Two Dementia as a disability
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Suzanne Cahill
Abstract
Chapter two draws on the extant literature, to deconstruct dementia and to show whilst it has been conventionally described as a biomedical cognitive disorder, dementia can also be contextualised as a disability. It provides an in-depth discussion of the biopsychosocial and social model for deconstructing dementia and the accompanying tools associated with both models that is the ICF (WHO, 2001) and the UN Convention (CRPD, 2006). In this chapter it will be shown how the biopsychosocial model has significantly shaped how disability is described and understood in the UN Convention (CRPD, 2006), the prism through which dementia will be critically reviewed in this volume. Demonstrating why dementia qualifies as a disability in accordance with the UN Convention’s (CRPD, 2006) description of disability is most important, given this book explores the rights of people living with dementia to claim entitlements enshrined in the CRPD.
Abstract
Chapter two draws on the extant literature, to deconstruct dementia and to show whilst it has been conventionally described as a biomedical cognitive disorder, dementia can also be contextualised as a disability. It provides an in-depth discussion of the biopsychosocial and social model for deconstructing dementia and the accompanying tools associated with both models that is the ICF (WHO, 2001) and the UN Convention (CRPD, 2006). In this chapter it will be shown how the biopsychosocial model has significantly shaped how disability is described and understood in the UN Convention (CRPD, 2006), the prism through which dementia will be critically reviewed in this volume. Demonstrating why dementia qualifies as a disability in accordance with the UN Convention’s (CRPD, 2006) description of disability is most important, given this book explores the rights of people living with dementia to claim entitlements enshrined in the CRPD.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables and figures vi
- Acknowledgements vii
- Foreword xi
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A conceptual framework
- An introduction to human rights and dementia 3
- Dementia as a disability 27
- Setting the context: The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 47
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Using a human rights lens to interrogate policy and practice
- The right to a good quality of life at home and in the community 71
- The right to a good quality of life in care homes or in nursing homes 99
- Emerging public policy on dementia: the implications of a human rights-based approach for policy and practice 131
- Legal capacity for people with dementia: a human rights approach 157
- Conclusions: grounds for hope 175
- References 189
- Index 233
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables and figures vi
- Acknowledgements vii
- Foreword xi
-
A conceptual framework
- An introduction to human rights and dementia 3
- Dementia as a disability 27
- Setting the context: The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 47
-
Using a human rights lens to interrogate policy and practice
- The right to a good quality of life at home and in the community 71
- The right to a good quality of life in care homes or in nursing homes 99
- Emerging public policy on dementia: the implications of a human rights-based approach for policy and practice 131
- Legal capacity for people with dementia: a human rights approach 157
- Conclusions: grounds for hope 175
- References 189
- Index 233
