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Community Planning for People with a Disability.
Phil Madden, EASPD, May 2008, Sarajevo
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Reminder of values context UN Convention
1. Reminder of values context UN Convention EU Disability Action Plan Council of Europe Action Plan
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Purposes of Government
2. National Action Plans Purposes of Government Purposes of Organisation
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Focus on Municipalities
3. Focus on Municipalities But always within national context ALWAYS TO BE JUDGED BY THE LIVES PEOPLE LEAD.
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A model with key questions Never the perfect blueprint
4. A model with key questions Never the perfect blueprint Why What How Who When
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Disability Community Planning
5. Disability Community Planning Must be seen as part of the general context of all community planning Which leads onto the question WHAT IS A COMMUNITY?
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A SET OF IDENTITIES Competing Complementary Multiple Parallel Changing
6. A SET OF IDENTITIES Competing Complementary Multiple Parallel Changing
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Geographic Definition
7. An area on a map with dedicated resources and government. National Regional Local Constantly Changing Political Upheaval
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“THE RESTLESS PENDULUM”
8. Decentralisation More in touch with people Too small Centralisation More effective Too remote
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But always ask 9. Is this the right place and the right way to focus effort for the issue in question. Where does the real power lie? Who provides the money? Who sets the strategy?
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Alternative (? Complimentary Definitions)
10. Alternative (? Complimentary Definitions) A COMMUNITY IS SOMETHING PEOPLE FEEL PART OF. Location – neighbourhood Cultural / Linguistic / Regions / Ethnic Disability Community Planning must take these identities into account (e.g. reaching people from the BME Communities).
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The idea of a Civil Society
11. Not part of formal government Ways in which communities come together to: Meet needs and interests Express beliefs For the general good Formal / Informal Large / Small
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Originally an 18th Century Idea. Freedom of Association
12. Originally an 18th Century Idea. Freedom of Association Independent of State Check on state power Now linked to concerns about declining democratic participation. Need for Community cohesion “Social Glue”
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The Disability Community
13. Is there such a thing as Disability Community? A Different TYPES of Disability Physical Sensory Mental Health Intercultural Syndrome specific
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Do they, Should they have, A common identity?
14. Do they, Should they have, A common identity? Do they sometimes reject each other? (e.g. Physical Disability v Intellectual Disabilities) How can and should they work together?
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Disability Community has different Players / Stakeholders
15. Disability Community has different Players / Stakeholders People with disability themselves Families Service Providers Service Gatekeepers
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Disability support organisations.
Advocates Disability Community Planning must involve all stakeholders. N.B. ultimate test is the lives people lead.
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Specific Disability Community Planning + General Community Planning
16. Specific Disability Community Planning + General Community Planning Disability Community(ies) are unique AND part of the general communities. Fighting for the interests of people with disability. AND for the interests of everyone HEALTH COMMUNITIES FOR ALL
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Things that are important to everyone. Regular accessible transport
17. Concept of mainstreaming / active inclusion assumes there is a community worth being part of. Things that are important to everyone. Regular accessible transport Safety Leisure Disability Community Planning must work to improve generic facilities.
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18. Reforming ALL Public Services to give people greater control / GENERAL equality legislation.
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Some disability focussed initiatives must still provide for all
19. Some disability focussed initiatives must still provide for all Deinstitutionalisation programmes “Coal Mining” communities
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Challenge of Special Pleading
20. Challenge of Special Pleading Disability Community Planning is not self evidently more important that other special interest planning. Respect Development of mutually supportive styles.
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