Disability: social aspects Books
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. Deaf American Prose 1830-1930
Book SynopsisThe second volume in the Gallaudet Deaf Literature series showcases the work of Deaf writers from 1830 to 1930 during a critical formative period in their history. Excerpted works include autobiographies, travel narratives, romances, nonfiction, short stories, editorials, descriptive pieces, and other forms of prose. The evocative observations offered therein, many explicitly addressing deafness and sign language, reflect an urgency to record Deaf American life during a volatile and changing era in the nation's, and the world's, history. Using sensory details, dialogue, characterization, and narrative movement, the writers anthologized in this collection keenly illustrate the resilience of Deaf people in the face of direct and indirect threats to their way of life.
£42.75
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. Many Ways to be Deaf
Book SynopsisMany Ways to Be Deaf circles the globe - from Asia and Russia to Europe and the United Kingdom, from Africa to South America to the United States - profiling the immense diversity of the world's Deaf communities. Special attention is paid not only to the historical and linguistic origins of each community's signed language, but to the ways each language has been influenced by the hearing population and foreign influences. Twenty-four international contributors of different cultural and scholastic backgrounds make this appraisal truly diverse and expansive in scope.Trade Review"In compiling the material for their work, the researchers may have inadvertently set the stage for a more general understanding of world cultures and for valuing diversity. If the Deaf communities of the world can value each other, perhaps we all can." (Choice)"
£55.10
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. Deaf Identities in the Making
Book SynopsisFamiliar sounds and shared songs are an integral part of how we build our identities and a sense of place. But for deaf individuals, this missing piece can create a feeling of distance, fueling a desire to seek out community in different ways. In this revolutionary new book, Jan-Kare Breivik profiles ten deaf Norwegians and their search for identity, providing an international perspective on the connectivity of deaf people worldwide.Trade Review"Presents a deep and penetrating exploration of forms of deaf identity in a most readable style. I particularly recommend the book for teachers, counselors, and even for parents of young deaf children." (Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education)"
£35.62
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. Signs and Wonders
Book SynopsisSigns and Wonders traces the intertwining of Protestant religion and the development of the deaf community from the nineteenth through the twenty-first century. Tracy Ann Morse draws on nineteenth-century speeches, sermons, and pamphlets; highlights the role of missionary movements in the spread of sign language; and shows how film and stage productions drew on religious themes in their portrayal of the deaf community and its struggles. The first book to take a serious look at the intersection of religion and the deaf community, Signs and Wonders breaks new ground and opens up new avenues for continuing study.
£999.99
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. Telling Deaf Lives
Book SynopsisThe 8th Deaf History International Conference featured 27 presentations from members of Deaf communities hailing from 12 different countries around the world who related their own autobiographies as well as the biographies of historical Deaf individuals. Thus, they created a transnational phenomenon of widespread interest in the collection, documentation, and dissemination of Deaf History by and for members of the deaf community. Telling Deaf Lives brings together the best of these stories.
£26.50
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. Deaf Space in Adamorobe
Book SynopsisShared signing communities consist of a relatively high number of hereditarily deaf people living together with hearing people in relative isolation, one being the Akan village in Ghana called Adamorobe. Annelies Kusters traveled to Adamorobe to conduct an ethnographic study of both the deaf and hearing populations in the village. She reveals how deaf people in Adamorobe did not live in a social paradise but that they created their own "Deaf Space" by seeking each other out to form a society of their own.
£57.00
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. Citizenship, Politics, Difference
Book SynopsisSub-Saharan Africa is one of the most linguistically, culturally, and geographically diverse regions of the world. As in the rest of the world, deaf people live throughout sub-Saharan communities. This is a research on sub-Saharan signed languages and deaf community - organizing has created the opportunity to gather together the perspectives presented herein. Eighteen contributors illuminate the circumstances pertaining to cross-border, cross-regional, and global engagements in sub-Saharan deaf communities.
£57.00
Temple University Press,U.S. Dirty Details
Book SynopsisCaring for her disabled husband, Marion Cohen tells her story from the viewpoint of a Well SpouseTrade Review"Marion and her family have done a wonderful job of showing that there is life after innocence... And while each episode is a cry for help--a proof that 'one person, one family cannot do this alone'--it is also a testimony that no matter how late in the game help arrives, it will not be too late. Her message, then, to society is: mark us 'fragile' but don't leave us for dead." --Maggie Strong, Founder, Well Spouse Foundation and author of MainstayTable of ContentsForeword Marty Wyngaarden Krauss Preface 1. The Trike and the 49 Bus 2. Nights, Lifting, and Toilet: The First Conspiracy of Silence 3. Dire Straits 4. Scared 5. Too Many Variables: Relationships within the Household 6. A Separate Species: Relationships with the World and with Ourselves 7. Preparing for His Ghost: About Loss 8. Where Do We Stand? The Second Conspiracy of Silence Resources Photo Gallery
£23.79
Temple University Press,U.S. The Two-in-One
Book SynopsisWhen Rod Michalko's sight finally became so limited that he no longer felt safe on busy city streets or traveling alone, he began a search for a guide. The Two-in-One is his account of how his search ended with Smokie, a guide dog, and a dramatically different sense of blindness. Few people who regularly encountered Michalko in his neighborhood shops and cafes realized that he was technically blind; like many people with physical disabilities, he had found ways of compensating for his impairment. Those who knew about his condition thought of him as a fully realized person who just happened to be blind. He thought so himself. Until Smokie changed all that. In this often moving, always compelling meditations on his relationship with Smokie, Michalko probes into what it means to be at home with blindness. Smokie makes no judgment about Michalko's lack of sight; it simply is the condition within which they work together. Their partnership thus allows Michalko to step outside of the conventional -- and even \u0022enlightened\u0022 -- understanding of blindness; he becomes not simply resigned to it but able to embrace it as an essential part of his being in the world. Drawing on his training as a sociologist and his experience as a disabled person, Michalko joins a still small circle of scholars who examine disability from the inside. More rare still -- and what will resonate with most readers -- is Michalko's remarkable portrayal of Smokie; avoiding sentimentality and pathos, it is a deeply affectionate yet restrained and nuanced appreciation of his behavior and personality. From their first meeting at the dog guide training school, Smokie springs to life in these pages as a highly competent, sure-footed, take-charge, full-speed-ahead, indispensable partner. \u0022Sighties\u0022 are always in awe watching them work; Michalko has even persuaded some of them that the Smokester can locate street addresses -- but has a little difficulty with the odd numbers! Readers of The Two-in-One can easily imagine Rod and Smokie sharing the joke as they continue on their way.Trade Review"The Two in One offers a fresh look at disability in western culture by reconsidering our traditional views about the human-animal bond. Along the way, Rod Michalko shows us how both he and guide dog Smokie learn to scan the far horizon." -Stephen Kuusisto, author of Planet of the Blind "This is a moving phenomenology of blindness, a provocative deconstruction of the culture/nature dichotomy, a telling analysis of the everyday construction of identity, and a compelling argument for the special 'insight' of marginality of various kinds." -Spencer E. Cahill, University of South Florida "Michalko, a sociologist, has written an insightful memoir of how, with the aid of his guide dog, Smokie, he came to fully inhabit his blindness. ...Michalko presents himself on many levels: the scientist considering the meanings of social behavior toward disability; the attentive pet-caretaker describing guide dog training and funny incidents that occur during his walks with Smokie; and finally, a down-to-earth intellectual who begins to forget-after decades of near-sightlessness-that he has a disability. He writes movingly about how, through his relationship with Smokie, he came to view blindness not just as a lack of sight but as something in itself, a condition with its own properties. In so doing, he invites us to rethink the very nature of disability." -Publishers Weekly "I would highly recommend this book, together with it's predecessor The Mystery of the Eye and the Shadow of Blindness (1998, University of Toronto Press), as exemplars of both politically engaged narrative writing and phenomenological accounts of disability." -Canadian Journal of Sociology OnlineTable of ContentsCONTENTS Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Search for a Guide Chapter 3 Is That One of Those Blind Dogs? Chapter 4 The Grace of Teaching Chapter 5 The Power of Reputation Chapter 6 Feel Free to Ask Chapter 7 The Two-In-One Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
£22.49
Boydell & Brewer Ltd Disability in Africa: Inclusion, Care, and the
Book SynopsisExploring issues of disability culture, activism, and policy across the African continent, this volume argues for the recognition of African disability studies as an important and emerging interdisciplinary field. While the disability rights movement of recent decades has a rich and well-documented history, it is a history mostly focused on the Global North. Disability in Africa presents an interdisciplinary approach to cultural, health, and policy challenges that disability issues have raised throughout the African continent. The volume draws on the achievements of disability studies while acknowledging the demands and challenges of particular African contexts. The authors bring diverse methodological approaches and expertise to bear on these issues, ranging from anthropology and bioethics to special education and community rehabilitation. Essays consider indigenously African definitions of disability as well as exploring disability at the intersection of poverty, geography, and globalized biopolitics. Contributors analyze the difficulties of implementing disability policy across the continent while also being mindful of successful approaches taken at local, national, and international levels. Disability in Africa thus charts new avenues for disability studies research in and about Africa.Trade ReviewI encourage the readers to take in multiple texts within this book. Listen to the multiplicities of voices and perspectives; prepare yourself to challenge mainstream notions of "the handicapped" as well as popular notions in the West about inclusion and disability. You'll learn about African cultural contexts and find perspectives here that you can use to support disabled people wherever you live. -- Against the CurrentThis book provides much-needed insight into African perspectives on disability and contributes toward calls for the transformation and decolonization of research and practice. -- H-Net ReviewsTable of ContentsPART ONE: INTRODUCING THE FIELD Africanizing Disability: Toward an Articulation of African Disability Studies -Toyin Falola and Nic Hamel Disability Studies: A Disciplinary Overview - Toyin Falola, Anna Lee Carothers, and Nic Hamel PART TWO: THEORIZING DISABILITY IN AFRICA An African Ethics of Social Well-Being: Understanding Disability and Public Health - Maria Berghs Rethinking African Disability Studies: From the Cultural-Deficit Model to a Socio-Economic Perspective - Fikru Negash Gebrekidan Disability in Africa: A Cultural/Religious Perspective - Mary Nyangweso Disability and Cultural Meaning Making in Africa Kathryn - Linn Guerts PART THREE: REPRESENTATION AND CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS Disfiguration, Trauma, and Disability: Reclaiming the Body and the Case against Prosthetics - Ernest Cole Paradoxical Dramaturgies: Disability, Ritual, and Resistance in the Plays of Wole Soyinka - Nic Hamel Demonizing Madness: Mental Disorders as Deus Ex Machina in Nollywood Movies - Kolawole Olaiya Masculinity, Disability, and Empire in J.M. Coetzee's Waiting for the Barbarians - Saloua Ben Zahra PART FOUR: EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, AND CAREGIVING Addressing Poverty and Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Fostering Inclusive Education of Children with Disabilities - Serges Djoyou Kamga Inclusive Education and Cultural Relevance in East Africa - Angi Stone-MacDonald and Ozden H. Pinar-Irmak Youth, Women, and Disability in Africa: Economic Empowerment and Community Strategies to Leave No One Behind - Ntombekhaya Tshabalala, Elizabeth Ladner Babi Agbettor, and Theresa Lorenzo Caregiving and Support in African Context: A Personal Perspective Frances Emily Owusu-Ansah PART FIVE: ACTIVISM AND BARRIERS TO INCLUSION So that the Stew Reaches Everybody: Women's Negotiations of Leadership and Power in Ghana's DPO's - Denise M. Nepveux Disability Policy, Movement Activism, and the Non-Enforcement of a Disability Act: The Case of Ghana - Emmanuel Sackey Students with Disabilities' Lack of Opportunity for Sport and Recreational Activities: The Case of South African Universities - Desire Chiwandire Rehabilitation and the Realization of Disability Rights - Serges Djoyou Kamga Conclusion: A Research Agenda for African Disability Studies Anna Lee Carothers and Toyin Falola Notes on Contributors Selected Bibliography Index
