Disability: social aspects Books

This volume contains the 71st through 75th Annual Reports of the Managers of the New York Institution for the Blind. These reports offer a detailed look into the operations, educational methods, and overall progress of the institution during the mid-19th...

Critical disability studies both questions these existing notions of disability and interrogates how they have become a part of the academic attitude towards the field. As the first comprehensive handbook on critical disability studies, this volume...

Contributions by Cynthia Neese Bailes, Nina Batt, Lijun Bi, Hélène Charderon, Stuart Ching, Helene Ehriander, Xiangshu Fang, Sara Kersten Parish, Helen Kilpatrick, Jessica Kirkness, Sung-Ae Lee, Jann Pataray-Ching, Angela Schill, Josh Simpson, John...

Disability is a widespread phenomenon, indeed a potentially universal one as life expectancies rise, yet it is often dismissed as a niche market. This collection explores how academic avoidance of disability studies is indicative of social prejudice and...

This interdisciplinary volume links dis/ability and agency by exploring LatDisCrit's theory and activist emancipatory practice. It uses the author's experiential and analytical views as a blind brown Latinx engaged scholar and activist from the global...

People living with mental health challenges are not excluded from God’s love or even the fullness of life promised by Jesus. Unfortunately, this hope is often obscured by the well-meaning labels and medical treatments that dominate the world...

Mental illness stigma is rooted in a perceived lack of agency, but stigma itself undermines agency. While most philosophical accounts of the matter are concerned with the question of how much agency a person with mental illness has, this book asks how we...

""An Essay On The Deaf And Dumb"" is a book written by John Harrison Curtis and published in 1829. The book discusses the importance of medical treatment for infants who are born deaf and dumb. Curtis argues that early intervention can greatly improve...

Blind Narrations and Artistic Subjectivities: Corporeal Refractions makes an important contribution to the field of blindness studies by highlighting the centrality of blindness in literary compositions.

This book introduces the critical term 'midgetism', which the author has coined, to demonstrate that the socio-cultural discrimination people with dwarfism experience is influenced by both heightism and disablism.

Drawing on many years of research and activism, this book argues that insights from the disabled people's movement, particularly the original Social Model of Disability, can be usefully extended to focus resistance on the disabling restrictions imposed...

The second edition of this popular and classic text, now updated for the 21st century, provides a complete manual for the beginning O&M instructor that serves as a reference for the experienced practitioner as well. An invaluable guide for teaching...

This book explores creative methods of teaching various orientation and mobility techniques to persons who are blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities. Imagining the Possibilities is a hands-on teaching resource for...

The little kitten was cold, alone and afraid. When a kind voice and the smell of food entices him to come out of the woods, he finds himself taken to a warm kitchen. Unable to keep him, his rescuer contacts her neighbor asking if she would be willing...

Ageing of the Oppressed: A Pandemic of Intersectional Injustice explores what it is like to grow older with accumulating and intersecting discrimination. It condemns ageism and other "isms."

This second edition of Making an Entrance is a practical and thought-provoking introduction to teaching dance with disabled and non-disabled students, updated with expanded coverage, new and revised exercises, and chapters that cover post-pandemic and...

Drawing on recent theoretical frameworks from critical disability studies and art education including normalcy, ableism, disability and Crip theory, this book offers an analysis of the conceptualisation of ability in art education and its relationship...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Soziale Arbeit / Sozialarbeit, Note: 1,5, Duale Hochschule Gera-Eisenach (ehem. Berufsakademie Thüringen in Eisenach), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im Laufe der Arbeit wird diese entscheidende Fragestellung...

There can be little doubt that the rapid technological developments that have characterized the decades since the middle of the 19th century have given great scope for improving the quality of life of disabled people. Disabled Students in Education:...

The spiritual path is a personal one; no one experiences exactly the same conditions as anyone else. On the other hand, challenges to the practitioner have remained fundamentally the same for thousands of years. The obstacles and antidotes described by...

