Autonomy and Moral Obligation: People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
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Date
2015-10-05
Authors
Klausen, Catherine
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University of Waterloo
Abstract
In this project I seek to evaluate how social structures and attitudinal norms impact the autonomy of people who live with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and what implications arise from that evaluation. I argue that this particular demographic experiences restriction to autonomy in a way that generates moral obligation for society to mitigate. I then investigate the possibility of a service called Independent Facilitation and Planning as a contemporary example of how the province of Ontario can meet that obligation.
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Autonomy, Moral Responsibility, Ontario, Independent Facilitation and Planning, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disability