Professionals in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) are becoming increasingly aware of the needs of people who are older or disabled, a population that is quickly growing. They also need to ensure that systems are designed for all, with specific consideration of these…
Handbook of disability studies
Handbook of disability studies
by Albrecht, Gary L., Seelman, Katherine D., Bury, Michael
This path-breaking handbook signals the emergence of a vital new area of scholarship, social policy and activism. It aims to be a thought-provoking, interdisciplinary, international examination of this field.
Handbook of disability studies
by Albrecht, Gary L., Seelman, Katherine D., Bury, Michael
This path-breaking handbook signals the emergence of a vital new area of scholarship, social policy and activism. It aims to be a thought-provoking, interdisciplinary, international examination of this field.
The Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies takes a multidisciplinary approach to disability and provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of the main issues in the field around the world today. Adopting an international perspective and consisting entirely of newly comm…
"The Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies takes a multidisciplinary approach to disability and provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of the main issues in the field around the world today. Adopting an international perspective and consisting entirely of newly com…
This text shows that disability hate crimes do exist, that they have unique characteristics which distinguish them from other hate crimes, and that more effective policies and practices can and must be developed to respond and prevent them.
Shows that disability hate crimes do exist, that they have unique characteristics which distinguish them from other hate crimes, and that more effective policies and practices can and must be developed to respond and prevent them. Although this research discusses cases of disabi…
"Oedipus borealis argues that many well known figures in the Icelandic saga literature are based on mythic prototypes, and that both saga heroes and mythic figures are modeled on a pattern in which physical disability or deformity is linked with both sexual deviance and supernat…
"Disability and chronic illness represents a special kind of cultural diversity, the "other" to "normal" able-bodiedness. Most studies of disability consider disability in North American or European contexts ; and studies of diversity in Japan consider ethnic and cultural divers…
Bringing together scholars from around the world to research the intersection between media and disability, this edited collection aims to offer an interdisciplinary exploration and critique of print, broadcast and online representations of physical and mental impairments. Drawi…