Blind Understanding is a novel written by Maude Annesley and published in 1916. The story revolves around the life of a young girl named Barbara, who is blind. Despite her disability, Barbara is a bright and intelligent girl with a positive outlook on...

The book ""Life And Times Of Jonathan Bryan, 1708-1788"" written by Isabella Remshart Redding is a biography of Jonathan Bryan, a prominent figure in the history of colonial Georgia. The book covers the life and times of Bryan from his birth in 1708 to...

Wider die Angst verrückt zu werdenEin Grund, psychisch Behinderte auszugrenzen, ist die Angst, es könnte einen selber treffen. Je tiefer der Graben zwischen "normal" und "verrückt" desto sicherer fühlt man sich als "Normaler". Heike Oldenburg, selbst...

Are you frustrated with the standard of care that people with disability often endure? Are you concerned about the way your family member is being supported, and you want to make their lives better?In The Power of Interactive Care, Julienne outlines 8...

This exploratory study aimed at assessing the cultural determinants of the weight of health problems in Cameroon with focus on the experience of person living with epilepsy in the Manguissa community. It also took into consideration socio-economic and...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Allgemein, Note: 1,3, Universität Siegen (Bildung, Architektur, Künste), Veranstaltung: Diskurs und Behinderung, zur Frage der Partizipation von Menschen mit Behinderung an gesellschaftlichen...

Sensory-being: the enveloping of natural presentness and awareness in an unfolding sensory moment. Sensory Beings: people whose experience of the world, and meaning within it, is primarily sensory. Often these are people who do not have access to...

"Cripples ain't supposed to be happy" sings Anita Hollander, balancing on her single leg and grinning broadly. This moment--from her multi-award-winning one-woman show, Still Standing--captures the essence of this theatre anthology. Hollander and...

First published in 1989, this book is about integrating or mainstreaming policies, looking specifically at how to improve circumstances for schoolchildren with disabilities or handicaps, and their teachers. The author draws on her experiences, both...

First published in 1986, this study explores the increased public concern with policies of 'community care' and their effects on informal carers, at that time. It looks at the widespread evidence that one particular group of informal carers- parents...

First published in 1990, this book was the first informed study to focus on care within the voluntary sector. Written with the child in mind, it is a sensitive work which explores the administration, strategy, and problems facing carers in children's...

First published in 1985, this book considers the financial consequences of parents and other relatives caring for severely disabled children at home. At the time of publication little reliable information was available on the costs incurred by 'informal...

The objective of Cultural Inclusion is to demonstrate that persons with disabilities have made (and continue to make) vital contributions to Jamaican culture. The central argument, therefore, that persons with disabilities have made a vital contribution...

Melissa was diagnosed with Autism as a young child. Autism affects social and communication skills, and also involves unusual repetitive behaviours. This is a true story that is not simply about the struggles of a child with Autism. This book captures...

HEAD BOY Book Two SHAKING TrilogyCathie has left Jimmy and her family home to live with her two unmarried sisters, and begin a new life her herself and family. Problems arise in the small flat. Cathie has another three battles to...

Disability and Digital Television Cultures offers an important addition to scholarly studies at the intersection of disability and media, examining disability in the context of digital television access, representation and reception.Television, as a...

Sandgate As A Residence For Invalids is a book written by George Moseley in 1853. The book provides a detailed account of the benefits of residing in Sandgate, a seaside town in Kent, England, for individuals who are suffering from various illnesses...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Jura - Zivilrecht / BGB AT / Schuldrecht / Sachenrecht, Note: 17,00/17,00, Universität des Saarlandes (Centre Juridique Franco-Allemand), Veranstaltung: Kolloquium über Schutzbedürftigkeit und Behinderung am...

Inclusion isn't something that anyone should have to fight for - but for many, this is an everyday battle that feels like it will never end.It's time to make a stand! Have you ever thought what it would be like if your child, or someone you care for, was...