Debates about dedifferentiation: twenty-first century thinking about people with intellectual disabilities as distinct members of the disability group

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Dedifferentiation in context

“…This policy continues to shape health and social care services. We reviewed research on the impact of dedifferentiation on people with intellectual disabilities three years ago (Clegg & Bigby, 2017): a summarising position statement was subsequently published by the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (2018). In sum, this argued that dissolving intellectual disability responds to self-advocates' requests; it has been most successful in primary schools and child mental health services.…”

Soft Words for Strident Times

“…Achieving satisfactory recognition is considered to be one of the problems of the age (Bauman, ), caused by unstable social ties, the dissolution of collectives, and vulnerable groups having to compete for diminishing resource. Concerns about the growing invisibility of people with ID mount as their quality of life deteriorates (Clegg & Bigby, ), whereas adjacent groups are accorded legislation that compels public services to improve (Autism Act UK, ) and allocates significant development funds to achieve this (Autism CARES Act, USA, ). Only the philosopher Hacking () has drawn attention to the remarkable explosion of interest in, and services for, autism across the world.…”

The National Disability Insurance Scheme in an Urban Context: Opportunities and Challenges for Australian Cities

“…To make mainstream services more inclusive of people with disability, their disability must be recognised and significant positive rather than formal equality measures are needed. The Disability Discrimination Act (1992) triggered only few legal actions by individuals with disability, and only a single anti-discrimination class action that resulted in more substantial achievements for people with intellectual disabilities, the 2016 settlement of a class action by 10,000 workers with intellectual disability against the Australian Disability Enterprises (Clegg and Bigby, 2017).…”