DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NEED OF POLICIES vs. POLICY OF NEEDS

DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTIN NEED OF POLICIESvs.POLICY OF NEEDS

DEVELOPMENT AS INTERACTION FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT AGENCY COMMUNITY Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

SOURCES OF POWER MONEY POWER EXPERTS APPROACH Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

STRATEGIC CHOICES FINANCIAL CAPITAL HUMAN/SOCIAL CAPITAL EXPERT CONTROL CONSUMER CONTROL Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

NEEDS-DRIVEN APPROACH POLICY-DRIVEN APPROACH VS. STRATEGIC CHOICES Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

NEEDS-DRIVEN APPROACH • DEFICIENCIES • NEEDS ASSESSMENT • WHAT DO YOU NEED/WANT? LACK OF PERSPECTIVE Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

POLICY-DRIVEN APPROACH • VALUES • VISION • STRATEGIES Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

THE MIXTURE WHAT DO YOU NEED/WANT IN ORDER TO REACH THE VISION? Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

PARTICIPATION • IDENTIFY STAKEHOLDERS • EMPOWER STAKEHOLDERS • EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES vs. ACT TO MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS! Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

EXAMPLE INEEDS-DRIVEN APPROACH DAY CARE CENTERS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN • ISOLATION • POOR EDUCATION • NO DAILY-LIFE COMPETENCES • NO IL SKILLS Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

EXAMPLE IINEEDS-DRIVEN APPROACH PERSONAL ASSISTANT SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT • ALLEVIATE POVERTY • FIGHT UNEMPLOYMENT • ASSIST THE FAMILY WHAT ABOUT • EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES • FREEDOM OF CHOICE • CONTROL OVER ONE’S OWN LIFE ? Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

RESULTS DISABLED ARE OBJECTS OF CARE ISOLATION DEPENDENCE MISERY (EVEN MORE POVERTY) Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

EXAMPLE IIIPOLICY-DRIVEN APPROACH PA SCHEME DEVELOPED BY CIL - SOFIA • POWER OF EMPLOYERS • EMPOWERMENT AS CITIZENS • PUBLICITY AND DIRECT ACTIONS objectives related to policy, personal development and individual empowerment were monitored as closely as those related to the service Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

PRIORITY OF THE POLICY-DRIVEN APPROACH PA service should fulfill needs ONLY in a particular way – so that the user retains FULL CONTROL over the situation! Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

EXAMPLE III– SUCCESSES • INCREASED DEMAND • PUBLIC SUPPORT • INDIVIDUAL EMPOWERMENT • SELF-ORGANISING OF USERS Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

EXAMPLE III – DISAPPOINTMENT NO GOVERNMENT FUNDING PROVIDED CIL service was TOO NOVEL for a traditional paternalistic society in post-communist political and social context… Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTPOLICY GROUND VALUES • INDEPENDENCE • FREEDOM • CHOICE • PERSONAL DIGNITY Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY VISION • ACCESSIBLE SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT • EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES • INDEPENDENT LIVING Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY STRATEGIES • SELF-ORGANISING • ADVOCACY ACTIONS • PARTICIPATION IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

RISKY BUSINESS By shaking off stereotypes, developers risk to become unpopular! Kapka Panayotova Teodor Mladenov

DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NEED OF POLICIES vs. POLICY OF NEEDS