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Equalization and Participation for All: Swedish Disability Policy at a Crossroads
Myndigheten för delaktighet/ Swedish Agency for Participation. (Arc Plan Research group)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6453-5157
(Myndigheten för delaktighet/ Swedish Agency for Participation)
(Myndigheten för delaktighet/ Swedish Agency for Participation)
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2016 (English)In: Universal Design 2016:: +Learning from the Past, Designing for the Future / [ed] Helen Petrie, Jenny Darzentas, Tanja Walsh, David Swallow, Leonardo Sandoval, Andrew Lewis, Christopher Power, IOS Press, 2016, 1Chapter in book (Refereed)
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The political line in Swedish disability policy advocates the use of generalized solutions in order to fit potential needs of the largest possible group of people and, where needed, special solutions to bridge the remaining gap between the generalized level of accessibility and additional individual needs. This is referred to as the disability perspective (DP). The DP has embraced two tracks: one that pertains to generalized solutions that promote an overall high level of accessibility and usability, and another one that pertains to different types of individual support for people with disabilities. The present study is a self-reflective inquiry on key issues for the development of future disability policies. Five experts entered a discussion about the pros and cons concerning the DP. This confirmed or refuted assumptions, dilemmas, themes as well as reoccurring patterns in the political viva voce procedure that has formed the contemporary disability policy. Over the course of time, the experts believed that the DP had nurtured a belief that there is a dichotomy. This may have created an imbalance in the relation between the DP and policies such as those concerning healthcare and social care. With a clearer focus on interdependence, the experts saw synergies between needs for assistive technology, assistive products and the requirements for the built environment.

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IOS Press, 2016, 1.
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-199073ISBN: 978-1-61499-683-5 (print)ISBN: 978-1-61499-684-2 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-199073DiVA, id: diva2:1060164
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