Mainstreaming disability in policies: the Flemish experience |
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Authors: | Petra Meier Heleen Huysentruyt |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Political Science, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium;2. Department of Political Science and RHEA, Centre of Expertise on Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium |
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Abstract: | Although research on gender mainstreaming (GM) is extensive, literature on disability mainstreaming (DM) is scarce. This article builds on the experience of GM to explore the conditions affecting DM, focusing on the first Flemish policy cycle of DM (2010–2014) in two policy domains: employment and education. We found no substantive difference in the conditions necessary for the successful implementation of DM compared with that of GM. Also, developments specific to the policy domains had more influence on the inclusive character of policies than did the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities or the Flemish approach to DM. |
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Keywords: | Gender mainstreaming disability mainstreaming equality policies inclusive policies Flanders |
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