£114.00
Temple University Press,U.S. Wheelchair Warrior: Gangs, Disability and
Book SynopsisThe true story of a Chicago gang member who was shot and paralyzed and became a world-class wheelchair athleteTrade Review"A compelling and richly sociological memoir. The incisive introduction and conclusion highlight how and why Melvin’s successes are not simply of his own making. Wheelchair Warrior provides the reader with an enlightening analysis of how history and society intersect with biography in Melvin’s life."—Kent Sandstrom, University of Northern IowaTable of ContentsIntroduction / Ronald J. BergerPart I Beginnings 1 Roots; 2 In the Company of Peers; 3 Gangs; 4 The ShootingPart II Transitions 5 Road to Recovery; 6 Breaking Away; 7 A Motley CrewPart III Resolutions 8 Fundamentally Sound; 9 Lost and Found; 10 The Best of All VictoriesConclusion / Ronald J. Berger
£46.75
Temple University Press,U.S. Wheelchair Warrior: Gangs, Disability, and
Book SynopsisThe remarkable story of a disabled manTrade Review"Juette’s story follows his evolution from boy to man, from gang member to wheelchair athlete, and it’s a story of determination and inspiration that will touch everyone who reads it."—BooklistTable of ContentsPreface IntroductionPart I: Beginnings 1. Roots 2. In the Company of Peers 3. Gangs 4. The ShootingPart II: Transitions 5. Road to Recovery 6. Breaking Away 7. A Motley CrewPart III: Resolutions8. Fundamentally Sound 9. Lost and Found 10. The Best of All Victories Conclusion Notes Index
£19.79
Temple University Press,U.S. On the Margins of Citizenship: Intellectual
Book SynopsisThe history of civil rights for people with intellectual disabilities in 20th century AmericaTrade Review“On the Margins of Citizenship is a remarkable book. It has a broad scope, impressively addressing the history of American twentieth-century intellectual disability empirically at the individual, community, and policy level.”—Richard Scotch, Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, University of Texas at Dallas"On the Margins of Citizenship makes an important contribution to the sociology and American history of intellectual disability. It draws together and analyzes the development of legal rights that affect people with this disability. I am especially impressed with Carey's theoretical grounding. It is clear, succinct, and convincing. This is an excellent work that will prove to be important to scholars and activists interested in intellectual disability." —James Trent, Professor of Sociology, Gordon College"Carey carefully summarizes...the continuing problematic issues for people facing intellectual disabilities, while seeking inclusion by changing the definitions of citizenship.... Summing Up: Highly recommended." —CHOICETable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. A Theory of Rights and Disability 3. Setting the Stage: Early Tensions in Citizenship 4. The Feebleminded versus the Nation: 1900–1930s 5. Professionals and the Potentially Productive Citizen 6. The Rise of the Parents’ Movement and the Special Child 7. Creating the Mentally Retarded Citizen 8. The Difficult Road of the 1980s 9. Reimagining Retardation, Transforming Community 10. Conclusion Notes References Index
£48.00
Temple University Press,U.S. On the Margins of Citizenship: Intellectual
Book SynopsisThe history of civil rights for people with intellectual disabilities in 20th century AmericaTrade Review“On the Margins of Citizenship is a remarkable book. It has a broad scope, impressively addressing the history of American twentieth-century intellectual disability empirically at the individual, community, and policy level.”—Richard Scotch, Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, University of Texas at Dallas"On the Margins of Citizenship makes an important contribution to the sociology and American history of intellectual disability. It draws together and analyzes the development of legal rights that affect people with this disability. I am especially impressed with Carey's theoretical grounding. It is clear, succinct, and convincing. This is an excellent work that will prove to be important to scholars and activists interested in intellectual disability." —James Trent, Professor of Sociology, Gordon College"Carey carefully summarizes...the continuing problematic issues for people facing intellectual disabilities, while seeking inclusion by changing the definitions of citizenship.... Summing Up: Highly recommended." —CHOICETable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. A Theory of Rights and Disability 3. Setting the Stage: Early Tensions in Citizenship 4. The Feebleminded versus the Nation: 1900–1930s 5. Professionals and the Potentially Productive Citizen 6. The Rise of the Parents’ Movement and the Special Child 7. Creating the Mentally Retarded Citizen 8. The Difficult Road of the 1980s 9. Reimagining Retardation, Transforming Community 10. Conclusion Notes References Index
£25.19
Brookes Publishing Co A Leadership Guide for Today's Disabilities
Book SynopsisEffective, efficient, and sustainable ID/DD organisations: are they possible in today’s world of dwindling resources and mounting demands for more and better services? Yes—with the practical tools and strategies in this lifeline for ID/DD leaders. Developed by two of the most trusted authorities in the disability field, this innovative business leadership guide explains the nuts and bolts of successful change in clear and accessible terms, so any ID/DD organisation can adapt and thrive in a high-pressure landscape. Managers and administrators will start with a quick self-assessment to determine how well they’re meeting the most urgent challenges organisations face today. Then, with 8 highly effective approaches to change, they’ll discover how to: 1. develop “21st century thinking styles,” so they can communicate better, solve problems faster, and align their services and supports 2. measure organisational outcomes and outputs, and use the information for reporting, monitoring, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement 3. create high-performance teams that are organised, informed, empowered, and accountable 4. employ a system of supports to address individual needs and improve outcomes for people with disabilities 5. use evidence-based practices to assist in making good clinical, managerial, and policy decisions 6. implement a performance-based evaluation and management system to strengthen effectiveness and efficiency 7. create value and enhance sustainability through real innovation, whether it’s developing new approaches or reconfiguring current approaches 8. overcome resistance to change so they can successfully rewrite the future of their organisation For each approach to change, readers will get specific, down-to-earth guidance: action steps to take right now, short summaries of key takeaway points, strategies and examples from successful organisations around the world, and photo-copiable Organisation Self-Assessment worksheets to help them quickly prioritise their next steps. An indispensable guide to surviving the shifting landscape of service delivery, this how-to book will help propel ID/DD organisations into the 21st century—so they can deliver high-quality, individualised services to people with disabilities.
£38.21
Brookes Publishing Co Equity & Full Participation for Individuals with
Book SynopsisWhat key issues and challenges affect the lives of people with severe disabilities today - and what should tomorrow’s professionals do to address them? Aligned with the core values and agenda of TASH, this visionary text prepares professionals to strengthen supports and services for people with disabilities across the lifespan. Readers will fully examine more than a dozen critical topics in the lives of people with severe disabilities; explore necessary reforms to policy and practice; and set clear goals and priorities for improving early intervention, education, health care, behaviour supports, and social services. Whether used as a textbook or a professional reference, this innovative volume will help usher in a new era of services that support full inclusion and quality of life for people with severe disabilities.Covers Today's Most Critical Topics: Addressing inequities in our educational and social services system Designing and delivering effective early intervention and education Expanding and improving inclusive education Supporting families of children with severe disabilities Resolving challenges to person-centered planning and self-determination Providing effective and respectful positive behaviour supports Improving access to the general curriculum Delivering effective literacy instruction to students with severe disabilities Removing barriers to friendships and social relationships Supporting students with health care needs in general education classrooms Promoting access to postsecondary education, employment, and community life Providing appropriate medical and social services to elderly individuals with severe disabilities Online Companion Materials: This book comes with online PowerPoint slides for faculty, ideal for complementing and enhancing lessons.Trade Review“An excellent, readable book . . . covers the waterfront from early childhood to the elderly, and with the current policy agenda of inclusion coupled with College and Career Readiness, should be a desktop resource for all educators.” - Wayne Sailor, Director, SWIFT Center, Beach Center on Disability, University of KansasTable of Contents About the Online Companion Materials About the Editors Contributors Foreword David L. Westling and Barbara Trader Preface Acknowledgments I Foundations 1. Disability in the 21st Century: Seeking a Future of Equity and Full Participation, Michael Wehmeyer 2. Poverty and Disability: Addressing the Ties that Bind, Carolyn Hughes and Latanya L. Fanion 3. Forty Years of Living and Thriving with Disabilities: Perceptions of a Self-Advocate and Her Family, Michelle Sommerstein, Lynn Sommerstein, Robert Sommerstein, David Sommerstein, and Diane Ryndak 4. Person-Centered Planning and the Quest for Systems Change, John O'Brien 5. Promoting Self-Determination and Self-Directed Learning, Martin Agran and Carolyn Hughes 6. Providing Respectful Behavior Supports, Fredda Brown and Linda M. Bambara II Children and Youth 7. Early Intervention and Early Education, Lise Fox, Mary Frances Hanline, Juliann Woods, and Ann Mickelson 8. Inclusive Education and Meaningful School Outcomes, John McDonnell and Pam Hunt 9. Literacy and Communication, Susan Copeland, Elizabeth Keefe, and J.S. de Valenzuela 10. Social Interactions and Friendships, Erik W. Carter, Kristen Bottema-Beutel, and Matthew E. Brock 11. Access to the General Education Curriculum in General Education Classes, Fred Spooner, Bethany R. McKissick, Melissa E. Hudson, and Diane M. Browder 12. Serving Students with Health Care Needs, Donna Lehr III Adult Outcomes 13.Ensuring Employment Outcomes: Preparing Students for a Working Life, Michael Callahan, John Butterworth, Jane Boone, Ellen Condon, and Richard Luecking 14. Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities, Meg Grigal, Debra Hart, and Cate Weir 15. Evolving Narratives in Community Living, Lyle T. Romer and Pamela Walker 16. Serving an Elderly Population, Christine Bigby, Philip McCallion, and Mary McCarron 17. Medicaid Waivers and Medicare Support: A 21st-Century Perspective, Tom Nerney, Julie Marron, and Mike Head IV A Look Around and Ahead 18. Societal Inclusion and Equity Internationally: Initiatives, Illustrations, Challenges, and RecommendationsDiane Ryndak, Deborah S. Reed, Grzegorz Szumski, Ann-Marie Orlando, Joanna Smogorzewska, and Wei Gao 19. Future Directions and Possibilities, Martha E. Snell and Virginia L. Walker Index
£48.00
Kent State University Press Roses in December: A Story of Love and
Book SynopsisSince its debut in 1987, Crankshaft has engendered reader loyalty and affection with its wry wit, engaging storylines, and identifiable characters. Created by Tom Batiuk and drawn by Chuck Ayers, the strip offers plenty of humour but also tackles serious issues like adult literacy, school violence, and the challenges of aging.Roses in December is a touching collection of two Crankshaft storylines of characters who find themselves dealing with the incurable condition of Alzheimer’s disease. First, Ed Crankshaft’s best friend Ralph is confronted with the trauma of his wife Helen’s worsening Alzheimer’s. He never knows if the love of his life will recognize him on those days that he visits her at Sunny Days Nursing Home. Ralph and Helen’s love story unfolds with humour and heartbreak.In the second story arc, Crankshaft’s neighbour Lucy McKenzie also exhibits symptoms of Alzheimer’s and eventually is moved to Sunny Days Nursing Home by her sister Lillian. The fourteen year struggles of Lucy, Helen, and their loved ones are elegantly told, preserving their dignity and reminding us that sometimes a sense of humour can be our greatest possession during life’s trials.Through the deceptively simple medium of the daily comic strip, Tom Batiuk and Chuck Ayers address the profound effects of Alzheimer’s disease in a thoughtful and occasionally humorous way. Roses in December includes a resource guide for caregivers, patients, and practitioners.
