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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Legacies of Institutionalisation: Disability Law and Policy in the ‘Deinstitutionalised’ Community 2020 by Edited by Dr Claire Spivakovsky Edited by Dr Linda Steele Edited by Professor Penelope Weller
This is the first book to examine the legal dynamics of deinstitutionalisation. It considers the extent to which some contemporary laws policies and practices affecting people with disabilities are moving towards the promised end point of enhanced social and political participation in the community while others may instead reinstate continue or legitimate historical practices associated with this population’s institutionalisation. Bringing together 20 contributors from the UK Ireland Canada Australia Spain and Indonesia the book speaks to overarching themes of segregation and inequality interlocking forms of oppression and rights-based advancements in law policy and practice.