Serie : Disabilities and innovation : the expertise challenge. Vol 1
Paru le 18/11/2010 | Broché 275 pages
Public motivé
In the 21st century, our country's policy in the area of disability entered a new era, based on solidarity, fairness and autonomy. But though there is a general consensus about the principles, much remains to be done in terms of practices. At any given time, disability affects ca. 10 % of the European population, and this percentage is much higher over an entire lifetime. Given the impact of disability on the lives of people and their families, it is an inescapable and multifaceted dimension of all our lives.
Above all, providing good and appropriate care requires expertise. And given the immense diversity of disability situations and the rapid progress in technological, scientific and medical knowledge, this expertise must be updated regularly through training supported by international scientific research, with a strong emphasis on creativity and innovation. It is high time to bring research and practice into alignment. Creativity and innovation are the only possible responses to such challenges.
Denis Chastenet, a researcher deputed to EHESP by the CNRS, spent eighteen months researching the human, legal, scientific and economic issues involved in disability in France, as well as the challenges, such as identifying needs, introducing new services and investing more in research and in training. He reports on his findings here.
Antoine Flahault, Dean of EHESP and professor of public health, suggested this work in 2008 and conducted it with the support and guidance of Jean-Francois Mattei, a former health minister and president of the EHESP Board of Trustees, in order to create an International Interdisciplinary Centre on Disability at EHESP and in partnership with other institutions.
