Disability: social aspects Books

Being socially competent is essential in late modern society. We expect people to find their own accommodation, partner, job, community and lifestyle and struggle to find answers for those who are not able or do not have the opportunity to achieve these...

Sports are ubiquitous in American society, and given their prominence in the culture, it is easy to understand how most youth in the United States face pressure to participate in organized sports. But what does this mean for the hundreds of thousands of...

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the methodological, theoretical, and meta-theoretical considerations and guidelines involved in undertaking institutional ethnographic work involving people with cognitive and communicative disabilities.It...

This book uses previously unknown archive materials to explore the meaning of the term 'incapable of work' over a hundred years (1911-present). Nowadays, people claiming disability benefits must undergo medical tests to assess whether or not they are...

The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics were seen as a success and the hosts were praised for the promotion of equality, tolerance and unity as well as inspiring a legacy to continue these values. This volume contains a collection of sociological case...

Geographies of disability have become a key research priority for many disability scholars and geographers. This edited collection, incorporating the work of leading international disability researchers, seeks to expand the current geographical frame...

This book examines the role played by technologies in removing the disadvantage experienced by students with disabilities in higher education. Addressing five key themes, the editor and contributors explore the practices required of stakeholders within...

This book explores the inter-relationship of disability and trauma in the Mad Max films (1979-2015). George Miller's long-running series is replete with narratives and imagery of trauma, both physical and emotional, along with major and...

Social history is only one kind of history. Still, it is exactly the type of history that disability demands to be told, especially due to the universality of the disability experience. Doris and Frieda Zames remind us that "handicapism" is the only...

Are disabled people second class citizens in modern Britain? Despite severe criticisms from the United Nations the UK Government has continued to reject claims that its austerity policies have targeted disabled people. In this authoritative book, Stef...

We are confronted by neoliberalism and the inhumane consequences of its economic policies. The claim that "there is no alternative" to profit-making simply denies basic features of everyday reality. The Politics of Disability asks: Just where does all of...

This book takes a first-hand look at the struggles of two women working to break through the glass ceiling. But at the height of their careers, they crash due to illness. The way they initially broke through the glass ceiling and then crashed down to...

I'M NOT BRAVE I'M JUST A MUM is Glenys Smith's first-person account of her family, her son Adam , and his progressive disability caused by the genetically inherited disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The main story begins when Adam at 3 years old, and...

Erin's Period Book uses simple language to explain the scary process of menstration. Detailed photographs show young ladies how to change a pad. This book is a wonderful tool to teach girls with developmental delays how to take care of their feminie...

Buttons On My Head is a story about a child getting an electrocephalagram (EEG). Getting all those wires attached to your head can be frightening for anyone. Knowing what to expect can reduce anxiety and fear. Having to stay overnight in the hospital is...

Do we value quality of life for people with disability?Do we see the rich gifts that people with disability offer us individually and as a society?To be blunt - no, we don't, and it's time for change.Joanne Lynam is a devoted mother to three adult...

This book is about the everyday life of people with visual impairment or blindness. Using video ethnographic methods and ethnomethodological conversation analysis, it unpacks the practical accomplishments of everyday activities.

Focusing on the case of disability, this book examines what happens when previously marginalised individuals obtain the legal recognition of their equal citizenship rights but cannot fully enjoy these rights because of structural inequality. Bringing...

A Walk with Liam is one mother's raw, unapologetic description of raising a special needs child from conception to adulthood. It is filled with joy, despair, laughter, and soul-searching. Most of all, it is filled with honesty and hope.The reader will be...

A young woman desires to journey around the world with her husband. As a couple they love to travel and embrace new cultures and experiences. But she also knows her time for such things is limited because of a disability taking its toll on her body. And...

ABOUT THE BOOK This unusual book is more than just the memoir of a distinguished career. It is a history of the twentieth century reflected in the life and work of one individual. It begins in 1938 with a year in the life of an eight year old Viennese...

