With population aging, interest groups demand that governments act to prevent a perceived
financial crisis. Senior citizens remain frustrated in their efforts to influence the response of …

This article seeks to gain access to a new way to engage with disability discrimination and
the legal approaches to it by focusing on the two central models: the medical and social …

Current approaches to AI and Assistive Technology (AT) often foreground task completion
over other encounters such as expressions of care. Our paper challenges and complements …

An examination of a decade and a half of political controversy, ethical debate, and scientific
progress in stem cell research. After a decade and a half, human pluripotent stem cell …

Background: Since the 1960s, the Independent Life Movement has demanded personal
assistance as a right for people with disabilities to access autonomy. In turn, feminist …

Disability Politics and Care examines a provincial direct-funding program to illuminate what
happens when people with disabilities take control of their own care arrangements. In …

This article uses elements of autoethnography to theorize an in/formal support relationship
between a friend with a physical disability, who uses attendant services, and me. Through …

Building on David M. Engel and Frank W. Munger's work analyzing the narratives of people
with physical and learning disabilities, this book examines the life stories of twelve physically …

The quality of paid relationships is key for effective support, yet little is known about how
people receiving and providing support understand and experience the relationship. This …

Following the 2008 financial crisis, all levels of Canadian government implemented austerity
measures that dramatically restructured welfare, employment, and social service …