Education and support for people with intellectual disabilities in Sweden : policy and practice
By: Tideman, Magnus.
Series: Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 2 (2) 2015: 116-125. 2015Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): DISABILITY | NORMALISATION | SUPPORT SERVICES | POLICY | EDUCATION | SWEDEN | AUSTRALIA | SWEDISH MODELSummary: Gives an overview of the provision of education and support systems for people with intellectual disabilities in Sweden today, and highlights the current trends and challenges faced by these people. The paradox of increasing self-advocacy and at the same time increasing categorisation is discussed, as well as the discrepancies in service provision. Comparisons of similarities in, for example, marketisation between the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme and the Swedish rights-based legislation should be useful for knowledge and development in both countries.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Gives an overview of the provision of education and support systems for people with intellectual disabilities in Sweden today, and highlights the current trends and challenges faced by these people. The paradox of increasing self-advocacy and at the same time increasing categorisation is discussed, as well as the discrepancies in service provision. Comparisons of similarities in, for example, marketisation between the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme and the Swedish rights-based legislation should be useful for knowledge and development in both countries.
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