New updates, practices, and tips to pass the exam! Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.This compact resource-noted for its quality and credibility-delivers a comprehensive overview of the CRC exam to help graduate...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 1996 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Beziehungen und Familie, Note: 2, Alice-Salomon Hochschule Berlin , Veranstaltung: Projektseminar, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Setzen sich andere Contergan-Frauen auch so unter Druck, ständig...

"Rainbow Living" is a charity that seeks to provide housing and support for people with disabilities. This book describes the events that prompted the formation of the charity. It is a story detailing real lives, the challenges faced by young people and...

Disability and spirituality have traditionally been understood as two distinct spheres: disability is physical and thus belongs to health care professionals, while spirituality is religious and belongs to the church, synagogue, or mosque and their...

On November 13, 2013, young Hugo’s life changed forever. It was the day he received his service dog, Koda. Koda trained for two years at Autism Service Dogs of America in Oregon to be the most amazing service dog ever.Koda helps Hugo every single...

Grave Mounds and Their Contents is a comprehensive manual of archaeology written by Llewellynn Jewitt in 1870. The book explores the burial practices and artifacts of three distinct historical periods: the Celtic, Romano-British, and Anglo-Saxon periods...

This book is dedicated to Deborah J. Johnson and is a true story about a beautiful brave woman with a serious disability affecting her balance and mobility that became determined to not let her recently discovered tragic results change her goals or the...

This handbook represents the first comprehensive and evidence-based review of theory, research, and practice in the field of adapted physical education (APE). Exploring philosophical and foundational aspects of APE, the book outlines the main...

This book examines the relationship between contemporary cultural representations of disabled children on the one hand, and disability as a personal experience of internalised oppression on the other. In focalising this debate through an exploration of...

Deaf people have the right to read, study, pray, worship, serve, discuss, and meditate on God's word. Ayres calls for the rediscovery of the spiritual legacy of the Deaf-World as he explores the history of ministry programs and proposes a definitive plan...

Marking a new direction for disability sport scholarship, this book explores cutting-edge issues and engages creatively with contemporary approaches to research in this important emerging discipline.Featuring contributions from leading and up-and-coming...

Obwohl die Jugendarbeit von ihrem Selbstverständnis her sehr offen für Inklusion ist, kommen Jugendliche mit Behinderung in den Freizeitangeboten nicht einfach an. Außerhalb speziell aufgelegter Inklusionsprojekte sind sie in den Orten der Offenen...

A New Approach to CopingThis workbook provides more than 50 questions and exercises designed to empower those with physical loss and disability to better understand and accept their ongoing processes of loss and recovery. The exercises in Coping with...

The following narrative relates to the history of my wife's accident and its myriad consequences, as I know them. Most of the detail was written down in diary form as it occurred. The rest of the tale is described more or less as it was eventually...

Do you work with an individual with a disability? Have you run out of goals or objectives to include in your client's service plan? Need new ideas? Or are you training an employee on how to write a plan of care? The unique feature of Individualized...

Assaulted, comatose, months intherapy --- Will his injury be permanent? Will he know his wife and children? Is his military career over? Readthe story of one man's remarkable journey from darkness into life and glimpsethe unexpected events he...

This oral history transcript offers a firsthand account of the life and work of Jean Wirth, a pioneer in disability rights advocacy and mother of Ed Roberts, one of the most influential activists in the history of the independent living movement. Wirth...

People with disabilities are among the most adversely affected during conflict situations or when natural disasters strike. They experience higher mortality rates, have fewer available resources and less access to help, especially in refugee camps, as...

This handbook provides authoritative and cutting-edge analyses of various aspects of the rights and lives of disabled children around the world.Taking the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the UN Convention of the Rights...

This handbook provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of Critical Autism Studies and explores the different kinds of knowledges and their articulations, similarities and differences across cultural contexts and key tensions within this...

This book examines the role of disability in the right to political and social participation, an act of citizenship that many disabled people do not enjoy.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the social and spatial experiences of people with dwarfism, an impairment that results in a person being no taller than 4' 10". This book engages with the concept that dwarfism's most prominent feature - body...