Disability: social aspects Books
Pentagon Press Disability Towards Inclusive India
Book SynopsisBringing the disabled into the mainstreaming process of development will ensure sustainable development and inclusive growth of the country. Their full proof empowerment is the key to the philosophy of inclusion and basic lever of fundamental human rights. Being a democratic country it is our utmost responsibility to provide them all required facilities according to the Kautilayan notion of good governance. The book deals with those pertinent issues in a comprehensive manner and come out with diverse level of policy suggestions.
£26.21
Ediciones Aljibe, S.L. La Iniciacion Deportiva Para Personas Con Ceguera
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£17.36
Brill Disability and Aid: An Ethnography of Logics and
Book Synopsis* The open access publication of this book has been published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation. * At a time when rights are increasingly placed on the humanitarian agenda, this book provides a unique ethnographic account of the dynamics of aid to disabled people in a Ugandan refugee camp. By unraveling the complexities of social, material and institutional interdependencies, the author invites us to rethink conventional notions of dependence and vulnerability. Exploring issues of personhood as they relate to the exchange of material goods and care, the book offers a thought-provoking perspective on the seemingly promising shift towards a rights-based approach. A compelling read for anyone seeking to reshape the humanitarian agenda.
£60.80
United Nations Building disability-inclusive societies in Asia
Book SynopsisOne in every six persons in Asia and the Pacific has some form of disability. This amounts to 650 million men, women and children. The number is expected to rise over the next decades due to population ageing, natural disasters, chronic health conditions, road traffic injuries, poor working conditions and other factors. This publication presents the region and world with the first regional comprehensive progress report on participation of persons with disabilities in development opportunities. It derives its substance from the midpoint review of the current Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022, and the implementation of the Incheon Strategy to "Make the Right Real" for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific. It provides policymakers across different ministries, as well as civil society and persons with disabilities, with the chance to reflect on the current status of disability-inclusive development in the region, and set forward a path ensuring that persons with disabilities are included and empowered across all dimensions of sustainable development.
£29.71
United Nations Disability at a glance 2021: the shaping of
Book SynopsisDisability-inclusive employment has yet to be achieved in the Asia-Pacific region, home to 472 million working-age persons with disabilities. Employment data concerning persons with disabilities are scarce across countries in the region. Where such data do exist, persons with disabilities - especially women, youth, and rural habitants among them - are found to fare worse than those without in the labor market. Disability at a Glance 2021: The Shaping of Disability-inclusive Employment in Asia and the Pacific seeks to equip ESCAP members and associate members with updated information and insights on promoting employment for persons with disabilities in the region, through snapshots of the latest figures, trends, policy developments, and inspirational practices
£29.71
United Nations Disability and development report: realizing the
Book SynopsisDisability-inclusive development is an essential condition for a sustainable future. In 2015, the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, pledging to leave no one behind in the global efforts to realize the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Without the world's one billion persons with disabilities - 15% of the world population - being included as both agents and beneficiaries of development, these Goals will never be achieved. Yet, persons with disabilities are still invisible and often left behind. This United Nations flagship report is the first publication to address, at the global level, the nexus between disability and the Sustainable Development Goals. It is also the first global analysis based on an unprecedented amount of data, legislation and policies from over 100 countries to understand the socio-economic circumstances of persons with disabilities and the challenges and barriers they face in their daily lives. This report examines new areas, like the role of access to energy to enable persons with disabilities to use assistive technology, for which no global research was previously available. And explores the linkages between the Sustainable Development Goals and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as well as other international relevant norms and standards relating to disability. Against the backdrop of all the available evidence, the report identifies good practices and recommends urgent actions to be taken for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by, for and with persons with disabilities. The e-book for this publication has been converted into an accessible format for the visually impaired and people with print reading disabilities. It is fully compatible with leading screen-reader technologies such as JAWS and NVDA.
£75.20
World Health Organization Measuring Health and Disability: Manual for Who
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£24.00
HarperCollins India Goldiboy and the Three Apes: An Isspeshal Fairy
Book SynopsisAfter all, awareness and understanding are what lead to acceptance. Something to make this world a more inclusive and isspeshal place.
£16.12
Shhalaj Publishing House Human Rights for the Physically Handicapped and
Book SynopsisEveryone has the right a standard of living adequate for ... health and well-being..., including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of ... sickness, disability, widowhood, old age.... Universal Declaration of Human Rights , Articles 2, 22, and 25. There are an estimated one billion people, or 15 percent of the world's population, living with a disability, according to the World Health Organization. Despite this, people with disabilities face barriers to inclusion and their needs are often given low priority. Women and children with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to discrimination. They experience multiple discriminationboth from their disability and their age or gender. In many parts of the world, it is common practice to isolate, abuse, and deny basic human rights to these particularly vulnerable groups.
