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Direct linkSchwartz, Karen D.; Lutfiyya, Zana M. – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2009
Our society treats people with disabilities in an inequitable manner when compared with non-disabled people. This marginalisation is especially telling in the area of end-of-life issues. The confounding of disability with terminal illness can support practices of encouraging death via assisted suicide and other means for people who, although…
Descriptors: Terminal Illness, Suicide, Disabilities, Discourse Analysis
Robinson, Carole A.; Pesut, Barbara; Bottorff, Joan L. – Journal of Rural Health, 2010
Context: Growing concern exists among health professionals over the dilemma of providing necessary health care for Canada's aging population. Hospice palliative services are an essential need in both urban and rural settings. Rural communities, in particular, are vulnerable to receiving inadequate services due to their geographic isolation.…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Health Personnel, Terminal Illness, Rural Areas
Wilson, Donna M.; Birch, Stephen; Sheps, Sam; Thomas, Roger; Justice, Christopher; MacLeod, Rod – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2008
The vast majority of the 220,000 Canadians who die each year, principally of old age and progressive ill health, do not have access to specialized hospice or palliative care. Hospice and palliative care programs are unevenly distributed across Canada, with existing programs limited in capacity and services varying considerably across programs.…
Descriptors: Hospices (Terminal Care), Terminal Illness, Older Adults, Foreign Countries
