TY - JOUR
T1 - Support to individuals with comprehensive disabilities
T2 - ideas in the Swedish Disability Act
AU - Ehliasson, Kent
AU - Ericsson, Ulf
AU - Bengtsson Tops, Anita
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Swedish Disability Act
KW - comprehensive disabilities
KW - concepts of reality
KW - ideas
KW - values
U2 - 10.1080/15017419.2015.1064024
DO - 10.1080/15017419.2015.1064024
M3 - Article
SN - 1501-7419
VL - 18
SP - 234
EP - 244
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
IS - 3
ER -