£43.69
Westland Publications Limited This Kind of Child: The 'Disability' Story
Book SynopsisWhen she started working on the book, it was Srilataâs daughter who was its protagonist. But soon, she realised that there was no way she could stop with her daughterâs story.
£18.99
Amsterdam University Press The Politics of Disability in Interwar and
Book SynopsisBy focusing on the politics of disability as a pillar of Czechoslovak identity, The Politics of Disability in Interwar and Socialist Czechoslovakia: Segregating in the Name of the Nation reflects upon the vicissitudes of nation building over the twentieth century that led to extreme forms of institutional violence against minorities, mainly the Roma, such as forced sterilization. The authors trace the intersectionality of ethnicity and disability, which proliferated across diverse realms of public life, positioning the continuities and ruptures of interrogating propaganda and racial science during the interwar and post-war periods as establishing and reinforcing the border between a healthy Czech majority and a disabled Roma minority. The book critically revises this border that remains observable but unapproachable until it operates as a part of constructing the authenticity of a nation.Trade Review"Die Stärke der Studie liegt darin, dass sie Phänomene zusammendenkt, die in der Regel getrennt betrachtet werden. Indem sie die Politik gegenüber Behinderten und gegenüber Roma wie zwei Folien übereinander schiebt und darüber hinaus die Gleichzeitigkeit unter-schiedlicher Einflüsse in den Blick nimmt, gelingt ihr eine überzeugende Darlegung, die auch jenseits der engeren Fragestellung wichtige Erkenntnisse zur Sonderschulerziehung, zur Politik gegenüber den Roma und zum eugenischen Diskurs bietet. Das Wagnis aus der Sozialwissenschaft heraus eine historische Studie zu verfassen, hat sich gelohnt; herausge-kommen ist ein gut recherchiertes und empfehlenswertes Werk!"- Natali Stegmann, Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung / Journal of East Central European Studies 3/2020 "The combination of study the politics of disability in past, the geographical placement with actual topic on mechanisms of producing inequalities has resulted in an excellent book. It has both academic and societal relevance."- Prof. Elena Marushiakova, School of History, University of St Andrews, Scotland "This remarkable volume analyses almost a century of Czechoslovakian eugenics which emerged in the 1920s. Its objects were disabled people as well as ethnic minorities considered to be ‘inferior’ or ‘asocial’, in particular the ‘Gypsies’. One of the great merits of this important and exciting book is its focus on a gender perspective."- Gisela Bock, Freie Universität BerlinTable of ContentsAcknowledgements List of archives and used abbreviations List of illustrations Introduction: The Politics of Disability: Structure and Agency in nation building in Czechoslovakia (Victoria Shmidt) Part 1 Building the Czechoslovak nation and sacralizing peoples' health: The vicissitudes of disability discourse during the interwar period Chapter 1 Establishing national public health in interwar Czechoslovakia: Contexts and contests (Karel Pancocha and Victoria Shmidt) Chapter 2 The discourse of disability: A Noah's ark for the new Nation? (Karel Pancocha and Victoria Shmidt) Chapter 3 Politics concerning the Roma during the interwar period: therapeutic punishment vs. benevolent paternalism (Victoria Shmidt) Part 2 Post-war institutionalization of care for the disabled: Towards a universalized discourse of "defective Gypsies" Chapter 4 Special education in Czechoslovakia between 1939 and 1989: Towards multilevel hierarchy of defectivity (Frank Henchel and Victoria Shmidt) Chapter 5 The Intersectionality of Disability and Race in Public and Professional Discourses about the Roma in socialist czechoslovakia: between Propaganda and race Science (Victoria Shmidt) Chapter 6 The forced sterilization of Roma women between the 1970's and 1980's: Ultimately eugenic socialism (Victoria Shmidt) Conclusions: On the way from the knowledge about the violent past to its acknowledgement (Karel Pancocha and Victoria Shmidt) Bibliography Index
£107.35
Springer Verlag, Singapore Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement: Stories from the Frontline