£20.21
Michigan State University Press Rhetorical Climatology: By A Reading Group
Book SynopsisWhat if rhetoric and climate are intimately connected? Taking climates to be rhetorical and rhetoric to be climatic, A Reading Group offers a generative framework for making sense of rhetorical studies as they grapple with the challenges posed by antiracist, decolonial, affective, ecological, and more-than-human scholarship to a tradition with a long history of being centered around individual, usually privileged, human agents wielding language as their principal instrument. Understanding the atmospheric and ambient energies of rhetoric underscores the challenges and promises of trying to heal a harmed world from within it. A cowritten “multigraph,” which began in 2018 as a reading group, this book enacts an intimate, mutualistic spirit of shared critical inquiry and play—an exciting new way of doing, thinking, and feeling rhetorical studies by six prominent scholars in rhetoric from communication and English departments alike.
£41.78
Information Age Publishing Promising Practices to Empower Culturally and
Book SynopsisPromising Practices to Empower Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families of Children with Disabilities offers research-supported school practices to empower families from diverse cultural backgrounds to make informed decisions regarding their children with diverse disabilities. In order to insure that every child is receiving the most appropriate educational program, these practices should be included in teacher and administrator preparation program throughout every county, state, and province.Every site administrator, school counselor and special education teacher should have a copy of this book at one’s fingertips for ready reference. Suggested practices include activities for parent organizing, parent education, ways to provide co-mentoring of families, and formal support at Individualized Education Program meetings.
£44.96
Information Age Publishing Promising Practices to Empower Culturally and
Book SynopsisPromising Practices to Empower Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families of Children with Disabilities offers research-supported school practices to empower families from diverse cultural backgrounds to make informed decisions regarding their children with diverse disabilities. In order to insure that every child is receiving the most appropriate educational program, these practices should be included in teacher and administrator preparation program throughout every county, state, and province.Every site administrator, school counselor and special education teacher should have a copy of this book at one’s fingertips for ready reference. Suggested practices include activities for parent organizing, parent education, ways to provide co-mentoring of families, and formal support at Individualized Education Program meetings.
£82.80
University of Massachusetts Press This Brain Had A Mouth: Lucy Gwin and the Voice
Book SynopsisAuthor, advocacy journalist, disability rights activist, feminist, and founder of Mouth magazine, Lucy Gwin (1943—2014) made her mark by helping those in "handicaptivity" find their voice. Gwin produced over one hundred issues of the magazine—one of the most radical and significant disability rights publications—and masterminded its acerbic, sometimes funny, and often moving articles about people from throughout the disability community.In this engrossing biography, James M. Odato provides an intimate portrait of Gwin, detailing how she forged her own path into activism. After an automobile accident left her with a brain injury, Gwin became a tireless advocate for the equal rights of people she termed "dislabled." More than just a publisher, she fought against corruption in the rehabilitation industry, organized for the group Not Dead Yet, and much more. With Gwin's story at the center, Odato introduces readers to other key disability rights activists and organizations, and supplies context on current contentious topics such as physician-assisted suicide. Gwin's impact on disability rights was monumental, and it is time her story is widely known.
£19.76
University of Massachusetts Press Ordinary Lives: Recovering Deaf Social History
Book SynopsisThe collective social history of deaf people in America has yet to be written. While scholars have focused their attention on residential schools for the deaf, leaders in the deaf community, and prominent graduates of these institutions, the lives of “ordinary” deaf individuals have been largely overlooked. Employing the methods of social history, such as the use of digital history techniques and often-ignored sources like census records, Eric C. Nystrom and R. A. R. Edwards recover the lived experiences of everyday deaf people in late nineteenth century America. Ordinary Lives captures the stories of deaf women and men, both Black and white, describing their family lives, networks of support, educational experiences, and successes and hardships. In this pioneering “deaf social history,” Edwards and Nystrom reconstruct the biographies of a wider range of deaf individuals to tell a richer, more nuanced, and more inclusive history of the larger American deaf community.Trade ReviewOrdinary Lives makes important contributions to deaf history, and it will encourage new areas of research across multiple disciplines." - Octavian Robinson, associate professor of deaf studies at Gallaudet University "Nystrom and Edwards are the first scholars to explicitly widen the historiographical practices of deaf history to include social history." - H-Dirksen L. Bauman, coeditor of Deaf Gain: Raising the Stakes for Human Diversity
£72.25
Grey House Publishing Inc Complete Resource Guide for People with
Book SynopsisA wealth of information, now in one comprehensive sourcebook. Completely updated, this edition contains more information than ever before, including a new separate section on disability groups, from blind & deaf to dexterity to speech and language. Plus, this edition offers thousands of new entries, enhancements to existing entries, as well as hundreds more web sites and e-mail addresses than ever before. This resource guide is the most comprehensive resource available for people with disabilities, detailing important information sources for: Independent Living Centers, Rehabilitation Facilities, State & Federal Agencies, Associations and Support Groups. This one-stop resource also provides immediate access to the latest products and services available for people with disabilities, such as Periodicals & Books, Assistive Devices, Employment & Education Programs, Camps and Travel Groups. Each year, more libraries, schools, colleges, hospitals, rehabilitation centers and individuals add The Comple
£139.40
Boydell & Brewer Ltd Disability in German-Speaking Europe: History,
Book SynopsisThis collection reflects on the development of disability studies in German-speaking Europe and brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on disability in German, Austrian, and Swiss history and culture. Ableism remains the most socially acceptable form of intolerance, with pejoratives referencing disability - and intellectual disability in particular - remaining largely unquestioned among many. Yet the understanding, depiction, and representation of disability is also clearly in a process of transformation. This volume analyzes that transformation, taking a close look at attitudes toward disability in historical and contemporary German-speaking contexts. The volume begins with an overview of the emergence and growth of disability studies in German-speaking Europe against the background of the field's emergence a decade or so earlier in the US and UK. The differences in timing, methodology, and research concentrations bring into focus how each cultural context has shaped the field of disability studies in its multiple and diverse approaches. Building on recent scholarship that uses a cultural studies approach, the volume's three sections analyze constructs of disability and ability in history, memory, and culture. The essays in the history section examine how the emotions, morality, and power have played into - and still do play into - the individual's experience of disability. Those in the memory section grapple with the origins of the Nazi persecution of people with disabilities, the fight for recognition of this genocide, and the politics of its commemoration. Finally, the culture section offers close readings of disability in literary and filmic texts from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Disability Studies in German-Speaking Europe, an Introduction Linda Leskau, Tanja Nusser, and Katherine Sorrels Part 1: Negotiating Interpersonal Relationships: Historical Perspectives 1: Inclusion, Emotion, and Disability Markus Dederich and Katherine Sorrels 2: "Moral Madness": Representations of Prodigality, Disability, and Competence in German Legal History Ashley L. Elrod 3: Deafness and "Disfigurement" as Relational Disorders: Aron Ronald Bodenheimer's Psychotherapy at the Zurich School for the Deaf during the 1960s Marion Schmidt Part 2: Reckoning with the Past: Reconstruction of Memory 4: The Romance of the Institution: Educational Optimism and the Confinement of the "Feeble-Minded" in Modern Germany Warren Rosenblum 5: From the Disability Murders Archive: Ernst Klee's Confrontation of the Public with Nazism's First Genocide Dagmar Herzog 6: Disability in Nazi Germany: Memory of "Euthanasia" Crimes and Commemoration of Their Victims Lutz Kaelber Part 3: Intersections and Diversity: The Lens of Culture 7: A Crip Chronotope: Time, Disability, and Heimat in Else Lasker-Schüler's Die Wupper Caroline Weist 8: Disability in the Narrative and Dramatic Work of Thomas Bernhard Linda Leskau 9: Freaks, Capriccios, Monstrosities: Ulrike Ottinger's Freak Orlando: Kleines Welttheater in fünf Episoden Tanja Nusser 10: Disability as Opportunity in Alissa Walser's Novel about the Blind Maria Theresia Paradis Waltraud Maierhofer Notes on the Contributors Index
£80.75
Information Age Publishing The ABCs of Structured Discovery Cane Travel for
Book SynopsisStructured Discovery Cane Travel (SDCT) is an Orientation and Mobility (O&M) curriculum which focuses on the foundational techniques necessary to develop future independence for students who are blind or visually impaired. The ABCs of Structured Discovery Cane Travel for Children addresses essential non-visual concept development, techniques and mobility skills needed to travel efficiently, gracefully and safely within a myriad of natural environments while using the long, white cane with a metal tip as the primary mobility tool. This curriculum utilizes transformational knowledge and problem-solving opportunities through teachable moments to develop personal reflection and mental mapping which can be utilized post instruction. These students maximize their cognitive intrinsic feedback while completing everyday mobility tasks. Parents and instructors of children who are blind or visually impaired will comprehend the essentials of SDCT by reading The ABCs of Structured Discovery Cane Travel for Children; in addition, they will receive a treasure trove of O&M skill-building activities.
£47.45
Information Age Publishing The ABCs of Structured Discovery Cane Travel for
Book SynopsisStructured Discovery Cane Travel (SDCT) is an Orientation and Mobility (O&M) curriculum which focuses on the foundational techniques necessary to develop future independence for students who are blind or visually impaired. The ABCs of Structured Discovery Cane Travel for Children addresses essential non-visual concept development, techniques and mobility skills needed to travel efficiently, gracefully and safely within a myriad of natural environments while using the long, white cane with a metal tip as the primary mobility tool. This curriculum utilizes transformational knowledge and problem-solving opportunities through teachable moments to develop personal reflection and mental mapping which can be utilized post instruction. These students maximize their cognitive intrinsic feedback while completing everyday mobility tasks. Parents and instructors of children who are blind or visually impaired will comprehend the essentials of SDCT by reading The ABCs of Structured Discovery Cane Travel for Children; in addition, they will receive a treasure trove of O&M skill-building activities.
