigates among the emancipatory intent of ADA and the lives… read more here.
Keywords: disability policy; policy context; policy; context intersectionality ... See more keywords
Analyzing Eswatini’s National Disability Policy Reforms: Access to Health Care Implications for Citizens With Disabilities
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DOI: 10.1177/10442073231165775
Abstract: In 2012, Eswatini ratified the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and in 2013 developed the national disability policy reform documents to implement the CRPD across different domains, including health… read more here.
Keywords: disability; policy; disability policy; health care ... See more keywords