How governments manage personal assistance schemes in response to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Scoping Review

Deirdre Nally; Sean S Moore; Rosie Gowran

doi:10.1080/09687599.2021.1877114

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How governments manage personal assistance schemes in response to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Scoping Review

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How governments manage personal assistance schemes in response to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Scoping Review

Deirdre Nally, Sean S Moore and Rosie Gowran

Disability & Society, Vol.37(10), pp.1728-1751

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2021.1877114

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disability policy

independent living

Personal assistance

scoping review

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

COVID-19

UniSC Diversity Area - Disability and Inclusion

Governments are obligated to safeguard social inclusion for disabled people through user-led personal assistance (PA) under Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). This scoping review was carried out to map and explore current knowledge on how governments internationally have managed PA schemes in response to the UNCRPD. The review examined 99 documents, and categorised the literature into the following themes; legislation, funding, model of service provision, governance and regulation, and the COVID-19 pandemic response. We include recommendations to co-design legislation and quality improvement policies to ensure that PA schemes are underpinned by a social model of disability mindset. Further research needs to be undertaken to guarantee that policymakers include the voice of PA users in the management of PA schemes.

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Title: How governments manage personal assistance schemes in response to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Scoping Review
Authors: Deirdre Nally (Author) - University of Limerick
Sean S Moore (Author) - University of Limerick
Rosie Gowran (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Publication details: Disability & Society, Vol.37(10), pp.1728-1751
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2022
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2021.1877114
ISSN: 1360-0508
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99522305302621
Output Type: Journal article

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