£87.40
Information Age Publishing Philosophy as Disability & Exclusion: The
Book SynopsisPhilosophy as Disability and Exclusion examines the history of ideas on arts in the education of people who are blind in England, from 1688 to 2010. This book also examines a number of the earlier influences on the enlightenment, and the international context of this topic. The two hypotheses on which this study is based are:(1) Our understanding of blindness in English intellectual culture is less to do with homologous physical characteristics. Instead it is more to do with an ethical philosophy of human capacity.(2) The arts education of people who are blind through touch tells us much about our psychology of mythologies and the intellectual construction of human thought. Furthermore, the myth that people who are blind are incapable of visual arts and have an enhanced capacity for the musical arts is one of the most engrained modern folklores. It is part of our cultural, intellectual and philosophical conscience.In the process of investigating these hypotheses, this book argues that philosophies have linked immorality, intelligence and physical ability. These have become connected in ways that are unrelated to eyesight in order to fulfill broader cultural processes of developing social theory. In this book, the process of knowledge creation is termed passive exclusion and is analyzed through an epistemological model of examining disability and exclusion.
£44.96
Information Age Publishing Philosophy as Disability & Exclusion: The
Book SynopsisPhilosophy as Disability and Exclusion examines the history of ideas on arts in the education of people who are blind in England, from 1688 to 2010. This book also examines a number of the earlier influences on the enlightenment, and the international context of this topic. The two hypotheses on which this study is based are:(1) Our understanding of blindness in English intellectual culture is less to do with homologous physical characteristics. Instead it is more to do with an ethical philosophy of human capacity.(2) The arts education of people who are blind through touch tells us much about our psychology of mythologies and the intellectual construction of human thought. Furthermore, the myth that people who are blind are incapable of visual arts and have an enhanced capacity for the musical arts is one of the most engrained modern folklores. It is part of our cultural, intellectual and philosophical conscience.In the process of investigating these hypotheses, this book argues that philosophies have linked immorality, intelligence and physical ability. These have become connected in ways that are unrelated to eyesight in order to fulfill broader cultural processes of developing social theory. In this book, the process of knowledge creation is termed passive exclusion and is analyzed through an epistemological model of examining disability and exclusion.
£82.80
Brookes Publishing Co Children with Disabilities
Book SynopsisTrusted for four decades by university faculty and relied on by thousands of professionals from diverse fields, Children with Disabilities is the gold-standard text on working effectively with children and families. Now this authoritative resource is in its eighth edition, enhanced with new chapters on critical topics, the latest evidence-based practices, updated instructor materials, and guidance on working with a wide range of professionals to address every aspect of child health and well-being.Spearheaded by senior editor Mark Batshaw, M.D., Chief Academic Officer at Children's National Health System, this new edition is an unparalleled compendium of information about developmental, clinical, family, education, and intervention issues, from birth through adolescence. Every chapter has been meticulously peer-reviewed, and content has been updated throughout to reflect important new research and developments in diverse fields. Comprehensive coverage of contemporary issues makes this volume an indispensable reference for practicing professionals, and the student-friendly features and multimedia instructor materials make it the ultimate textbook for courses on disability.A treasury of essential knowledge from a who's who of today's leading experts and innovators, Children with Disabilities is a cornerstone resource that professionals will use year after year to support their important work and ensure that every child and family thrives.WHAT'S NEWExpanded focus on interdisciplinary care, including practical guidance on how professionals from different fields can effectively collaborateNew chapters on key topics: sleep disorders, assessment of physical disabilities, the senses, rehabilitative services, interdisciplinary care, the role of medication, and the effect of health care disparities on child outcomesNew Evidence-Based Practice boxes throughout the text, for easy review of recent studies and recommended practicesUpdated nomenclature based on new developments in the field and recommendations from respected organizationsSTUDENT-FRIENDLY FEATURES: Students will benefit from chapter overviews, a helpful glossary, case studies that bring key concepts to life, thought questions, a test bank with more than 200 questions for faculty members, resource lists for further reading, and 200 downloadable illustrations. And with the complete package of multimedia instructor materials, instructors will use this textbook effectively in their courses and prepare students for years of successful practice.
£999.99
Brookes Publishing Co The Special Needs Planning Guide: How to Prepare
Book SynopsisHow can families of children with disabilities plan for lasting financial security at every stage of life? Find clear answers in The Special Needs Planning Guide, a step-by-step companion for parents as they progress through the complexities of planning for the future of their family and their child. Written by two financial planning experts who are also a parent and a sibling of a person with disabilities, and including contributions from a nationally recognized advocate, this bestselling how-to guide is now in its second edition.Revised, reorganized, and carefully updated to reflect current law, this book gives families the real-world advice, strategies, and actions needed to plan for both their future and the well-being and security of their child. With clarity and compassion, the authors guide families in addressing five critical factors involved in special needs planning— family and support, emotional, financial, legal, and government benefits factors—at every stage of their child’s life, from birth through adulthood. Throughout the book, readers will learn from the stories and advice of other caregivers, get helpful planning pointers and key questions to answer, and take action with the chapter lists of Next Steps. To help families customize the information in this book for their specific needs, this new edition also offers a complete package of online resources, including a fillable Special Needs Planning Timeline, easy-to-use financial planning worksheets, and an in-depth Letter of Intent template families can use to map out their vision for their child’s life.Informed by decades of personal and professional experience, this reader-friendly guidebook will help families educate themselves about financial planning, create a complete action plan for their future, and provide the knowledge and the tools they need to work toward a secure and full life for their child. WHAT’S NEW: Fully revised chapters and online resources A 10-step process that breaks complex planning into manageable tasks Letter of Intent now available as a fillable PDF Excel worksheets for easy planning New chapters on Foundational Financial Strategies and Tools, and Advanced Strategies and Special Circumstances Helpful information on ABLE accounts, housing options, and military Survivor Benefit Plans New planning tips, pointers, and case stories Guidance on creating a Team to Carry On beyond the parents’ lifetimes SELECTED TOPICS COVERED: special needs trusts funding · trustee selection · insurance strategies · investment guidance · estate planning · legal settlements · government benefits, such as SSI, SSDI, and housing benefits · goal-setting · advocacy · hiring financial and legal professionals · sibling considerations · contributions of extended support networks · retirement plans · guardianship and less restrictive alternativesTable of Contents Section I Your Planning Essentials Chapter 1: The Special Needs Planning Timeline Chapter 2: An Overview of Special Needs Planning Section II: The Five Factors Chapter 3: The Five Factors to Consider in Special Needs Planning Chapter 4: Family and Support Factors Chapter 5: Emotional Factors Chapter 6: Financial Factors Chapter 7: Legal Factors Chapter 8: Government Benefit Factors Section III: A Plan for Your Family Chapter 9: Building Your Financial Framework Chapter 10: Building Your Special Needs Plan Chapter 11: Steps 1 and 2: Creating Your Vision Chapter 12: Steps 3 and 4: Gathering Your Information Chapter 13: Steps 5 and 6: Assessing Your Child’s Needs Chapter 14: Steps 7 and 8: Doing Your Analysis Chapter 15: Steps 9 and 10: Gathering Your People Section IV: Frequently Asked Questions, Tips, Tools, and Strategies Chapter 16: Foundational Finance Strategies and Tools Chapter 17: Advanced Strategies and Special Circumstances
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University of Manitoba Press Letters with Smokie: Blindness and
Book SynopsisLeave it to a dog to put the “human” back in “humanities” In September 2020, Rod Michalko wrote to friend and colleague Dan Goodley, congratulating him on the release of his latest book, Disability and Other Human Questions. Joking that his late guide dog, Smokie, had taken offense to the suggestion that disability was purely a human question, Michalko shared a few thoughts on behalf of his dog. When Goodley wrote back—to Smokie—so began an epistolic exchange that would continue for the next seven months. As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world and the realities of lockdown-imposed isolation set in, the Smokie letters provided the friends a space in which to come together in a lively exploration of human-animal relationships and to interrogate disability as disruption, disturbance, and art. Just as he did in life, Smokie guides. In these pages, he offers wisdom about the world, love, friendship, and even The Beatles. His canine observations of human experience provide an avenue into some of the ways blindness might be reconceptualized and “befriended.” Uninhibited by the trappings of traditional academic inquiry, Michalko and Goodley are unleashed, free to wander, to wonder, and to provoke within the bonds of trust and respect. Funny and thoughtful, the result is a refreshing exploration and re-evaluation of learned cultural misunderstandings of disability.Table of Contents An Introduction from the Authors The Letters Afterword Acknowledgements Bibliography Notes
£19.96
Canadian Scholars DisAppearing: Encounters in Disability Studies
