Background The quality of life (QOL) of people with intellectual disability living in supported
accommodation services is variable, influenced by many possible factors. Various …

Over the last forty years, the field of disability studies has emerged from the political activism
of disabled people. In this challenging review of the field, leading disability academic and …

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 …

Disability scholars and activists argue that 'care'is a complex form of oppression and reject it
as a term and concept. I explore the possibility of salvaging care from its oppressive medical …

Drawing on the controversial case of “Ashley X,” a girl with severe developmental disabilities
who received interventionist medical treatment to limit her growth and keep her body forever …

Educational support is a key component of any inclusive school. However, many traditional
forms of support have been proven ineffective and even exclusionary for the most vulnerable …

Personal assistance (PA) is a model of support where disabled people take control of
recruiting, training and managing the people that support them. Personal assistance differs …

The concept of 'care'has been fraught with negative connotations within the disability
movement; the concepts of empowerment, choice and control have been developed as …

Drawing on the notion of bodywork, we analyse the bodily aspects of personal assistance to
expand the dialogue between medical sociology and disability studies. We aim to, firstly …

Early school leaving (ESL) is a serious concern for education authorities in many countries
such as Spain. This investigation is aimed at identifying the weak points of educational …