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that while national differences in supports to carers exist, generally, the supports available are often fragmented and inadequate. Supporting carers becomes even more urgent in the context of COVID-19. Supports normally available in the community (such as various forms of respite care for carers) may suddenly become unavailable. Older adults with serious illnesses or disabilities who normally reside in congregate settings such as long-term care (LTC) homes may need to reside with family members temporarily due to outbreaks in LTC homes. As we prepare for the
273 International Journal of Care and Caring • vol 2 • no 2 • 273–77 • © Policy Press 2018 Print ISSN 2397-8821 • Online ISSN 2397-883X • https://doi.org/10.1332/239788218X15224823740266 debates and issues THEMED ISSUE • Variations and innovations in care and care work: Critical perspectives User-controlled personal assistance – the case of persons with intellectual disabilities Anne-Britt Horn Hanssen, abhh@oliviaassistanse.no Head of Olivia Assistance, Norway Sidsel Maxwell Grasli, smg@oliviaassistanse.no Senior Advisor, Olivia Assistance, Norway key words
587 International Journal of Care and Caring • vol 2 • no 4 • 587–93 • © Policy Press 2018 Print ISSN 2397-8821 • Online ISSN 2397-883X • https://doi.org/10.1332/239788218X15411706368334 debates and issues Underpricing care: a case study of Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme Natasha Cortis, n.cortis@unsw.edu.au University of New South Wales, Australia Fiona Macdonald, Fiona.macdonald@rmit.edu.au RMIT University, Australia Bob Davidson, bob.davidson@mq.edu.au Macquarie University, Australia Eleanor Bentham, eleanor.bentham@rmit.edu.au RMIT
575 International Journal of Care and Caring • vol 2 • no 4 • 575–80 • © Policy Press 2018 Print ISSN 2397-8821 • Online ISSN 2397-883X • https://doi.org/10.1332/239788218X15411706605330 debates and issues ‘Special mothers’ in Ireland: gender, identity and the social construction of caring for a relative with an intellectual disability Mary Cronin, maryecronin@gmail.com National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland Gender balance in caring is heavily skewed towards women providing the majority of care. This is particularly evident in literature relating
Key Messages A policy process approach to research can enhance our understanding of the political nature of disability policy decision making; Policy process frameworks are compatible with a variety of disability models; Disability-focused policy process studies offer an opportunity for scholars, analysts and advocates to improve our understanding of disability policy and the use of evidence in policymaking. Introduction In an era of increased polarisation, identity politics and growing reliance on using evidence to make disability policy
103 Critical and Radical Social Work • vol 1 • no 1 • 103–16 • © Policy Press 2016 • #CRSW Print ISSN 2049 8608 • Online ISSN 2049 8675 • http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/204986016X14528481397877 pioneers of the radical tradition The contribution to the study of learning disability of Jack Tizard Lee Anderson Humber, leeandersonhumber@gmail.com Oxford Brookes University, UK Jack Tizard (1919–79) pioneered the scientific analysis of learning disabilities in the decades following the end of the Second World War. This article provides an overview of his work and
Introduction: student involvement in disability initiatives in Canadian social work education As far as the literature suggests, one of the first Canadian examples of a social work faculty–student committee on disability issues was the 1992 formation of such a group at Carleton University, followed by a two-day conference on this topic hosted in Ottawa in June 1993 and the associated creation of a national Persons with Disabilities Caucus within the Canadian Associations of Schools of Social Work (CASSW) in 1993. Alongside disabled and non-disabled faculty
This special issue examines the relationship between disability, evidence, and policy. People with disability have, since at least the 1700s, predominantly been evaluated in terms of a medical model ( Lawrence, 1994 ). This positions them as deviant and non-productive members of society, with the disability their individual fault. As such, past policies merely sought to transform them into good (that is, non-disabled) citizens, or else relegate them to the scrapheap of society. This led them to be socially stigmatised, politically marginalised, and economically
291 International Journal of Care and Caring • vol 2 • no 2 • 291–93 • © Policy Press 2018 Print ISSN 2397-8821 • Online ISSN 2397-883X • https://doi.org/10.1332/239788218X15224822470889 book review THEMED ISSUE • Variations and innovations in care and care work: Critical perspectives Doria Pilling, doria.pilling@gmail.com City University London, UK Alan Roulstone (2016) Disability and technology: An interdisciplinary and international approach Palgrave Macmillan 249pp Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-45041-8 eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-45042-5 DOI: 10
275 International Journal of Care and Caring • vol 1 • no 2 • 275–79 • © Policy Press 2017 • #IJCC Print ISSN 2397-8821 • Online ISSN 2397-883X • https://doi.org/10.1332/239788217X14951899318122 debates and issues Collateral damage: Australian carers’ services caught between aged care and disability care reforms Ara Cresswell, acresswell@carersaustralia.com.au Chief Executive Officer, Carers Australia, Australia key words National Disability Insurance Scheme • welfare reforms • reduction in carers’ services To cite this article: Cresswell, A. (2017
