The changing face of parent advocacy : a long view
By: Walmsley, Jan.
Contributor(s): Tilley, Liz | Dumbleton, Sue | Bardsley, Janet.
Series: Disability & Society 32 (9) October 2017: 1366-1386. 2017Disc region: text file PDF rda.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource Subject(s): Westgate College | Winterbourne View | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | HISTORY | PARENT ADVOCACY | FAMILIES | SELF ADVOCACYOnline resources: Read this Article Summary: This paper reviews the history of parent advocacy in the UK on behalf of and with people with learning disabilities since the mid-twentieth century. argues that parent advocacy has flourished at times of change and challenge, and has seen a revival since austerity began to bite. In the twenty-first century parent advocacy has mutated into working with, rather than for people with learning disabilities.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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This paper reviews the history of parent advocacy in the UK on behalf of and with people with learning disabilities since the mid-twentieth century. argues that parent advocacy has flourished at times of change and challenge, and has seen a revival since austerity began to bite. In the twenty-first century parent advocacy has mutated into working with, rather than for people with learning disabilities.
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