A case for non-discrimination on grounds of ethnicity in government disability policy

Dr. Adolf Ratzka.  2011.  A case for non-discrimination on grounds of ethnicity in government disability policy.
English

Briefly about my background. I have lived and worked in Sweden for 37 years.  Prior to that I was living and studying in California for 7 years. I was born in what is today the Czech Republic. After WW II my family, as part of the German minority, was forced to move to Germany. There, at the age of 17 I contracted my disability. Thus, as a person with a disability I have lived in Germany, the United States and Sweden. I might add that in June this year I chose to apply for Swedish citizenship.
 
In my presentation I will talk about double discrimination on the grounds of disability and ethnic background. My comments are based entirely on my own experience as a person with a disability living as an immigrant in another country.
 

Ett år sedan Anti-Apartheidpriset i Sverige 2010 delades ut - fortfarande inget diskrimineringsförbud.

Berg, Susanne.  2011.  Ett år sedan Anti-Apartheidpriset i Sverige 2010 delades ut - fortfarande inget diskrimineringsförbud..
Swedish

Otillgänglighet är diskriminering!

2010 gick tiden ut för Regeringens funktionshinderplan, Stockholm skulle vara världens tillgängligaste huvudstad och ett medborgarskap på lika villkor skulle äntligen vara verklighet för personer med funktionsnedsättningar. I samband med Marschen för tillgänglighet 2010, STIL – Stiftarna av Independent Living i Sverige, Kulturhuset och projektet Ta Plats arrangerade Independent Living Institute konferens, seminarum och mingelkväll i Kulturhuset. Vid evenemanget delade vi ut Anti-Apartheidpriset i Sverige till Mats och Kjell Winberg.

In Flanders all personal care assistants are employed by the people they assist.

Westberg, Kenneth.  2010.  In Flanders all personal care assistants are employed by the people they assist..
English
In Flanders all personal care assistants are employed by the people they assist. 5500 people are queuing to get personal assistance in the Belgian region of Flanders. A little less than 1800 have so far been granted personal budgets to employ their own assistants. There are organizations that provide administrative support and advice for those that want it.

The foundation in memory of Rolf Bergfors

Nordenfelt, Enar.  2010.  The foundation in memory of Rolf Bergfors.
English
THE FOUNDATION IN MEMORY OF ROLF BERGFORS
 
About the Foundation
The Foundation in Memory of Rolf Bergfors honors the memory of one of the founder’s of GIL, the Gothenburg Cooperative for Independent Living. Rolf was one of the individuals working to bring about what is now a statutory right to payments for the purchase of personal assistance services.

Stiftelsen Fonden till Rolf Bergfors minne

Nordenfelt, Enar.  2010.  Stiftelsen Fonden till Rolf Bergfors minne.
Swedish

Om stiftelsen

Stiftelsen Fonden till Rolf Bergfors minne är en fond upprättad till minne av en av de GIL:are som arbetade med att driva igenom det som idag är lagstadgad rätt till personlig assistans.

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