Przemyśleć niepełnosprawność na nowo. Od instytucji państwa opiekuńczego do integracji i aktywizacji społecznej
Rethinking Disability. From Welfare State Institutions to Integration and Social Activisation

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the historical evolution of the way in which disability has been perceived as a social problem, as well as the institutional forms of solving it. The author compares individual and social models of disability and their impact on social policy. Disability is presented as a complex phenomenon, reflecting structural properties of society: its economic and political system, the type of social bond and the patterns of culture. The author proposes that is s necessary to change the paradigm of public policy related to disability in Poland and to base it on a model integrating medical and social dimensions. She also indicates the main challenges related to this proposal.

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