Book SynopsisDisAppearing offers a relational orientation to disability studies. From encounters with disability and disabled people in educational settings from elementary school to university, in novels and other texts, in hospitals and policing, in dance, on the street, and in community centres, as well as in considerations of injury and healing, and life and death, the chapters in this collection explore a variety of cultural scenes of disability. By doing so, this collection reveals what disability can mean through scenes of its dis/ appearance and demonstrates how to remake these meanings in more life-affirming ways.Encouraging critical engagement with how disability is noticed and lived, the many chapters, as well as poetry, narrative, and a podcast transcript, reveal the meaning of disability appearing and disappearing in everyday life and beyond. Bringing together the work of scholars, artists, and activists, many of whom identify as disabled, DisAppearing encourages students to approach disability differently and to reimagine its appearance in the world.Engaging, political, artistic, and philosophical, this text, with an emphasis on the Canadian context, is an invaluable resource for disability studies students and instructors.Table of Contents Alternative Thematic Table of Contents List of Figures Foreword, by Rod Michalko Introduction Part I: DisAppearing DisAbility: Demonstrations in Theory and Practice Editors' Introduction Chapter 1: Disappearing Promises: The University's Unfortunate Framing of Disability, by Tanya Titchkosky Chapter 2: Nativity, by Hanna Herdegen Chapter 3: Navigating Borderlands: Deaf and Hearing Experiences in Post-Secondary Education, by Sammy Jo Johnson & Sarah Beck Chapter 4: Let Me Hear You Say Black Lives Matter, by Thomas Reid Part II: DisAppearing DisEmbodiment Editors' Introduction Chapter 5: Between Peace and Disturbance: Anorexia, Control, and Embodiment, by Madeleine DeWelles Chapter 6: Disabling Curricular Encounters: The Barriers in Barrier-Free Access, by Maria Karmiris Chapter 7: Ghosts, Mice, and Robots: Disappearing the Autistic Person, by Helen Rottier, Ben Pfingston, & Josh Guberman Chapter 8: Performing Dyslexia in Contemporary Japan, by Satsuki Kawano Chapter 9: Tuning Goes Frig, by Sid Ghosh Part III: DisAppearing Drama Editors' Introduction Chapter 10: Blind Perception: DisAppearing Blindness … with a Twist, by Devon Healey Chapter 11: Embracing the Gesture: A Dance of the Ordinary and its Extra, by Jose Miguel Esteban Chapter 12: Shapeshifting: Navigating the Social Construction of Multiple Disability Identities, by Steve Singer Chapter 13: Charles Darwin and Me/Chronic Illness Dictionary, by Diane Driedger Part IV: DisAppearing Departures, Diagnoses, and Death Editors' Introduction Chapter 14: The Impositions of Forgotten Wor(l)ds: Rehabilitation and Memory Loss, by Lindsay Gravelle Chapter 15: The DisAppearances of Deafness in Early Childhood Diagnostic and Intervention Practices, by Tracey Edelist Chapter 16: Diagnosing Despair: Constructing Experience through Psychiatric Hegemony, by Efrat Gold & Sharry Taylor Chapter 17: An Autist Amongst Exceptionalities, by Joey Tavares Chapter 18: Disappearing Disability: Disability MAiD Invisible, by Nancy Hansen Chapter 19: The Pill Box Shuffle, by Leanne Toshiko Simpson Part V: DisAppearing Dreams Editors' Introduction Chapter 20: The Infinity of the Encounter: Deafness, Disability, Race, and the Sound of Re-Story, by Elaine Cagulada Chapter 21: "Where are the goddamn pens?": And Other Disappearances in Writing Intellectual Disability, by Chelsea Temple Jones Chapter 22: Are You My Homi? Close (Autistic) Encounters of the Third Kind, by Maya Chacaby Chapter 23: Magic Wand, by Lynn Manning Contributor Biographies Index
£52.00
Liverpool University Press Disability and the Posthuman: Bodies, Technology,
Book SynopsisAn Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and through Knowledge Unlatched.Disability and the Posthuman is the first study to analyse cultural representations and deployments of disability as they interact with posthumanist theories of technology and embodiment. Working across a wide range of texts, many new to critical enquiry, in contemporary writing, film and cultural practice from North America, Europe, the Middle East and Japan, it covers a diverse range of topics, including: contemporary cultural theory and aesthetics; design, engineering and gender; the visualisation of prosthetic technologies in the representation of war and conflict; and depictions of work, time and sleep. While noting the potential limitations of posthumanist assessments of the technologized body, the study argues that there are exciting, productive possibilities and subversive potentials in the dialogue between disability and posthumanism as they generate dissident crossings of cultural spaces. Such intersections cover both fictional/imagined and material/grounded examples of disability and look to a future in which the development of technology and complex embodiment of disability presence align to produce sustainable yet radical creative and critical voices. Trade Review‘Alas, I have no space to say more than that this is a beautifully produced book both as an aesthetic object and as a thought-provoking text. Together with its compelling scholarship, the reading experience of Murray’s Disability and the Posthuman could scarcely be bettered.’Margrit Shildrick, Lambda'Murray makes a strong case that to understand modern film, literature, and contemporary society, people who have not thought much about disability studies should do so ... Murray's book provides many helpful ideas for this exploration.' Arthur Blaser, Disability Studies Quarterly
£48.24
Liverpool University Press Disability and the Posthuman: Bodies, Technology,
Book SynopsisAn Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and through Knowledge Unlatched.Disability and the Posthuman is the first study to analyse cultural representations and deployments of disability as they interact with posthumanist theories of technology and embodiment. Working across a wide range of texts, many new to critical enquiry, in contemporary writing, film and cultural practice from North America, Europe, the Middle East and Japan, it covers a diverse range of topics, including: contemporary cultural theory and aesthetics; design, engineering and gender; the visualisation of prosthetic technologies in the representation of war and conflict; and depictions of work, time and sleep. While noting the potential limitations of posthumanist assessments of the technologized body, the study argues that there are exciting, productive possibilities and subversive potentials in the dialogue between disability and posthumanism as they generate dissident crossings of cultural spaces. Such intersections cover both fictional/imagined and material/grounded examples of disability and look to a future in which the development of technology and complex embodiment of disability presence align to produce sustainable yet radical creative and critical voices. Trade Review‘Alas, I have no space to say more than that this is a beautifully produced book both as an aesthetic object and as a thought-provoking text. Together with its compelling scholarship, the reading experience of Murray’s Disability and the Posthuman could scarcely be bettered.’Margrit Shildrick, Lambda'Murray makes a strong case that to understand modern film, literature, and contemporary society, people who have not thought much about disability studies should do so ... Murray's book provides many helpful ideas for this exploration.' Arthur Blaser, Disability Studies Quarterly
£31.81
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Disability and
Book SynopsisBy exploring the economic and social value of disabled people with positive entrepreneurial traits and adaptive skills, this innovative book breaks away from normative entrepreneurial studies to recognise the overlooked value in disabled entrepreneurs.In the study of entrepreneurship, the social tendency to disregard people with disabilities has caused a paucity of knowledge about the successful ventures of disabled people worldwide. Seeking to improve public understanding of disabled entrepreneurs, this pioneering book re-evaluates their identity, value and contribution beyond economic, cultural and geographical contexts. Chapters explore disabled entrepreneurs from non-Western economies and marginalised social segments, with a focus on emphasising the importance of disabled women entrepreneurs from developing economies as agents of change for society and the economy. Exploring the push and pull factors that exist for disabled people in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, chapters disassemble the socially institutionalised barriers to important sources of value creation by disabled entrepreneurs.With a global scope, this book will prove invaluable for students and scholars of entrepreneurship and business management. With expert insights into innovative practices and evidence-based policymaking from a range of disabled entrepreneurs, it will be a vital resource for entrepreneurs looking to build and grow inclusive and successful ventures.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Research Handbook on Disability and Entrepreneurship xix Shumaila Yousafzai, Wilson Ng, Shandana Sheikh and Thomas Coogan PART I THE PUSH AND THE PULL FACTORS FOR DISABLED ENTREPRENEURS 1 Follow your dreams? Push and pull motivations of entrepreneurs with disabilities in Hungary 2 Sara Csillag, Zsuzsanna Gyori, Anna Laura Hidegh and Carmen Svastics 2 “Underdog” entrepreneurs? Identifying processes of opportunity creation among visually impaired founders of new ventures 20 Wilson Ng 3 Creating my own job: Australian experiences of people with disability with microenterprises, self-employment and entrepreneurship 35 Simon Darcy, Jock Collins and Megan Stronach 4 The push and pull of entrepreneurship for individuals with autism spectrum disorder 59 Eric Patton 5 Entrepreneurial activity among disabled entrepreneurs with visible and invisible impairments: a literature review 77 Wilson Ng 6 Entrepreneurship and disability: research in a Spanish university 85 Rosa M. Muñoz, Yolanda Salinero and M. Valle Fernández 7 Awareness and attitudes towards social entrepreneurship among university students and disabled people: the case of the Czech Republic 99 Ondřej Kročil, Richard Pospíšil and David Kosina PART II ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM: BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS 8 Enterprising? Disabled? The status and potential for disabled people’s microenterprise in South Korea 114 Se Kwang Hwang and Alan Roulstone 9 Designing public policy to support entrepreneurial activity within the disabled community in Ireland 131 Thomas M. Cooney 10 How entrepreneurs with physical and mental health challenges can benefit from an entrepreneurial ecosystems approach 143 Mirza Tihic, Gary Shaheen and Felix Arndt 11 The role of government policies in establishing a conducive entrepreneurial environment for disabled entrepreneurs in China 160 Tiansheng Yang, Shandana Sheikh, Shumaila Yousafzai and Xiangxin Yang 12 The need for an inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem for women with disability in Pakistan 182 Shandana Sheikh 13 Disabled women entrepreneurs and microfinance: a road less travelled (for a reason)? 196 Nadeera Ranabahu and Farzana Aman Tanima 14 A preliminary analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the mental wellbeing of entrepreneurship students 208 Sylvie Studente, Filia Garivaldis and Wilson Ng 15 The hidden entrepreneurs: disability and entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan 221 Shumaila Yousafzai and Yerken Turganbayev 16 Inclusive entrepreneurship in Palestine: context and prospects of people with disabilities 238 Wojdan Omran and Leila Farraj PART III THE IDENTITY AND CONTRIBUTION OF DISABLED ENTREPRENEURS 17 The making of a (dis)abled entrepreneur: an entrepreneurial identity perspective 247 Mukta Kulkarni and Yangerjungla Pongener 18 The opportunity to contribute: disability and the digital entrepreneur 262 Tom Boellstorff 19 Disabled entrepreneurs creating value in Iran’s entrepreneurial ecosystem 279 Vahid Makizadeh, Shumaila Yousafzai, Siavash Aein Jamshid and Adel Mohebbi 20 The contribution of disabled entrepreneurs in the Sultanate of Oman 297 Eric V. Bindah Index
£151.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Disability Policy
