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The contribution of Nasa Begum to the disabled people's movement and social care field

Michael Turner (Based at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), London, UK)

Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care

ISSN: 1757-0980

Article publication date: 15 June 2012

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to detail the work of Nasa Begum in the disabled people's movement in the UK.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper provides information on Nasa's background and her work as a social worker, researcher and activist in the disability movement.

Findings

Nasa was a black disabled woman who used mental health services. This paper focuses particularly on how she brought the perspectives of black disabled people to the disabled people's movement and the health and social care field.

Originality/value

The paper demonstrates that Nasa has left a clear legacy of principles that show how things can and should be done when policy makers and service providers want to work in an inclusive way.

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Citation

Turner, M. (2012), "The contribution of Nasa Begum to the disabled people's movement and social care field", Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care, Vol. 5 No. 2, pp. 38-42. https://doi.org/10.1108/17570981211286778

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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