SOCIAL POLICIES AND SOCIAL SERVICES OF EUROPEAN UNION AND SOME DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
AVRUPA BİRLİĞİ(AB)’NİN VE BAZI GELİŞMİŞ ÜLKELERİN ENGELLİLERE YÖNELİK SOSYAL POLİTİKALARI VE SOSYAL HİZMETLERİ

Author : Salih TELLİOĞLU
Number of pages : 166-182

Abstract

Social policies for the people with disabilities have begun after the World War II with the efforts of the United Nations (UN) the issue of disability has gained more importance after the 1970s in many countries. In order to enable people with disabilities to live like other individuals in the society, disabilities are now intertwined with society through the social policies. With the increasing average age and the increasing elderly population in the world, the disabled population also increasing. Therefore the policies on this subject are increasing with the importance given to the people with disabilities and their integration into society. The most important development for the rights of people with disabilities is the UN disability rights agreement which signed in 2006. In this study are included, European Union (EU) and some developed countries social policies for people with disabilities.

Keywords

Social Policies, Disability, Disability Rights

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