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Presentation of the organizers.

Opening Address by Mr. Bengt Lindqvist, M.P.

CIB/W 84 Background and Purpose by Prof. Sven Thiberg.

Report of the CIB Expert Seminar on Building Non-Handicapping Environments, Budapest 1991

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Report of the CIB Expert Seminar on Building Non-Handicapping Environments, Budapest 1991

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Towards European requirements and guidelines for an accessible built environment:
An analysis of the "European Manual" from the Nordic experience.

Hans Örnhall, Boverket, Sweden

The Center for Independent Living came into existence as a formal entity in March 1972, but its origins extend considerably further back in time and place; on occasion fortuitous circumstance has also played a role.

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Helping one another: speculative history of self-help movement, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 60: 452-456, 1979.

Report of the CIB Expert Seminar on Building Non-Handicapping Environments, Budapest 1991

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The Natural Sciences (biological/medical sciences) have a huge impact on society and within societies the biggest impacts are felt among disadvantaged/marginalized group. Among these groups we can count women, disabled people, ethnic minorities and indigenous people to name a few. I will look at the characteristic disability for the rest of the report but most of my reasoning and arguments can be extended to every disadvantaged group.

by MaryAnn Wilner, Ph.D. & Ann Wyatt, CSW, NHA, 1998

Dr. Wilner is Director of Health Policy, Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute, and works in collaboration with consumer, worker, and high quality provider agencies to educate state and federal policymakers about "the labor impact of healthcare policy." She also develops advanced educational programs for the home health aides in the Cooperative network. Ms. Wyatt is Director of Care Management, Independence Care System, and has been instrumental in designing Independence Care System. 

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av MaryAnn Wilner, Ph.D. & Ann Wyatt, CSW, NHA, 1998

Dr.Wilner är chef för Health Policy, Paraprofessional Health Care Institute, tillsammans med konsumenter, anställda och högkvalitetsagenturer arbetar hon med att utbilda delstats och federala policyplanerare i "vårdpolicyns påverkan på arbetet” (the labor impact of healthcare policy”). Hon utvecklar också avancerade utbildningsprogram för hemhjälpsbiträden/vårdbiträden inom ramarna för the Cooperative network. Ms Wyatt är chef för Care Management, Independence Care System, och har varit en nyckelperson i utformningen av Independence Care Systems.

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RTC/IL Monographs in Independent Living is published by the Research and Training Center on Independent Living (RTC/lL), The University of Kansas.
Copyright 1988 by Research and Training Center on Independent Living (RTC/IL). University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045.

"Wasn't That a Time," by Lee Hays. Quoted with permission.
"Talking Wheelchair Blues," by Fred Small. Quoted with permission.