Book SynopsisExamining how policy affects the human rights of people with disabilities, this topical Handbook presents diverse empirical experiences of disability policy and identifies the changes that are necessary to achieve social justice. Expansive in scope, the Handbook illustrates how language, law and concepts about human rights impact the way that disability policy is framed and implemented. Chapters use the lenses of human rights, welfare, health and economic inclusion to address contemporary policy questions such as globalization and technology. Grounded in lived experiences, the Handbook interweaves personal narratives from people with disabilities which provide important insights into how policy impacts opportunity and point to future possibilities for the influence of human rights on policy change. As narrative author Karla Garcia Luiz reflects, ‘We often share situations that make us feel lonely, exhausted, insecure, questioning ourselves.... When we share, we realize that these feelings are collective and, [in]naming them we re-signify them and, thus, we strengthen ourselves for political action’.Informed by international, comparative experiences, this Handbook will be an engaging and perceptive resource for students and scholars of sociology and social policy, health and welfare studies and disability policy. With diverse examples from across the Global North and South, it will also appeal to people working in social policy who are looking to develop and reform policies to be more inclusive, accessible and progressive towards people with disabilities.Trade Review‘Research Handbook on Disability Policy edited by Sally Robinson and Karen R. Fisher is a timely and important contribution to the emerging literature on disability, human rights and social policy. Grounded in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the volume explores issues of human rights, welfare, health and economic inclusion from an impressive range of scholars including strong representation from the Global South. Each section starts with the lived experience of persons with disabilities through short essays, poems and reflections which helps the reader remember these are not simply policies, but pathways to a life of equality and inclusion. This Handbook is a vast and deep compendium which is required for all library and disability scholars’ shelves.’ -- Tim Stainton, University of British Columbia, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to disability policy through a human rights lens 1 Karen R. Fisher and Sally Robinson PART I HUMAN RIGHTS Sophie Mitra and Sally Robinson 1 Narrative 1: Mia’s piece – Candice, Defying Gravity and I 15 Mia Boonen 2 Knowledge production and human rights enhancement: the role and potentialities of emancipatory disability research 17 Mario Biggeri, Federico Ciani, Giampiero Griffo and Sunil Deepak 3 A journey together – co-creation and experiential knowledge of people with intellectual disabilities in social policy 33 María Gómez-Carrillo de Castro 4 Accessibility policies in Brazil: negotiating collective access through the principles of Disability Justice for a Brazilian Center for Disability Studies 49 Marivete Gesser and Anahí Guedes de Mello 5 Narrative 2: evil: disabled villains in media 65 Em Dewhurst 6 Developing a participatory indicators-based framework for monitoring disability rights 67 Paula Campos Pinto and Maria Engrácia Cardim 7 Disabled person-led monitoring of the UNCRPD in Aotearoa New Zealand: maximising the potential of civil society in the implementation of Article 33.3 85 Robbie Francis Watene, Brigit Mirfin-Veitch and Umi Asaka 8 Narrative 3: if my childhood can have CRPD’s company 100 Honglu Zhu 9 The right of people with disabilities to participate in cultural life: is Cinderella going to the ball? 102 Delia Ferri and Ann Leahy 10 When the state does not care: Disability rights in a context of multi-layered crises, instability and disablism 118 Grace Khawam and Supriya Akerkar 11 Decentralization, empowerment and grassroots engagement: advocacy organizations navigating the implementation of codified disability rights in Malawi 135 Sarah I. Huque 12 From enabling access to enabling rights: Singapore’s practical approach to disability policy 151 Daryl W.J. Yang, Kuansong Victor Zhuang, Gerard Goggin and Meng Ee Wong 13 An accessible public transit system as a right for people with disabilities in Taiwan 166 Kuo-yu (Lisa) Wang and Pey-chun Pan 14 Narrative 4: the effect of disability policy on lives 183 Chien-Ju Chou 15 The EU framework of people with disabilities’ rights – an intertemporal equilibrium between regulatory and policy paradigms 186 Gabriel Amitsis and Fotini Marini 16 The influence of disability models in Indonesian past and present: disability rights law-making and policy-making 202 Abi Marutama, Antoni Tsaputra and Lengga Pradipta 17 The Accessible Canada Act: a political expression of disability rights as human rights 217 Michael J. Prince 18 Narrative 5: locked-in, locked-down: lived experience of a non-speaker 233 Tim Chan 19 From international standard to national practice: the role of national disability institutions in making the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities a reality in South and Central America 234 Renata Anahí Bregaglio Lazarte, Paula Lucía Camino Morgado and Renato Antonio Constantino Caycho 20 Narrative 6: affection and emancipation: the friendship of four disabled women 251 Karla Garcia Luiz, Laureane Marília de Lima Costa, Mariana Lúcia Agnese Costa e Rosa and Thaís Becker Henriques Silveira 21 Decolonizing disability rights policies through indigenous theorization: the case of Zimbabwe 256 Martin Musengi PART II WELFARE Karen R. Fisher and Olivia Geehan 22 Narrative 7: Disabled Howl – AS1428.1 2021 and all that jazz 272 Peter Raisbeck 23 From care and welfare to independent living? Interpreting and assessing the human right to live independently and be included in the community 274 Yvette Maker 24 Sexuality and relationships: informing rights-based policy and practice through research with and by people with intellectual disability in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand 289 Patsie Frawley and Brigit Mirfin-Veitch 25 Narrative 8: a quiet genocide: the power of segregation 303 Cindy Liu 26 Engaged advocacy: a framework for inclusion of people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds in disability policy 305 Maree Higgins, Mahmoud Murad, Kim Robinson, Angela Dew, Katherine Boydell, Fiona McKay, Joanne Watson, Mariano Coello, Louisa Smith, Kelley Johnson and Ruth Wells 27 Narrative 9: my work advocating for the Syrian community 322 Mahmoud Murad, assisted by Miream Salameh and Maree Higgins, translated by Miream Salameh 28 Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme and disability identity: how welfare policy impacts narratives of disability 330 Tessa-May Zirnsak 29 Tracing the welfare–rights connection in American disability policymaking 346 David Pettinicchio 30 Questioning the dominant welfare discourse on personalization and autonomy embodied in personal budget policy 361 Toon Benoot and Rudi Roose 31 Negotiating rights in education: an examination of U.S. education disability policy 374 Catherine Kramarczuk Voulgarides 32 Narrative 10: my education story 387 Alexander Elliott 33 Preventing catastrophe: the welfare state and disaster risk for people with disabilities 389 Zachary A. Morris 34 Strategic human rights-based policy reforms for making Australian universities equally accessible to students, staff, and faculty who are Indigenous people with disability 402 Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes, Paul Harpur and Michael Ashley Stein 35 Narrative 11: the “lucky” one 418 Ayah Wehbe 36 Exploring equality and non-discrimination of disabled students in policy and practice in public universities in Uganda 421 Paul Emong and Anica Zeyen 37 Participation in personalization of minority cultural groups: lived experience and diversity in the UK 436 Martin Partridge, Mahuya Kanjilal and Elaine Arnull 38 Materializing change: exploring human rights-based approaches to improve built environment accessibility at the neighbourhood scale 451 Mary Ann Jackson, Erin Wilson and Flavia Marcello 39 Narrative 12: the draining expectations placed upon marginalised groups 468 Mac Zamani 40 Alternative community living practices in Taiwan: rethinking de-institutionalization and the human rights model 469 Heng-hao Chang and Yi-chun Chou 41 Mainstreaming disability in Indonesian development: rethinking disability citizenship to move beyond a welfare focus 484 Antoni Tsaputra and Eban Pollard 42 Housing deficit for people with disabilities in a radically neoliberal country: Chile’s case 500 Francisca Valdebenito-Acosta, Julio Hasbún-Mancilla and Joao Acharan 43 Inclusion of students with visual impairment in Indian higher education: a critical inquiry from a human rights perspective 516 Aneesh Peter and Catherine Elisa John PART III HEALTH Sally Robinson 44 Narrative 13: voice, choice and a better outcome 535 Raelene West 45 Making disability known: medicalisation of disability and the development of the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) 538 Jennifer Smith-Merry 46 Disabilities, evidence-making, and quality of life: the three core human rights principles framework 550 Luciano Bottini Filho 47 Establishing a human rights-based approach in healthcare: a UK example moving beyond policy and into private spaces 564 Eleanor Brown and Jo Ferrie 48 Narrative 14: technology in the lives of people with disabilities 580 Brooke Ellison 49 Disability and human rights: the right to benefit from scientific progress 582 Anne M. Bryden, Jennifer French and Brian Gran 50 Chasing a runaway train: disability policy grapples with accelerated prenatal genetic technologies 599 Kara B. Ayers and Monica C. Schneider 51 Care robots as enabling assistive technology: implications for quality of life and disability policy 614 Naonori Kodate, Hasheem Mannan, Sarah Donnelly, Yurie Maeda, and Diarmuid O’Shea 52 Narrative 15: disability rights and robotics: being there without being there 631 Sophie Savage and Tillie Curran 53 ‘It’s about quality of life rather than length of life’: using and refusing policy discourse in the lives of children labelled with life-limiting and/ or life-threatening conditions 635 Katherine Runswick-Cole, Dan Goodley, Kirsty Liddiard and Sally Whitney 54 Inclusive sexuality education: achieving sexual justice, sexual pleasure and sexual agency for women with disability 652 Denise Beckwith and Nicole Laurance 55 Narrative 16: in her lifetime 666 Lee Tsourvakas 56 Pain management for palliative care patients with disabilities: revisiting morphine prescription policies in developing contexts 668 Julieth Musengi and Martin Musengi PART IV ECONOMIC INCLUSION Karen R. Fisher and Bella Bauer 57 Narrative 17: supported or stuck? Disability employment policy for young people 683 Sionainn Jans 58 Economics of inclusion 685 Daniel Mont 59 Heightism, hierarchies and human rights: how a normalcy of disability infringes on the rights of people with dwarfism 690 Erin Pritchard 60 Post-school transition process in a pandemic: how can young people with disability be better supported? 705 Helen Dickinson, Catherine Smith, Amy Marks and Jess Mitchell 61 The right to work “on an equal basis with others”: examining disability employment policies in Australia through the lens of a health and economic crisis 719 Sue Olney and Alexandra Devine 62 Narrative 18: sanist wonderland 737 Damian Mellifont 63 Does the CRPD matter? A comparison of sheltered workshop policies in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea 739 Yi-Chun Chou, Jun Nakagawa, and Eun-Ju Yoo 64 Disability as an enabler of career success and inclusion 754 Daniel Samosh, Mukta Kulkarni, Alecia Santuzzi and Brent Lyons 65 Narrative 19: I want a job 770 Sadiel Albakri 66 Social entrepreneurship between earning a living and emancipation, impacts of microfinance for people with disabilities in Kenya 771 Yvonne Wechuli, Sellah Lusweti, Halimu Shauri and Elisabeth Wacker 67 Advancing income security policy using universal design: the case of the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) in Ontario, Canada 787 Tracy Smith-Carrier 68 Narrative 20: living with a disability: what difference would a guaranteed livable income make? 803 Joe Foster 69 A human rights-based approach (HRBA) to assistive technology provision in global policy 805 Catherine Holloway, Giulia Barbareschi, Oriol Valles Codina, Nora Colton, Arne Henning Eide, Zuleima Dafne Morgado-Ramirez, Jamie Danemayer, Rainer Kattel and Victoria Austin 70 Conclusion on disability policy 821 Sally Robinson and Karen R. Fisher Index 828
£295.00
Edward Elgar A Research Agenda for Disability and Technology
Book SynopsisThis innovative Research Agenda offers a comprehensive analysis of the role of assistive technology (AT) in the lives of people with disabilities. Contributors representing a diverse range of stakeholders including researchers, practitioners and people with disabilities suggest avenues for research over the next 10 years.
