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KMID : 1001720050150020155
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Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
2005 Volume.15 No. 2 p.155 ~ p.175
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A review of the independent living movement with regard to vocational rehabilitation system
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Lee Dal-Yob
Jung Woo-Suk
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Abstract
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This aim of this study was to investigate the historical basis, processes and meaning of the independent living (IL) movement based on the perspectives of vocational rehabilitation of persons with disabilities. Both IL services and vocational rehabilitation services have been important public services enabling persons with severe disabilities to maintain quality of life and decent dignity. To live independently, persons with severe disabilities are greatly dependent on the availability of both person change and environmental change services. Many observers of society’s reaction to disability have described how socially imposed roles of dependency limit the freedom of choice of individuals with disabilities. The independent living movement can be characterized as apolitical or civil rights movement involving individuals with severe disabilities who have been denied access to those rights. The civil rights movement with its emphasis on entitlement and benefit rights has provided an effective action-oriented model for the IL movement, The IL movement actively fought for the right to equal access to employment, medial care, education, social services, transportation, etc.
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KEYWORD
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independent living, vocational rehabilitation, support, advocate, eligibility
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