Disability rights and the denial of young carers
- 1 August 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Critical Social Policy
- Vol. 16 (48) , 55-76
- https://doi.org/10.1177/026101839601604803
Abstract
Research, debate and policy on young carers has been welcomed by the carers movement and children's rights practitioners alike, but challenged by some disability rights authors who suggest defining the children of disabled parents as 'young carers' serves to undermine both the rights of disabled people and the rights of children. Among those putting forward this view are Jenny Morris and Lois Keith (Critical Social Policy, 1995, Issue 44/45). Here, we respond to the disability rights critique on behalf of academics working in the field of young carers, policy-makers and practitioners and, more importantly, on behalf of children who care.Keywords
This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
- Research Methods and Organization StudiesPublished by Taylor & Francis ,2003
- Quantity and Quality in Social ResearchPublished by Taylor & Francis ,2003
- Young Carers: Challenging the facts and politics of research into children and caringDisability & Society, 1996
- Cultural studies vs. political economy: Is anybody else bored with this debate?Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 1995
- Punishing Children for Caring: The Hidden Cost of Young CarersChildren & Society, 1993
- Independent Lives?Published by Bloomsbury Academic ,1993
- Who Cares Wins? Women, Caring and DisabilityDisability, Handicap & Society, 1992
- 'Us' and 'them'? Feminist research, community care and disability*Critical Social Policy, 1991
- Community Care and the Family: A Case for Equal Opportunities?Journal of Social Policy, 1980