£110.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Higher Education and Disability
Book SynopsisThis Handbook is an essential starting point for cross-national examinations, comparisons, and discussions about state-of-the-art practices in higher education accessibility and service delivery support for disabled students. Spanning a broad geographical range, the topics addressed are examined within the context of the practice and philosophy of different countries.With trends and practices varying from country to country, each topic is explored from a range of international perspectives. Structured into three distinct sections, the Handbook first addresses how students with disabilities and their families can prepare for the transition to postsecondary education, before moving to present an overview of the types of support and services available to students with disabilities. The final chapters then explore a variety of topics related to higher education and disability, including assistive technology, disability culture and social justice, emerging trends and promising practices, self-determination and universal design.This accessible Handbook will prove an invaluable reference tool for researchers, academics and students with an interest in the sociology of education from health, education and welfare policy perspectives, as well as for higher education policymakers and funding and governance bodies.Trade Review‘The Handbook of Higher Education and Disability is an expertly curated collection of crucial information and perspectives offering a refreshing and interesting international point of view on many topics. The Handbook is a joy to read – each chapter telling its own unique and important story. A great addition to your personal or institutional library!’ -- Stephan J. Smith, Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD), US‘The underlying message of this book is that regardless of country and culture, investment in legislation, research, and resources for students with disabilities may have broader systemic benefits we are only beginning to understand.’ -- Wendy S. Harbour, Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD), USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Handbook of Higher Education and Disability: an introduction 1 Joseph W. Madaus and Lyman L. Dukes III PART I PREPARATION BEFORE AND FOR COLLEGE 2 Key considerations in the preparation and transition to college 8 Elizabeth Evans Getzel 3 Preparing for postsecondary education in Canada as a student with a disability 24 Marie McCarron, Allyson Harrison and Beth Pollock PART II OVERVIEW OF SERVICES IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 4 Overview of disability services in higher education in Japan 37 Peter Bernick, Tomone Takahashi, and Kiriko Takahashi 5 Supports and services for students with disabilities in postsecondary education in Canada 52 Allyson G. Harrison and Marie McCarron 6 A journey to include students with disabilities in Taiwan higher education 64 Tsu-Hsuan Hsu and Juliet H. Fried 7 Implementation of inclusion in Vietnam higher education: current practices and challenges 75 Tsu-Hsuan Hsu, Hang Le and Juliet H. Fried 8 An overview of accessibility services for students with disabilities in higher education in the United States 87 Christopher Esposito, Joseph W. Madaus and Lyman L. Dukes III 9 Disability services in higher education: an Australian perspective 101 Alison Nuske, Matthew Brett and Elizabeth Knight 10 Culture-based development model of inclusive higher education in Mainland China: history, current situation, and the future 115 Yuexin Zhang, Sandra Rosen, Siqi Huang, and Lu Han PART III Emerging Ideas and Practices SECTION A LOOKING BACKWARD, AROUND AND FORWARD: TRENDS, PROMISING PRACTICES, DEVELOPING ISSUES, EMERGING IDEAS AND THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION 11 Changing times: emerging technologies for students with disabilities in higher education 131 Catherine S. Fichten, Natalina Martiniello, Jennison Asuncion, Tim Coughlan and Alice Havel 12 Debunking the myth that LD and online don’t mix 149 Manju Banerjee, Adam R. Lalor, Michelle Deal and Denise Jaffe 13 Accessibility as an emerging field 165 Boris Vukovic 14 Higher education and labor integration: Spanish graduates with disabilities and professional competence 177 Dr Ingrid Sala-Bars and Dr Cristina Mumbardó-Adam SECTION B WHO IS SEEKING AND RECEIVING SERVICES? DESCRIPTIONS OF “TRADITIONAL” AND EMERGING STUDENT POPULATIONS 15 The neurodiversity paradigm and the future of higher education 189 Sara J. Renzulli and Nicholas W. Gelbar 16 Higher education for students with intellectual disability: expanding research, policy, and practice 201 Meg Grigal, Clare Papay and Michelle L. Bonati 17 Inclusion of people with intellectual disability in university in Australia: impetus for change 215 Fiona Rillotta and Mary-Ann O’Donovan 18 The trainee-mentor relationship in graduate and postdoctoral training in Canada for trainees with disabilities 229 Mahadeo Sukhai and Ainsley Latour SECTION C PROMOTING SELF-DETERMINATION AND SELF-ADVOCACY IN HIGHER EDUCATION 19 Self-determination assessment and promotion in Spanish higher education students: current situation and future challenges 248 Cristina Mumbardó-Adam, Eva Vicente and Ingrid Sala-Bars 20 Self-determination theory, research, and practice in the U.S.: promoting personal growth in a standardized culture 261 David R. Parker and Sharon Field SECTION D HIGHER EDUCATION AND DISABILITY AS DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 21 Disability as diversity: inclusion in Canadian higher education 279 Tina Doyle, Ben Poynton, Mahadeo Sukhai and Jennifer Sinclair 22 A social justice perspective on disability in higher education 298 Ellen M. Broido, Nancy J. Evans and Kirsten R. Brown SECTION E TECHNOLOGY/ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY 23 Access to technology for students with disabilities in higher education 312 Sheryl E. Burgstahler 24 The cart before the horse: accessibility practice comes before accessibility research 324 Catherine S. Fichten, Alice Havel, Marc Tremblay, and Rosie Arcuri 25 Higher education and disability: digital accessibility and assistive technology in the UK 339 Louise Carleen Grimmett, Desiree Tan, and Zachary Walker SECTION F UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING/INSTRUCTION 26 Universal design in Canadian higher education 353 Boris Vukovic, Jodie Black, Lynne N. Kennette, Patti Dyjur, Alice Havel, and Dale Lackeyram 27 Universal design for learning: a challenge and an opportunity for Spanish universities 366 Ingrid Sala-Bars and Anabel Moriña 28 Universal design for learning policy in tertiary education in Ireland: are we ready to commit? 378 Dr Richard Healy, Dr Joanne Banks and Dara Ryder 29 UDL in American colleges and universities: a common pathway to success 393 Kirsten Behling and Allison Posey 30 Disability and universal design for learning: experiences and perspectives for accessible higher education in Germany 408 Janieta Bartz and Ramona Thümmler Index
£175.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Advanced Introduction to U.S. Disability Law
Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Advanced Introduction to U.S. Disability Law provides a timely and accessible overview of disability law in the United States, focusing primarily on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the ‘ADA’). Peter Blanck addresses the social and legislative history leading up to the development of the ADA; coverage and remedies under the ADA’s three main titles; some of the fundamental and recent cases informing the ADA’s interpretation; and current issues facing U.S. courts, law makers, and policy makers. Key Features: Provides an overview of Titles I-III of the ADA Discusses the enforcement of, and relief provided by, the ADA Analyses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on people with disabilities and on the ADA’s enforcement Highlights concerns as well as positive legal and social developments for people with disabilities Focuses on extensive changes in technology and the employment market since the enactment of the ADA This Advanced Introduction will be essential reading for students and scholars of disability law, discrimination law, health law, human rights, and law and society. It will also be beneficial for advocates for disability rights in public and private institutions, as well as researchers addressing disability issues.Trade Review‘Peter Blanck's Advanced Introduction to U.S. Disability Law is a comprehensive overview of the past, present, and future of American federal disability law and policy. Easily accessible, the volume draws on Blanck's decades of teaching, researching, and advocating disability rights from a broad interdisciplinary perspective. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the field.’ -- Michael Stein, Harvard University, US‘A must-read for scholars and activists around the world interested in US disability law and policy. It combines a helpful comprehensive overview with fascinating deeper dives into specific topical issues and current challenges. Its accessible writing style, as well as its important content, make it a highly engaging and thought-provoking read.’ -- Anna Lawson, University of Leeds, UK'Peter Blanck's Advanced Introduction to U.S. Disability Law is a comprehensive overview of the past, present, and future of American federal disability law and policy. Easily accessible, the volume draws on Blanck's decades of teaching, researching, and advocating disability rights from a broad interdisciplinary perspective. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the field.' -- Michael Stein, Harvard University, US‘A must-read for scholars and activists around the world interested in US disability law and policy. It combines a helpful comprehensive overview with fascinating deeper dives into specific topical issues and current challenges. Its accessible writing style, as well as its important content, make it a highly engaging and thought-provoking read.’ -- Anna Lawson, University of Leeds, UK‘A tour de force by one of the masters of American disability law. The field was an American invention and is now a global challenge. Anyone interested in its past - and especially its future - will find this an indispensable tool to build on the foundations of US law to create a more inclusive future for the estimated 1 billion persons with disabilities in the world.’ -- Gerard Quinn, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities‘Blanck’s work provides a comprehensive, yet easy to navigate, coverage of US disability law. It captures both the history of the law’s development and its forward trajectory.’ -- Michael Waterstone, Loyola Marymount University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction to Advanced Introduction to U.S. Disability Law 2. U.S. sources of disability law: historical roots and precursor laws 3. Enforcement and relief under the ADA 4. An overview of the ADA 5. Title I antidiscrimination protections 6. Title II antidiscrimination protections 7. Title III antidiscrimination protections 8. ADA special topic: tester lawsuits and standing 9. ADA special topic: pandemic vaccine and mask mandates 10. ADA special topic: service animals as reasonable modifications/accommodations 11. International disability law and policy 12. Current challenges 13. Rights for people with disabilities evolve: looking forward Index
£98.67
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Advanced Introduction to U.S. Disability Law
Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Advanced Introduction to U.S. Disability Law provides a timely and accessible overview of disability law in the United States, focusing primarily on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the ‘ADA’). Peter Blanck addresses the social and legislative history leading up to the development of the ADA; coverage and remedies under the ADA’s three main titles; some of the fundamental and recent cases informing the ADA’s interpretation; and current issues facing U.S. courts, law makers, and policy makers. Key Features: Provides an overview of Titles I-III of the ADA Discusses the enforcement of, and relief provided by, the ADA Analyses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on people with disabilities and on the ADA’s enforcement Highlights concerns as well as positive legal and social developments for people with disabilities Focuses on extensive changes in technology and the employment market since the enactment of the ADA This Advanced Introduction will be essential reading for students and scholars of disability law, discrimination law, health law, human rights, and law and society. It will also be beneficial for advocates for disability rights in public and private institutions, as well as researchers addressing disability issues.Trade Review‘Peter Blanck's Advanced Introduction to U.S. Disability Law is a comprehensive overview of the past, present, and future of American federal disability law and policy. Easily accessible, the volume draws on Blanck's decades of teaching, researching, and advocating disability rights from a broad interdisciplinary perspective. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the field.’ -- Michael Stein, Harvard University, US‘A must-read for scholars and activists around the world interested in US disability law and policy. It combines a helpful comprehensive overview with fascinating deeper dives into specific topical issues and current challenges. Its accessible writing style, as well as its important content, make it a highly engaging and thought-provoking read.’ -- Anna Lawson, University of Leeds, UK'Peter Blanck's Advanced Introduction to U.S. Disability Law is a comprehensive overview of the past, present, and future of American federal disability law and policy. Easily accessible, the volume draws on Blanck's decades of teaching, researching, and advocating disability rights from a broad interdisciplinary perspective. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the field.' -- Michael Stein, Harvard University, US‘A must-read for scholars and activists around the world interested in US disability law and policy. It combines a helpful comprehensive overview with fascinating deeper dives into specific topical issues and current challenges. Its accessible writing style, as well as its important content, make it a highly engaging and thought-provoking read.’ -- Anna Lawson, University of Leeds, UK‘A tour de force by one of the masters of American disability law. The field was an American invention and is now a global challenge. Anyone interested in its past - and especially its future - will find this an indispensable tool to build on the foundations of US law to create a more inclusive future for the estimated 1 billion persons with disabilities in the world.’ -- Gerard Quinn, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities‘Blanck’s work provides a comprehensive, yet easy to navigate, coverage of US disability law. It captures both the history of the law’s development and its forward trajectory.’ -- Michael Waterstone, Loyola Marymount University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction to Advanced Introduction to U.S. Disability Law 2. U.S. sources of disability law: historical roots and precursor laws 3. Enforcement and relief under the ADA 4. An overview of the ADA 5. Title I antidiscrimination protections 6. Title II antidiscrimination protections 7. Title III antidiscrimination protections 8. ADA special topic: tester lawsuits and standing 9. ADA special topic: pandemic vaccine and mask mandates 10. ADA special topic: service animals as reasonable modifications/accommodations 11. International disability law and policy 12. Current challenges 13. Rights for people with disabilities evolve: looking forward Index
£21.00
Emerald Publishing Limited Disability and the Changing Contexts of Family
Book SynopsisThe past 50 years have witnessed a transformation in the structure and function of families and households. The social and demographic catalysts for these changes including but not limited to delayed marriage, the legalization of same-sex marriage, women's increased labor force participation, and declines in fertility and mortality have further impacted norms around family life and the performance of formal and informal family roles. Despite these radical shifts, however, family and personal relationships are not well-represented in disability scholarship.In the interest of expanding disability scholarship on families, this volume of Research in Social Science and Disability brings together research and theoretical perspectives that challenge and revise dominant perspectives on disability and the changing contexts of family and personal relationships. Rooted in a sociological and anti-ableist understanding of families which recognizes that families are not only sha
£85.00
Liverpool University Press Intellectual Disability and Ireland, 1947–1996:
Book SynopsisAn Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library. Intellectual Disability and Ireland, 1947–1996 explores the varied experiences of the intellectually disabled during the latter half of the mid-twentieth century in Ireland. Addressing the evolution of disability policies and provision, it shows how a range of different actors became engaged in shaping the disability services landscape during this period. Drawing on a variety of sources, from government memoranda to RTÉ television programmes, David Kilgannon traces the development of disability services on paper and in reality. This narrative is marked by instances of both striking transformation and significant continuity, as the emergence of new policy thinking occurred in tandem with the consolidation of established approaches. The book describes not only how services changed but why, offering a unique perspective on the evolution of Irish social policy in the post-war years.Table of ContentsIntroduction Changing Times? Legislative Reform, 1947–65 Institutional Accommodation, 1947–65 ‘Special’ Education, 1947–84 Life in the Neighbourhood: Community Housing, 1965–84 No Longer Acceptable? Institutional Accommodation, 1965–84 The Opportunity to Work: Occupational Training, 1962–84 ‘A strategy for equality’: Intellectual Disability and Ireland, 1947–96
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd Evelyn Glennie Sound Creator
Book SynopsisA case study of a pioneering musician and an interdisciplinary appraisal of the larger social role of the artist.
