"This book explores how being "disabled" originates in the physical world, social representations and rules, and historical power relations-the interplay of which render bodies "normal" or not. Scholars and researchers will find that this book provides new avenues for thinking a…
"This book explores how being "disabled" originates in the physical world, social representations and rules, and historical power relations-the interplay of which render bodies "normal" or not. Scholars and researchers will find that this book provides new avenues for thinking a…
"Undoing Ableism is a sourcebook for teaching about disability and anti-ableism in K-12 classrooms. Conceptually grounded in disability studies, critical pedagogy, and social justice education, this book provides both a rationale as well as strategies for broad-based inquiries t…
"In this volume, Jan-Kare Breivik profiles ten Norwegian Deaf people and their life stories within a translocal/transnational framework. Breivik notes that, unlike hearing people, who form their identities from familial roots and local senses of place, deaf individuals often fin…
Obesity in the United States is becoming a problem that negatively affects the life expectancy of young children, which for the first time in history is moving in the wrong direction (Ogden et al., 2014). According to obesity trend data, obesity has tripled in children from 5% i…
ABSTRACTThere has been a long-standing history of segregation and exclusion of students with disabilities from receiving a quality education in public school districts throughout the country. In response to the growing outcry for equal opportunities for students with and without…
Educational access for students with disabilities has progressed throughout history so that students, regardless of their disability, receive a free and appropriate public education alongside their nondisabled peers (Dudley-Marling & Burns, 2014). Teachers’ attitudes towards tea…
Thirty years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), people with disabilities are increasingly becoming parents. At the same time, parents with disabilities face pervasive discrimination within the child welfare system. Despite a sizable body of research …
Sexual violence towards children is a traumatic event which requires family and targeted interventions to support the child. When children with disabilities are the victims, interventions need to be specialized to the developmental strengths and differences of the child and disa…
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This study deals with the perspective of Indonesian parents of children with disabilities concerning the inclusion of their children in mainstream schools. It explores the extent to which these parents believe in inclusion and what they identify as challenges and opportunities i…
Describes the benefits and challenges facing families with members living with mental and physical disabilities, including mental illness, learning difficulties, and genetic diseases.
