Support to individuals with comprehensive disabilities: Ideas in the Swedish Disability Act
The purpose of this study was to determine and describe the ideas, that is, a mental construction of perceived reality and values, which are expressed in the Swedish Disability Act and its Government Bill. By means of text analysis, four concepts of reality and values have been identified: (1) Citiz...
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| author | Kent Ehliasson Ulf Ericsson Anita Bengtsson-Tops |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to determine and describe the ideas, that is, a mental construction of perceived reality and values, which are expressed in the Swedish Disability Act and its Government Bill. By means of text analysis, four concepts of reality and values have been identified: (1) Citizenship and justice, (2) The collective and integration, (3) The individual and autonomy, and (4) Decentralization and power shifts. The study also shows that social rights and social citizenship have been strengthened via legislation for individuals with comprehensive disabilities. It is also demonstrated that there is considerable room in the legislation for conflicts between the two concepts and values of collective/integration and the individual/autonomy. It can also be observed that there is a considerable risk that citizens are not treated in a similar manner as regards the interpretation and application of the Disability Act, which may lead to lack of legal security. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a4713fb163241f6beca44ae43fed6a92023-09-03T05:41:11ZengStockholm University PressScandinavian Journal of Disability Research1501-74191745-30112015-08-0118323424410.1080/15017419.2015.1064024269Support to individuals with comprehensive disabilities: Ideas in the Swedish Disability ActKent Ehliasson0Ulf Ericsson1Anita Bengtsson-Tops2Department of Health and Society, Kristianstad University, Section 1, S-291 88 Kristianstad, SwedenDepartment of Health and Society, Kristianstad University, Section 1, S-291 88 Kristianstad, SwedenDepartment of Health and Society, Kristianstad University, Section 1, S-291 88 Kristianstad, SwedenThe purpose of this study was to determine and describe the ideas, that is, a mental construction of perceived reality and values, which are expressed in the Swedish Disability Act and its Government Bill. By means of text analysis, four concepts of reality and values have been identified: (1) Citizenship and justice, (2) The collective and integration, (3) The individual and autonomy, and (4) Decentralization and power shifts. The study also shows that social rights and social citizenship have been strengthened via legislation for individuals with comprehensive disabilities. It is also demonstrated that there is considerable room in the legislation for conflicts between the two concepts and values of collective/integration and the individual/autonomy. It can also be observed that there is a considerable risk that citizens are not treated in a similar manner as regards the interpretation and application of the Disability Act, which may lead to lack of legal security.https://www.sjdr.se/articles/340Comprehensive disabilitiesSwedish Disability Actideasconcepts of realityvalues |
| spellingShingle | Kent Ehliasson Ulf Ericsson Anita Bengtsson-Tops Support to individuals with comprehensive disabilities: Ideas in the Swedish Disability Act Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research Comprehensive disabilities Swedish Disability Act ideas concepts of reality values |
| title | Support to individuals with comprehensive disabilities: Ideas in the Swedish Disability Act |
| title_full | Support to individuals with comprehensive disabilities: Ideas in the Swedish Disability Act |
| title_fullStr | Support to individuals with comprehensive disabilities: Ideas in the Swedish Disability Act |
| title_full_unstemmed | Support to individuals with comprehensive disabilities: Ideas in the Swedish Disability Act |
| title_short | Support to individuals with comprehensive disabilities: Ideas in the Swedish Disability Act |
| title_sort | support to individuals with comprehensive disabilities ideas in the swedish disability act |
| topic | Comprehensive disabilities Swedish Disability Act ideas concepts of reality values |
| url | https://www.sjdr.se/articles/340 |
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