Human rights and intellectual disabilities in an era of 'choice'

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1164-1172

  Fyson, R ^a   Cromby, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Human rights; Intellectual disability; Neoliberal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; PERSONHOOD; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

CHOICE; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; NEOLIBERAL;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISABLED PERSONS; ENGLAND; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONHOOD; POLITICS;

EID: 84885470659     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01641.x     Document Type: Article

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