£76.00
Liverpool University Press Disability Studies and Spanish Culture: Films,
Book SynopsisAn Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library.Disability Studies and Spanish Culture is the first book to apply the tenets of Disability Studies to the Spanish context. In particular, this work is an important corrective to existing cultural studies of disability in Spain that tend to largely ignore intellectual disabilities. Taking on the representation of Down syndrome, autism, alexia/agnosia as well as childhood disability, its chapters combine close readings of a number of Spanish cultural products (films, novels, the comic/graphic novel and the public exhibition) with a broader socio-cultural take on the state of disability in Spain. Fraser is just as comfortable with the work of disability theorists who advocate a social model of disability (such as Lennard J. Davis, Licia Carlson, Eva Feder Kittay, David T. Mitchell, Sharon L. Snyder and more) as he is with the analysis of film and literature in the Spanish context. While researchers and students of cinema will be particularly interested in the book’s detailed analyses of the formal aspects of the films, comics, and novels discussed, readers from backgrounds in history, political science and sociology will all be able to appreciate discussions of contemporary legislation, advocacy groups, cultural perceptions, models of social integration and more. The book is directed, also, toward those readers more familiar with the growing field of Disability Studies itself—making the argument that the specific case of Spanish culture and society speaks to shifts in the social attitudes and theoretical understandings of disability more broadly considered.Trade Review'The first of its kind, Fraser’s highly engaging book breaks new ground in the fields of disability studies and Spanish literary and cultural studies, while opening a vital space of dialogue between these disciplines. The author’s rigorous attention to Spanish disability politics allows him to elaborate lucid analyses of literature, film, comics and other media.' Susan Antebi, University of Toronto'Professor Fraser’s stimulating analysis of representative contemporary Spanish artistic works from the perspective of Disability Studies is groundbreaking research – a pioneering model in a largely unexplored field of scholarship.' Encarnación Juárez-AlmendrosTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Filming Down Syndrome Yo, también (2009) and the Political Project of Disability Studies Deciphering the Mixed Messages of León y Olvido (2004) 2 Envisioning Autism Miguel Gallardo’s Comic María y yo (2007) Félix Fernández de Castro’s Documentary María y yo (2010) 3 Narrating Childhood Disability Salvador García Jiménez’s Novel Angelicomio (1981) Màrius Serra’s Autobiographical Novel Quieto (2008) 4 Documenting Cognitive Disability ¿Qué tienes debajo del sombrero? (2006), by Lola Barrera and Iñaki Peñafiel Más allá del espejo (2007), by Joaquín Jordà Epilogue: Exhibiting Art ‘Trazos Singulares’ (2011) at the Nuevos Ministerios Metro Station ‘Supergestor’ (2011) and Other Comics by the Grupo AMÁS Associación Argadini’s Literary Contests (2008–2010) References Index
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Policy Press People with intellectual disabilities: Towards a
Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to live a good life? Why has it proved so difficult for people with intellectual disabilities to live one? What happens when we make a good life the centre of our consideration of people with intellectual disabilities? These questions are explored through a re-examination of ideas from philosophy and social theory, and through personal life stories. This important and timely book provides an analysis and critique of current policies and underpinning ideologies in relation to people with intellectual disabilities and explores ways in which a good life may be made more attainable.Trade Review"British researchers Kelley Johnson and Jan Walmsley are well known in the field of disability studies for their innovative work around inclusive research... Together they've written this rather wonderful book which deserves our attention ...if you are going to read one book this year, and you care about people with disabilities, this might be a great choice." Aaron Johannes, Spectrum Society for Community Living"This book challenges current ideas on what constitutes a 'good enough' life for people with intellectual disabilities and proposes new ideas on how to make a truly 'good life' possible." Dorothy Atkinson, Open University"If you need to be challenged to reflect on what 'a good life' should mean for people with intellectual disabilities this book is an excellent place to begin that quest." Gordon Grant, Emeritus Professor, Centre for Health and Social Care Research, Sheffield Hallam UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: exploring a good life; Part One: Reflecting on a good life: My own life: Marie Wolfe with Kelley Johnson;Thinking about a good life; A good life and people with intellectual disabilities; Part Two: Re-examining key concepts in the light of current practice: A good life in policy; Changing problems changing solutions; Changing constructions of work; Part Three: Rethinking a good life: Justice, rights and capabilities; Community, inclusion and belonging; Promoting a good life; Conclusion.
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Policy Press People with intellectual disabilities: Towards a
Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to live a good life? Why has it proved so difficult for people with intellectual disabilities to live one? What happens when we make a good life the centre of our consideration of people with intellectual disabilities? These questions are explored through a re-examination of ideas from philosophy and social theory, and through personal life stories. This important and timely book provides an analysis and critique of current policies and underpinning ideologies in relation to people with intellectual disabilities and explores ways in which a good life may be made more attainable.Trade Review"British researchers Kelley Johnson and Jan Walmsley are well known in the field of disability studies for their innovative work around inclusive research... Together they've written this rather wonderful book which deserves our attention ...if you are going to read one book this year, and you care about people with disabilities, this might be a great choice." Aaron Johannes, Spectrum Society for Community Living"This book challenges current ideas on what constitutes a 'good enough' life for people with intellectual disabilities and proposes new ideas on how to make a truly 'good life' possible." Dorothy Atkinson, Open University"If you need to be challenged to reflect on what 'a good life' should mean for people with intellectual disabilities this book is an excellent place to begin that quest." Gordon Grant, Emeritus Professor, Centre for Health and Social Care Research, Sheffield Hallam UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: exploring a good life; Part One: Reflecting on a good life: My own life: Marie Wolfe with Kelley Johnson;Thinking about a good life; A good life and people with intellectual disabilities; Part Two: Re-examining key concepts in the light of current practice: A good life in policy; Changing problems changing solutions; Changing constructions of work; Part Three: Rethinking a good life: Justice, rights and capabilities; Community, inclusion and belonging; Promoting a good life; Conclusion.
£75.99
Policy Press Understanding Disability Policy
Book SynopsisIn an era of scarce social resources the question of the changing social policy constructions and responses to disabled people has become increasingly important. Paradoxically, some disabled people are realising new freedoms and choices never before envisioned, whilst others are prey to major retractions in public services and aggressive attempts to redefine who counts as 'genuinely disabled'. Understanding disability policy locates disability policy into broader social policy and welfare policy writings and goes beyond narrow statutory evaluations of welfare to embrace a range of indicators of disabled people's welfare. The book critically explores the roles of social security, social support, poverty, socio-economic status, community safety, official discourses and spatial change in shaping disabled people's opportunities. It also situates welfare and disability policy in the broader conceptual shifts to the social model of disability and its critics. Finally it explores the possible connection between changing official and academic constructions of disability and their implications for social policy in the 21st century. The book is supported by a companion website, containing additional materials for both students and lecturers using the book, which is available from the link above.Trade Review"Roulstone and Prideaux have composed a beautiful book. It is engaging, accessible and meticulously written with a steady rhythm that invites the reader ... I have no hesitation in recommending this book. It's easy to read, conceptually clear and logically mapped out." British Journal of Social Work"Understanding Disability Policy is a sophisticated and elegant book which engages with inherently complex and contested issues with conceptual clarity ... Roulstone and Prideaux have produced here an essential read for those from social work, disability studies and all policy backgrounds." British Journal of Social Policy"Understanding Disability Policy is a sophisticated and elegant book which engages with inherently complex and contested issues with conceptual clarity." Toby Brandon Journal of Social Policy"Contemporary, inclusive with an acute awareness of the changing force of policy upon disabled people" Alison Martland, University Centre at Blackburn College"This comprehensive and engaging book is a valuable addition to disability studies and to social policy more generally. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with either the legacy of social policy responses to the 'problem' of disability or with current debates about the future development of disability policy." Hannah Morgan, Lancaster University"Disability policy has changed dramatically over the last fifty years and especially so since the turn of 21st century. Roulstone and Prideaux have produced a comprehensive and accessible analysis of these changes that will prove to be an invaluable text for students, researchers and policy analysts across a range of disciplines: highly recommended." Colin Barnes, University of LeedsTable of ContentsIntroduction; Contextualising disability welfare policy; Cure, care and protect: the paternalist policy heritage; Clauses for conditionality: activating disabled adults; Aiming high enough? Disabled children and the mainstream lives; Getting it right? The impact of recent disability policy; Out of the labyrinth: the disability benefits system unpacked; Widening the policy gaze: what can we learn from comparative disability policy analysis; Conclusions.
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Policy Press Disability and social change: Private lives and
Book SynopsisCombining critical policy analysis with biographical accounts, this book provides a socio-historical account of the changing treatment of disabled people in Britain from the 1940s to the present day. It asks whether life has really changed for disabled people and shows the value of using biographical methods in new and critical ways to examine social and historical change over time.Trade Review"One of the best offerings in this field." Journal of Social Policy"A fascinating study in which more conventional histories of post-war disability are challenged through the skilful use of life stories." Anne Borsay, Professor of Healthcare & Medical Humanities, University of SwanseaTable of ContentsIntroduction; Disability and social change; Researching lives, telling stories; Family and friendship; Medicalisation and de-medicalisation; Education; Employment; Becoming 'disabled'; The past, the present and the future
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