ERIC Number: EJ858957
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Jun
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0968-7599
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Understanding the Social Exclusion and Stalled Welfare of Citizens with Learning Disabilities
Redley, Marcus
Disability & Society, v24 n4 p489-501 Jun 2009
Despite the UK's recent history of promoting the social inclusion and equality of men and women with learning disabilities they remain a significantly disadvantaged group. Compared with their non-disabled peers they are more likely to be unemployed, less likely to own their own homes and are at a significantly greater risk of physical and mental ill health. The first part of this paper discusses the welfare rights of citizens with learning disabilities in terms of New Labour's welfare to work policies. The second part discusses the UK's mixed welfare economy and its impact upon services for men and women with learning disabilities. The paper concludes by considering whether the social inclusion of men and women with learning disabilities can be promoted solely through policies that emphasise inclusion through work and the personalisation of welfare services.
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Social Isolation, Welfare Services, Foreign Countries, Civil Rights, Risk, Unemployment, Public Policy, Social Integration
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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