Being independent from whom? Analysing two interpretations in the paradigm of ‘independent living’

Abstract

Welfare provision for disabled people in Japan has been transformed from a medical model to an independent living model. However, this rhetorical change does not constitute a complete ideological shift. Consequently, the implementation of the independent living notion by Centres for Independent Living is constrained by tight fiscal budget. This paper reviews two interpretations in the paradigm of ‘independent living’, and demonstrates that the incorporation of the new notion of independent living just provides another approach for the government to continue its old agenda of freeing individuals from depending on the state through market-based reform.

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