Book SynopsisThis open access book marks the first historical overview of the autism rights branch of the neurodiversity movement, describing the activities and rationales of key leaders in their own words since it organized into a unique community in 1992. Sandwiched by editorial chapters that include critical analysis, the book contains 19 chapters by 21 authors about the forming of the autistic community and neurodiversity movement, progress in their influence on the broader autism community and field, and their possible threshold of the advocacy establishment. The actions covered are legendary in the autistic community, including manifestos such as “Don’t Mourn for Us”, mailing lists, websites or webpages, conferences, issue campaigns, academic project and journal, a book, and advisory roles. These actions have shifted the landscape toward viewing autism in social terms of human rights and identity to accept, rather than as a medical collection of deficits and symptoms to cure.Table of ContentsForeword.- Introduction.- Part I: Gaining Community.- 1. Historicizing Jim Sinclair’s “Don’t Mourn for Us”: A Cultural and Intellectual History of Neurodiversity’s Origins.- 2. From Exclusion to Acceptance: Independent Living on the Autistic Spectrum.- 3. Autistic People Against Neuroleptic Abuse.- 4. Autistics.org and Finding our Voices as an Activist Movement.- 5. Losing.- Part II: Getting Heard.- 6. Neurodiversity.com: A Decade of Advocacy.- 7. Autscape.- 8. The Autistic Genocide Clock.- 9. Shifting the System: AASPIRE and the Loom of Science and Activism.- 10. Out of Searching Comes New Vibrance.- 11. Two Winding Parent Paths to Neurodiversity Advocacy.- 12. Lobbying Autism’s Diagnostic Revision in the DSM-5.- 13. Torture in the Name of Treatment: The Mission to Stop the Shocks in the Age of Deinstitutionalization.- 14. Autonomy, the Critical Journal of Interdisciplinary Autism Studies.- 15. My Time with Autism Speaks.- 16. Covering the Politics of Neurodiversity: And Myself.- 17. “A Dream Deferred” No Longer: Backstory of the First Autism and Race Anthology.- Part III: Entering the Establishment?.- 18. Changing Paradigms: The Emergence of the Autism/Neurodiversity Manifesto.- 19. From Protest to Taskforce.- Part IV.- 20. Critiques of the Neurodiversity Movement.- 21. Conclusion.
£40.49
Nova Science Publishers Inc People with Disabilities: Perceptions, Stigmas
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Advantage Media Group Chasing the Impossible
Book SynopsisFrom Unlikely Mavericks, To Movers And ShakersIn Chasing The Impossible, Rachelle Rutherford, the CEO of Kids On The Move, unravels the gripping story behind the rise of this multi-million dollar non-profit dedicated to serving children with developmental delays and disabilities. What began as a heartfelt endeavor by two determined mothers seeking support for their children with Down syndrome has blossomed into a beacon of hope for families.Rutherford delves deep, outlining the uphill battle many families face in receiving a diagnosis for their child, let alone ongoing care, which many children will need far into adulthood. With raw candor, she exposes the stark reality of communities ill-equipped to provide essential support structures for these families, laying bare the toll of the stress and isolation they experience.Yet, amidst these challenges, Rutherford reveals Kids On The Move''s unwavering commitment to bridging the chasm of care, blending calculated implementation of leadership and growth strategies with a culture of contribution and compassion. From innovative therapy programs to comprehensive support networks, she unveils the organization''s groundbreaking initiatives that have reshaped the landscape of disability care.But the journey is far from over. In Chasing The Impossible, Rutherford unveils plans on the horizon, yet again pushing the envelope and revolutionizing the definition of excellence in comprehensive disability care. In addition to issuing a stirring call to arms, urging communities to rally behind these families, the book serves not only as a testament to resilience but as a clarion call for collective action.With heartrending accounts and bold visions for the future, Chasing The Impossible is more than a bookit''s a rallying cry for change, a blueprint for a future where every child has the opportunity to be seen, known, and loved.
