Disability on equal terms

Disability on equal terms

by French, Sally Swain, John

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Presenting a collection of writings that examine and challenge traditional notions of disability, this book offers a multidisciplinary approach to disability studies, incorporating perspectives from a range of health and social care services, as well as a unique emphasis on personal testimonies of disabled people themselves.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Disability on equal terms / edited by John Swain and Sally French.

Summary

Presenting a collection of writings that examine and challenge traditional notions of disability, this book offers a multidisciplinary approach to disability studies, incorporating perspectives from a range of health and social care services, as well as a unique emphasis on personal testimonies of disabled people themselves.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2008.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):SAGE Publications
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2008.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (vi, 208 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781849206440, 1849206449, 9781412919883, 1412919886, 9781412919876, 1412919878, 9781473902695, 147390269X
  • oclc:ocn460057239
  • LC Classification:HV1568.2
  • Dewey Decimal:362.4

Table of Contents

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements for Disability on Equal Terms; Introduction; Section I The Tragedy View of Impairment and Disability; 1 There but for Fortune; 2 Disability, Genetics and Eugenics; 3 Disabled in Images and Language; 4 Institutional Abuse; 5 The Narratives of Disabled Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse; Section II From A Different Viewpoint; 6 Affirming Identity; 7 Choices, Rights and Cabaret: Disability Arts and Collective Identity; 8 The Art of Affirming Identity; 9 An Exploration of Quality of Life of Adults with Haemophilia; 10 Disabled People's Testimonies.

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Subjects

Disabled Persons People with Disabilities People with disabilities -- Services for Personer med funktionsnedsättning Personer med funktionsnedsättning -- vå… Personnes handicapées Personnes handicapées -- Services Service social aux personnes handicapées SOCIAL SCIENCE -- People with Disabilit… Social work with people with disabiliti…

Writers

French, Sally Swain, John

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