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Building a future together: report of the Establishment Group for the National Disability Authority and Disability Support Service.

Hdl Handle:
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/559548
Title:
Building a future together: report of the Establishment Group for the National Disability Authority and Disability Support Service.
Authors:
National Disability Authority (NDA)
Citation:
National Disability Authority. 1998. Building a future together: report of the Establishment Group for the National Disability Authority and Disability Support Service. Dublin: National Disability Authority.
Publisher:
Stationery Office
Issue Date:
Jun-1998
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/559548
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Description:
On the 18th November 1997 the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform announced that the Government had approved in principle, the establishment on a statutory basis, of a National Disability Authority and a Disability Support Service, The Government also approved the formation of an Establishment Group chaired by an Assistant Secretary at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, The Establishment Group was tasked with the preparation of detailed proposals for the establishment of the National Disability Authority and the future location of Departmental responsibility for the functions of the National Rehabilitation Board (NRB), The Establishment Group was also tasked with the setting up of a Disability Support Service. The guiding principles of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities in its report are equality. maximising participation, enabling independence and choice through a social model of disability. These principles have been adhered to by the Group in preparing its report on organisational arrangements. The Group also adopted as core principles, non-duplication. cost effectiveness and non-diminution of services. The Establishment Group would like to acknowledge the valuable contributions of all persons, groups and organisations who made representations and submissions.
Keywords:
DISABILITY; DISABILITY CARE; GOVERNMENT; REHABILITATION
Series/Report no.:
Pn; 5884

Full metadata record

DC FieldValue Language
dc.contributor.authorNational Disability Authority (NDA)en_GB
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-10T15:02:00Zen
dc.date.available2015-07-10T15:02:00Zen
dc.date.issued1998-06-
dc.identifier.citationNational Disability Authority. 1998. Building a future together: report of the Establishment Group for the National Disability Authority and Disability Support Service. Dublin: National Disability Authority.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/559548en
dc.descriptionOn the 18th November 1997 the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform announced that the Government had approved in principle, the establishment on a statutory basis, of a National Disability Authority and a Disability Support Service, The Government also approved the formation of an Establishment Group chaired by an Assistant Secretary at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, The Establishment Group was tasked with the preparation of detailed proposals for the establishment of the National Disability Authority and the future location of Departmental responsibility for the functions of the National Rehabilitation Board (NRB), The Establishment Group was also tasked with the setting up of a Disability Support Service. The guiding principles of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities in its report are equality. maximising participation, enabling independence and choice through a social model of disability. These principles have been adhered to by the Group in preparing its report on organisational arrangements. The Group also adopted as core principles, non-duplication. cost effectiveness and non-diminution of services. The Establishment Group would like to acknowledge the valuable contributions of all persons, groups and organisations who made representations and submissions.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherStationery Officeen_GB
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPnen_GB
dc.relation.ispartofseries5884en_GB
dc.subjectDISABILITYen_GB
dc.subjectDISABILITY CAREen_GB
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTen_GB
dc.subjectREHABILITATIONen_GB
dc.titleBuilding a future together: report of the Establishment Group for the National Disability Authority and Disability Support Service.en_GB
dc.typeReporten
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