Comparison of Turkish Disability Policy, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the core concepts of U.S. disability policy

Meral, Bekir Fatih

dc.contributor.authors	Meral, BF; Turnbull, HR;
dc.date.accessioned	2020-02-24T13:55:31Z
dc.date.available	2020-02-24T13:55:31Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.identifier.citation	Meral, BF; Turnbull, HR; (2016). Comparison of Turkish Disability Policy, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the core concepts of U.S. disability policy. ALTER-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DISABILITY RESEARCH, 10, 235-221
dc.identifier.issn	1875-0672
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alter.2016.02.001
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12619/44588
dc.description.abstract	This article compares Turkey's Constitution and its Disabled Persons Act with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and the core concepts of United States (U.S.) disability policy. Conclusions are that Turkey's Constitution and statutes are remarkably congruent with the UNCRPD and the core concepts. They are not, however, identical. This fact suggests that Turkey can still improve its statutes to reflect more closely the UNCRPD and core concepts. The review of these policy documents suggests that there are other steps Turkey can take to improve disability policy and its implementation. They are to amend Turkey's laws, determine the status of individuals and families affected by disability, and pursue vigorous implementation of their rights. (C) 2016 Association ALTER. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER MASSON, CORP OFF
dc.subject	Rehabilitation
dc.title	Comparison of Turkish Disability Policy, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the core concepts of U.S. disability policy
dc.type	Article
dc.identifier.volume	10
dc.identifier.startpage	221
dc.identifier.endpage	235
dc.contributor.department	Sakarya Üniversitesi/Eğitim Fakültesi/Özel Eğitim Bölümü
dc.contributor.saüauthor	Meral, Bekir Fatih
dc.relation.journal	ALTER-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DISABILITY RESEARCH
dc.identifier.wos	WOS:000386880900002
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.alter.2016.02.001
dc.identifier.eissn	1875-0680
dc.contributor.author	Meral, Bekir Fatih