£21.59
Advantage Media Group, Inc. Logrando Lo Imposible
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Advantage Media Group, Inc. Logrando Lo Imposible
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£21.59
Haymarket Books Going for Broke: Living on the Edge in the
Book SynopsisA collection of compelling, hard-hitting first-person essays, poems, and photos that expose what our punitive social systems do to so many Americans.Going for Broke, edited by Alissa Quart, Executive Director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, and David Wallis, former Managing Director of EHRP, gives voice to a range of gifted writers for whom "economic precarity" is more than just another assignment. All illustrate what the late Barbara Ehrenreich, who conceived of EHRP, once described as "the real face of journalism today: not million dollar-a-year anchorpersons, but low-wage workers and downwardly spiraling professionals."One essayist and grocery store worker describes what it is like to be an “essential worker” during the pandemic; another reporter and military veteran details his experience with homelessness and what would have actually helped him at the time. These dozens of fierce and sometimes darkly funny pieces reflect the larger systems that have made writers' bodily experiences, family and home lives, and work far harder than they ought to be.Featuring introductions by luminaries including Michelle Tea, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and Astra Taylor, Going for Broke is revelatory. It shows us the costs of income inequality to our bodies and our minds—and demonstrates real ways to change our conditions.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTIONBy Alissa QuartSection 1. THE BODYIntroduction by Camonghne Felix“A Stay At Kings County” by Charlie Gross“I Did My Own Abortion” by Anonymous“Women afraid of dying while /they are trying to find their life” by Alissa Quart & Katha Pollitt“Medicaid Has Been Good to My Body. But It Has Abandoned My Brain” by Katie Prout“Love and War” by Karie Fugett“My Disability Is My Superpower: If Only Employers Could See It That Way.” by Andrea Dobynes and Deborah Jian Lee“A Trip to the Nail Salon with Missing Fingers” By Kim Kelly“Traumatic Pregnancies Are Awful. Dobbs Will Make Them So Much Worse” by Alissa Quart“The Twisted Business of Donating Plasma” by Darryl Lorenzo Wellington“To Help the Homeless, Offer Shelter That Allows Deep Sleep” by Lori Teresa Yearwood“Inequity In Maternal Health Care Left Me With Undiagnosed Postpartum PTSD” by Courtney Lund O’Neil“Anything of Value” by Lorelei Lee2. HomeIntroduction by Keeanga Yamahtta-Taylor“Homeless in a Pandemic” by Jennifer Fitzgerald“I Was Given a House for Free But It Already Belonged to Someone Else” by Anne Elizabeth Moore“I Grew Up Without a Fixed Address” by Bobbi Dempsey“Evictionland” by Joseph Williams“37,000 US Veterans Are Homeless. I Was One of Them” by Alex Miller“Why I Choose to Live House-Free in Alaska” by Joe Ford“I Was Wrongly Detained at the Border. It’s Part of a Larger Problem” by David Wallis“I Watched War Erupt in the Balkans. Here’s What I See in America Today” by Elizabeth Rubin“A Fierce Desire to Stay: Looking At West Virginia Through Its People’s Eyes” by Elizabeth Catte, Matt Eich, and Doug Van Gundy3. FamilyIntroduction by Michelle Tea“Heartbreaking Images from a Photographer Grappling with a Complex Past,” photos by Jordan Gale“When My Father Called Me About His Unemployment” by Lisa Ventura“I Took in a Homeless Couple. Would You?” by Annabelle Gurwitch“My Marriage Was Broken: The Coronavirus Lockdown Saved It” By Robert Fieseler“PS 42” by Celina Su, photo by Annie Ling“My Sister Is a Recovering Heroin Addict” by Elizabeth Kadetsky“In the Pandemic, Cooking Connected Me to My Ancestors” by Elizabeth Gollan“The Underground Economy of Unpaid Care” by Julie Poole“The Worst Part About Being Poor: Watching Your Dog Die” by Bobbi Dempsey“Nomen Est Omen” by Mitchell S. Jackson4. Work Introduction by Kathi Weeks“How the Taxi Workers Won” by Molly Crabapple“My Pandemic Year Behind the Checkout Counter” by Ann Larson“From Academic to Assembly Line Worker” by Gloria Diaz“Once Upon a Time, ‘Waitress’ Was a Union Job. Could History Repeat Itself?” by Haley Hamilton“Why I Check the “Black” Box” by Lori Teresa Yearwood“My Life As a Retail Worker: Nasty, Brutish, and Poor” by Joseph Williams“What It’s Like Riding Along with a Valet Driver at a San Francisco Strip Club” photos by Rian Dundon“You Talk Real Good” by Alison Stine“The Secret Lives of Adjunct Professors” by Gila Berryman“The Poetry of Labor: On Rodrigo Toscano and the Art of Work” by Alissa Quart and Rodrigo Toscano; photo by David Bacon “Zen and the Art of Uber Driving” by John Koopman5. ClassIntroduction by Astra Taylor“The Difference Between Being Broke and Being Poor” Words by Erynn Brook, illustrations by Emily Flake“That Sinking Feeling” by Ray Suarez“Off Our Butts” by June Thunderstorm“Never-ending Sentences,” by Philip Metres“The Dignity of the Thrift Store” by Elizabeth Gollan“Class Dismissed” by Alison Stine“For Years, I’ve Tried to Work My Way Back into the Middle Class” by Lori Teresa Yearwood“What Does it Mean to Be ‘Bad with Money?’” by Joshua Hunt
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