Power to people with disabilities: empowerment issues in employment programming

被引:13
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作者
Neath, J [1 ]
Schriner, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Arkansas, Arkansas Res & Training Ctr Vocat Rehabil, Fayetteville, AR 72760 USA
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10.1080/09687599826795
中图分类号
R49 [康复医学];
学科分类号
100215 ;
摘要
A view of empowerment that focuses exclusively or primarily on increasing the personal or individual power of people with disabilities violates the spirit of the disability rights movement which is a political movement organizing for social change. A view of empowerment more in Keeping with the political organizing and protest that generated interest in empowerment focuses on the acquisition of social forms of power, especially power with which is an egalitarian social power based in individuals acting together as equal partners. An understanding of the importance of power with as a basis for empowerment is useful in developing empowering and effective employment programs for people with severe disabilities. Examples of employment programs based in power with are described including self-managed work crews, and businesses owned and operated co-operatively by people with disabilities.
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页码:217 / 228
页数:12
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