Disabled people fend a voice: Will it be heard in the move towards community care?

Abstract

This paper outlines the differences in stance between traditional social work practice and the disability movement. It suggests that professionals need to come to accept disabled people's own definitions of disability, as a basis for good practice in the context of community care. They can also offer their support to user-led organisations and become active in facilitating the kind of representation of disabled people which will guarantee them a voice in policy-making.