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The disability self‐direction movement: Considering the benefits and challenges for an Australian response
Author(s) -
Crozier Michelle,
Muenchberger Heidi,
Colley Jacinta,
Ehrlich Carolyn
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2013.tb00293.x
Subject(s) - snapshot (computer storage) , project commissioning , variety (cybernetics) , context (archaeology) , government (linguistics) , public relations , publishing , computer science , political science , knowledge management , process management , business , geography , artificial intelligence , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , law , operating system
The following article provides a snapshot of the current self‐direction movement within the disability sector across the industrialised world, with particular emphasis on the Australian context. As a global movement, self‐direction has been in progress for several decades through a variety of implemented responses. Despite implementation variation, all self‐direction models aim to facilitate individual control and decision making in care and support services. We describe self‐direction, its various models and programs, and explore its benefits and challenges. We conclude by making broad recommendations for decision makers involved in self‐direction. In particular, we offer a hierarchical decision tree that can be used to inform policy decisions at a systems – government policy – and organisational level.