Deaf access to justice in Northern Ireland: rethinking ‘Reasonable Adjustment’ in the Disability Discrimination Act

Schwartz, Michael; Elder, Brent C.

doi:10.1080/09687599.2018.1478801

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“…Given that the perspectives of Deaf people in Northern Ireland had been ascertained through the BDA(NI) (2016) Access to Justice consultation and the work of Elder and Schwartz (2018) and Schwartz and Elder (2018), it was decided by the project partners that the present study would focus on the perspectives and experiences of duty-bearers across the justice system. The aims of this research project are to:…”

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“…These include communication barriers with the police service, inaccessible information/websites, obstacles to contacting emergency services, and exclusion from jury service (BDA(NI) 2016). Subsequent research with Deaf people in Northern Ireland by Elder and Schwartz (2018) and Schwartz and Elder (2018) back up these findings, highlighting the contested meaning of 'reasonable adjustment,' barriers to legal services and a need for greater cultural awareness. There is a growing body of research on the barriers Deaf people face around the world in the domain of justice (see for example, Kermit Napier and McEwin (2015) argue that for Deaf people to be better supported within the justice system, sign language users around the world must be seen as members of a linguistic and cultural minority and should be provided with interpreters in court for that reason alone.…”

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Enhancing Deaf People’s Access to Justice in Northern Ireland: Implementing Article 13 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Byrne

Elder

Schwartz

2021

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

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Article 13 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) specifies that disabled people have the right to 'effective access to justice' on an equal basis with others. This includes Deaf people. There is a distinct lack of research which explores the extent to which Article 13 UNCRPD is implemented in practice and which actively involves Deaf people in its implementation and monitoring. This paper shares findings from a rights-based research study co-produced with a Deaf Advisory Group and a Deaf-led organisation. It explores the implementation of Article 13 UNCRPD in Northern Ireland through the experiences of key stakeholders across the justice system including police officers, solicitors, barristers, and judges. The findings of this research study suggest that Deaf people's access to the justice system is not well supported and that current provisions for Deaf people's legal needs fall well short of what is required by the UNCRPD.

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Enhancing Deaf People’s Access to Justice in Northern Ireland: Implementing Article 13 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Byrne

Elder

Schwartz

2021

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

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“…Berdasarkan kajian-kajian lepas, rintangan yang dihadapi oleh golongan OKU di mahkamah boleh dibahagikan mengikut tema persamaan pada jenis halangan tersebut. Antaranya ialah halangan fizikal, halangan organisasi, halangan prosedur, dan halangan sikap dan kesedaran (Schwartz & Elder, 2018;Beqiraj, Mcnamara, & Wicks, 2017;Edwards, Harold, & Kilcommins, 2012). Olsen dan Kermit (2015) pula telah meletakkan halangan organisasi, halangan prosedur, dan halangan sikap dan kesedaran bawah satu tema iaitu halangan budaya dan sosial sebagai kategori yang pertama, di samping halangan fizikal sebagai kategori yang kedua.…”

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“…Perkara-perkara ini memerlukan usaha dan langkah yang banyak jika hendak mencetuskan perubahan ke arah yang lebih baik. Penerangan berkenaan halangan jenis ini adalah seperti berikut: Komunikasi Golongan OKU kategori sensori sememangnya menghadapi kesukaran ketika memberi keterangan dalam bilik perbicaraan (Schwartz & Elder, 2018;Edwards et al, 2012;Pravda, 2011;). Hal ini kerana pemberian keterangan di sisi perundangan bergantung kepada medium lisan.…”

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“…Hasil temu bual dalam kajiankajian lepas menjelaskan bahawa ketidakfahaman berlaku apabila jurubahasa isyarat menterjemahkan istilah-istilah perundangan dan golongan OKU mempunyai masalah untuk memahaminya dalam konteks perundangan dan situasi perbicaraan ketika itu (Edwards et al, 2012;Olsen & Kermit, 2015). Permasalahan pemahaman turut terjadi disebabkan akses kepada bahan dan maklumat perundangan yang terhad dalam medium yang boleh difahami oleh OKU kategori pendengaran dan penglihatan (Schwartz & Elder, 2018).…”

