Ideologies and Policies for Independent Life and Disability: Personal Assistance Services Supporting the Employment of People with Disabilities in Norway and Poland

• Authors: Ewa Giermanowska , Mariola Racław , Dorota Szawarska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this article we consider the concept of “independent life” for people with disabilities, and attempts to implement the idea in Norway and Poland, especially in relation to the employment of people with disabilities. Assistant services appear to be so crucial in this regard that they are mentioned in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the CRPD, adopted on December 13, 2006). However, the organization of such services in these countries reveals strains resulting in part from misconceptions of what it means to have a disability and what is meant by “independent living.”

Keywords

EN

independent living; disabled person; personal assistance; Norway; Poland

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne
• Journal: Polish Sociological Review
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 215
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 405-424

Dates

published

2021-09-20

received

2020-12-01

accepted

2021-04-16

Contributors

author

Ewa Giermanowska

• University of Warsaw

author

Mariola Racław

• University of Warsaw

author

Dorota Szawarska

• University of Warsaw

Identifiers

DOI

10.26412/psr215.07