User-Controlled Personal Assistance for Children—Does the Independent Living Ideology Translate to the Lived Life of Children and Youth with Disabilities?

In Norway, user-controlled personal assistance (UPA) is a right for children under the age of 18. Based on the independent living (IL) ideology, the intention of UPA is to provide the person with user control, independence and more. However, in order to receive UPA, minors need an external actor to...

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Main Authors: Øyvind Ibrahim Marøy Snipstad, Stine Vik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stockholm University Press 2023-11-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
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Online Access:https://account.sjdr.se/index.php/su-j-sjdr/article/view/931