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ANALISIS LITERATUR TENTANG TATACARA PERBICARAAN JENAYAH SYARIAH BAGI ORANG KURANG UPAYA DI MAHKAMAH SYARIAH (Literature Analysis on Syariah Criminal Trial Procedures for Person with Disabilities in Syariah Court)

Roslan

Hashim

Baharuddin

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UUM Journal of Legal Studies

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Pada masa kini, tidak diketahui sejauh mana mahkamah Syariah di Malaysia mengendalikan kes-kes jenayah Syariah yang membabitkan Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU). Akta dan Enakmen Tatacara Jenayah Syariah Negeri-negeri tidak memperincikan tatacara perbicaraan yang tertentu bagi kes-kes jenayah Syariah membabitkan OKU. Ketiadaan satu tatacara perbicaraan khusus menimbulkan kebimbangan tentang penjagaan hak-hak OKU semasa perbicaraan kes-kes jenayah Syariah. Sehubungan dengan itu, kajian ini dijalankan adalah untuk menganalisis literatur mengenai tatacara perbicaraan kes jenayah Syariah bagi OKU di Mahkamah Syariah. Kajian kualitatif ini menggunakan kaedah analisis dokumen dan temu bual pakar iaitu Hakim Mahkamah Syariah dan Pegawai Penyelidik mahkamah Syariah. Analisis literatur sangat penting untuk mendapatkan gambaran menyeluruh mengenai perkembangan Undang-undang Tatacara Jenayah Syariah dan isu-isu dasar yang berlaku antara golongan OKU dan mahkamah Syariah. Kajian ini juga penting kerana ianya selari dengan hasrat kerajaan melalui Pelan Tindakan OKU 2016-2022 dalam menggalakkan penyelidikan dan pembangunan OKU untuk usaha penambahbaikan dalam segenap aspek termasuk sistem perundangan Syariah. Dapatan kajian mendapati golongan OKU menghadapi halangan berbentuk fizikal, sosial dan budaya ketika proses perbicaraan. Sehubungna dengan itu, wujud keperluan untuk mengkaji perundangan Syariah semasa di Malaysia bagi menjunjung keadilan dan pemeliharaan hak-hak mereka. Diharapkan kajian ini menjadi panduan dan rujukan pihak berautoriti apabila mengkaji tatacara perbicaraan OKU dan perundangan pada masa hadapan.

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Ensuring equal citizenship for disabled people

Sépulchre

2020

alterjdr

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While the rights of disabled people are widely recognised by governments around the world, the costs of disability measures seem to be a major barrier to their implementation. Disability research needs therefore to engage with the issue of costs in disability politics. Drawing upon citizenship theory, this article considers the salience of costs in the development of citizenship rights for various groups of citizens in a given socio-economic context. Moreover, it highlights the role of social movements in this development and their need to navigate the recognition-redistribution dilemma. The article proposes that the written claims of disability activists offer a rich empirical material to unpack the complexity of costs in disability politics in a given context. Focusing on the case of Sweden, the article examines 312 blog posts and 162 debate articles. Three different ways of referring to costs are discussed, as the analysis shows that the disability activists criticise, embrace and reframe the issue of costs in disability politics.

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Deaf access to justice in Northern Ireland: rethinking ‘Reasonable Adjustment’ in the Disability Discrimination Act

Cited by 9 publications

References 18 publications

Enhancing Deaf People’s Access to Justice in Northern Ireland: Implementing Article 13 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Enhancing Deaf People’s Access to Justice in Northern Ireland: Implementing Article 13 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

ANALISIS LITERATUR TENTANG TATACARA PERBICARAAN JENAYAH SYARIAH BAGI ORANG KURANG UPAYA DI MAHKAMAH SYARIAH (Literature Analysis on Syariah Criminal Trial Procedures for Person with Disabilities in Syariah Court)

Ensuring equal citizenship for disabled people

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