El respeto de la voluntad de la persona protegida debe convertirse, por imperativo de la Convencion de Nueva York, en eje vertebrador de todas las medidas de proteccion. La inaplazable reforma que debe acometer el legislador espanol asi lo debe consagrar, pero debemos permanecer atentos a que estos cambios, enarbolando banderas comunes a todas las causas, no caigan en el error de consagrar un sistema, politicamente correcto, vacio de contenido en el que los mas vulnerables de nuestra sociedad vean incrementada su vulnerabilidad. Por ello, toda reforma debe ir precedida de un trabajo de analisis que ponga de manifiesto las deficiencias del ordenamiento juridico y proponga soluciones eficaces a los problemas detectados.
Esta obra es el fruto de una reflexion colectiva de mas de veinte investigadores, procedentes de diferentes universidades de Espana, Francia, Inglaterra, Estados Unidos, Argelia, Belgica, Italia y Suiza, en la que se estudian las reformas que se estan llevando a cabo y las que se van a realizar para adaptarse a los postulados de la Convencion que exige adoptar las “medidas pertinentes” para garantizar el respeto de la voluntad de la persona, voluntad que debe situarse en el centro de cualquier medida de proteccion pero, eso si, anticipando los riesgos de abuso e influencia indebida que existen, para adoptar las salvaguardias que los impidan.
La reflexion que cada autor realiza desde la perspectiva de su ordenamiento juridico, permite, con un abordaje transversal, observar el impacto de las posibles reformas en todos los ambitos de la vida de la persona ya que se analiza su incidencia tanto en los actos de caracter personal, como el matrimonio y el divorcio o los de caracter medico, hasta los actos de caracter patrimonial como la contratacion o la capacidad sucesoria, sin olvidar la cuestion de los derechos politicos, cuyo ejercicio es la mejor expresion de la participacion en sociedad de todas las personas con discapacidad.
A summary is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.
Abstract This article reports the recommendations of the Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy Strand from the National Goals 2015 conference. The recommendations provide direction on research goals to advance policy and practice related to self-advocacy and self-determination over the next 10 years. Seven recommendations and multiple subrecommendations were developed over a 2-day meeting by leaders in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. The recommended goals provide direction for research initiatives related to collective self-advocacy and personal self-determination. Implications for the field are discussed.
A summary is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) recognized that people with disabilities should have the right to exercise their legal capacity and identified 'supported decision-making' as a means by which people with disabilities can be directly involved in decisions that impact their lives. Offering an overview of its emergence in the disability field and highlighting emerging research, theory, and practice from legal, psychology, education, and health fields, this volume provides a much-needed theoretical and evidence base for supported decision-making. Evidence and strengths-based frameworks for understanding disability, supports, and their roles in promoting supported decision-making are synthesized. The authors describe the application of a social-ecological approach to supported decision-making, and focus on implications for building systems of supports based on current environmental demands. This volume introduces and explains empirical research on critical elements of supported decision-making and the applications of supported decision-making that enhance outcomes, including self-determination and quality of life.
A summary is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.