Autonomy and Moral Obligation: People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities

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2015-10-05

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Klausen, Catherine

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University of Waterloo

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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

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