A seat at the table : persons with disabilities and policy making / William Boyce ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyce, William, Author.

Contributor:

Boyce, William F. (William Francis), 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--Government policy--Canada.

People with disabilities.

People with disabilities--Civil rights--Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Seat at the Table documents the participation of disability activists and organizations in public policy making in Canada. The authors combine studies of contemporary federal and provincial policy making with a historical perspective on the progress made by disability groups since World War I. The cases they discuss illustrate the tension between issues of human rights and personal capacities that the disability movement must deal with, but which have implications for other groups as well. An analysis of contemporary social policy networks in Canada makes it possible for the authors to suggest reasons for the inconsistent success that disability organizations have had in translating their requirements into policy. A Seat at the Table illuminates the key social-political factors of resources, roles, and reputations that must be taken into account by excluded groups seeking to gain a seat at the policy table. The insights it provides are important for the development of more professional lobbying practices by disability stakeholders as well as by women, aboriginals, ethnic groups, the elderly, and the poor.

Contents:

From asylum to independent living : disability policy making, past to present

Theoretical frameworks for citizen participation : contextualizing the case studies

Constitutional ferment : proceeding to patriation

The Canadian Charter of rights and freedoms : the political battle over four words

The Charlottetown accord : post-patriation

The Ontario advocacy act : representing persons with intellectual disabilities

Adult guardianship legislation in British Columbia : reform and restructuring through community participation

Themes in disability policy participation

The potential for influencing policy

Recommendations for research and strategy.

Notes:

Limited ed. of 300 copies.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85930-7

9786612859304

0-7735-6919-7

OCLC:

929121561