Self-determination, empowerment and community: a perspective from Ireland

Issue title: Disability Empowerment

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Wilson, Monica M.^;

Affiliations: 2 Annadale Avenue, Belfast BT7 3JH, Northern Ireland

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Abstract: This article briefly describes the development of the movement of people with disabilities in Ireland. It identifies the key organizations working in the field of empowerment and gives some descriptions of a range of European organizations of people with disabilities. It concludes by reflecting on movements at a European level and the barriers which still exist.

Keywords: Social models, Empowerment, Citizenship, Discrimination, Equability/equal outcomes

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-1997-9107

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 47-56, 1997