Jordan's Principle and Indigenous children with disabilities in Canada jurisdiction, advocacy, and research [citation] :
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ArticlePublication details: 2017Subject(s): Child care services -- Government policy -- Canada | Children with additional needs
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Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation Vol. 14, no. 3-4 (2017), pp. 233-244Abstract: This article discusses Indigenous children with disabilities in Canada and examines their experiences with federal and provincial jurisdictional and funding disputes. It explores Canada's adversarial legal and policy techniques to delay implementation and funding of Jordan's Principle, a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal action seeking to address the delays, and the recommendations of a recent independent Canadian research project. Finally, it suggests ways to advance Jordan's Principle in Canada and elsewhere.
KEYWORDS: children, disabilities, ethnic minorities, health care, indigenous, Jordan's principle, policy, social work education, social work practice
This article discusses Indigenous children with disabilities in Canada and examines their experiences with federal and provincial jurisdictional and funding disputes. It explores Canada's adversarial legal and policy techniques to delay implementation and funding of Jordan's Principle, a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal action seeking to address the delays, and the recommendations of a recent independent Canadian research project. Finally, it suggests ways to advance Jordan's Principle in Canada and elsewhere.
KEYWORDS: children, disabilities, ethnic minorities, health care, indigenous, Jordan's principle, policy, social work education, social work practice
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