Disability: social aspects

The Christian gospel compels humanity to embrace deeper ways of being human together that will overcome false divisions and exclusions in search of flourishing and graced communities.

Das Buch befasst sich mit Lebensgeschichten von Frauen mit Körperbehinderungen, die mit "Persönlicher Assistenz" leben.

Integrates research, theory, and practice in supported decision-making and describes implications for supports provision in the disability field.

Spread out over many years and many different publications, the late author and activist Marta Russell wrote a number of groundbreaking and insightful essays on the nature of disability and oppression under capitalism.

This book critically compares conflicting perspectives and overlapping themes within the study of disability and illness across recent decades.

Disability offers a new lens through which to view the effectiveness of access to justice, and the inclusiveness of the justice system as a whole.

This book explores the intersection of disabilities and human trafficking, focusing on cognitive, developmental, sensory, and physical disabilities before, during, and after the trafficking experience.

This empirically-grounded text examines the policy, planning, development and implementation of disability sport events.

Teaching Music to Students with Autism is a comprehensive practical guide for music educators who work with students with autism.

This ground-breaking volume considers what it means to make claims of disability membership in view of the robust Disability Rights movement, the rich areas of academic inquiry into disability, increased philosophical attention to the nature and significance of disability, a vibrant disability culture and disability arts movement, and advances in biomedical science and technology.

Prenatal genetic testing has changed the circumstances under which parents choose what pregnancies to carry to term.

The Motor Impaired Child provides a wealth of information and practical guidance for teachers on both the social and educational implications of impairment.

Feminist Perspectives on Disability provides a unique introduction to the key debates in relation to both feminism and disability.

This edited book makes an epistemic claim that disability studies' approaches to curriculum are doing more than merely critiquing how privileged knowledge excludes disability from curriculum theory and praxis.

Menschen mit Behinderung werden in Gastfamilien aufgenommen und erhalten dort die erforderlichen Hilfen.

The story of William Waters, Black street performer in Regency London, and how his huge celebrity took on a life of its own Every child in Regency London knew Billy Waters, the celebrated "e;King of the Beggars.

Being an 'active citizen' involves exercising social rights and duties, enjoying choice and autonomy, and participating in political decision-making processes which are of importance for one's life.

Including both theoretical discussions and practical information for congregational use or pastoral use, this rich, accessible book explores biblical text, historical and theological issues of disability, and examples of successful ministry by people with disabilities.

Violence is an inescapable through-line across the experiences of institutional residents regardless of facility type, historical period, regional location, government or staff in power, or type of population.

Disability studies scholars and activists have long criticized and critiqued so-termed 'charitable' approaches to disability where the capitalization of individual disabled bodies to invoke pity are historically, socially, and politically circumscribed by paternalism.

Having gone through 30 years of development, the new edition of this highly-regarded classic is the most trusted companion for understanding and promoting the potential for social work with disabled people.

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.

Disabled women represent one of the most marginalised minority groups in the world, hence they are largely silent while their sexuality is ignored, suppressed, forbidden and buried underneath the carpet.

This honest, to-the-point guide illuminates the experience of young Autistic girls and explores the situations they can easily fall victim to.

Disability and Neoliberal State Formations explores the trajectory of neoliberalism in Australia and its impact on the lives of Australians living with disability, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Das Handbuch für die Praxis zeigt Fachkräften der Behindertenhilfe praktische Lösungen auf und welche Unterstützung und Hilfe für Menschen mit Behinderung am Lebensende möglich, gewünscht und passend ist.

This text provides an overview of vocational rehabilitation (VR) practice, making it the perfect companion for students and practitioners with an interest in supporting people back to work and improving their sense of health and well-being.

This best practice guide provides a blueprint for managing seamless transitions between services for young people aged 16-25 with additional needs, including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, complex health needs and sensory impairments.

Adult-directed utopian fiction has historically rejected depictions of persons with disabilities, underrepresenting a community that comprises an estimated 15% of the world's population.

Supporting Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities: Evidence-based and Emerging Practices provides a comprehensive review of the empirical evidence on interventions for families of individuals - ranging from post-preschool age to adulthood - with developmental disabilities.

Despite international and national guarantees of equal rights, there remains a great deal to be done to achieve global employment equality for individuals with disabilities.

The First World War mangled faces, blew away limbs, and ruined nerves.

The devastating and politically consequential defeat of President Clinton's comprehensive health plan in Congress has unleashed a torrent of speculation over "e;"e;who or what killed reform.

From its beginnings in the 1970s and 1980s, interest in the topic of gender and migration has grown.

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This is a comprehensive comparative legal, practical and theoretical analysis of workplace inequalities experienced by workers with psychosocial disabilities.

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The primary aim of this book is to explore the contradiction between widely shared beliefs in the USA about racial inclusiveness and equal opportunity for all and the fact that most churches are racially homogeneous and do not include people with disabilities.

This volume offers a rare mix of interpretive chapters and primary sources that will be of value to anyone interested in learning about important disability-related issues and exploring the perspectives of disabled people.

This book explores the tensions between aesthetics, gender, and disability in contemporary digital media installations and performance art.

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.

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.

People with Asperger Syndrome have many characteristics that are frequently seen in a negative light.

Young people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often feel uncomfortable and anxious in social situations, but socializing with classmates and colleagues can be made easier - and more enjoyable - with Guiding Toward Growth group sessions.

Disability and Social Representations Theory provides theoretical and methodological knowledge to uncover the public perception of disabilities.

Roughly 54 million people with disabilities live in the U.