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  • Barriers and Belonging

    Personal Narratives of Disability

    Edición de Michelle Jarman, Leila Monaghan, Alison Quaggin Harkin ...
    What is the direct impact that disability studies has on the lives of disabled people today? The editors and contributors to this essential anthology, Barriers and Belonging, provide thirty-seven personal narratives thatexplore what it means to be disabled and why the field of disability studies matters.The editors frame the volume by introducing foundational themes of disability studies. They ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

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  • And Neither Have I Wings to Fly

    Labelled and Locked Up in Canada's Oldest Institution

    de Thelma Wheatley ...
    The shocking true story of the institutionalization and abuse of children and adults with intellectual and physical handicaps in Canada’s oldest provincial institution in Orillia, Ontario. Daisy Lumsden and her family were such victims, along with over ten thousand children, including infants, and adults with intellectual disabilities committed over the last century to the institution now known as ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • A Dog Called Dez - The Story of how one Amazing Dog Changed his Owner's Life

    de John Tovey ...
    When John Tovey lost his sight at the age of 42, he thought his life was over. He was wrong, it was just beginning.John had followed a bad path drifting in and out of trouble. He was sent to improvement schools, a young offenders institute and eventually a prison. John was on self-destruct and thought nothing or no one could help him. Then he became the victim of a vicious attack by a notorious ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • No Pity

    People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement

    de Joseph P. Shapiro ...
    “A sensitive look at the social and political barriers that deny disabled people their most basic civil rights.”—The Washington Post“The primer for a revolution.”—The Chicago Tribune“Nondisabled Americans do not understand disabled ones. This book attempts to explain, to nondisabled people as well as to many disabled ones, how the world and self-perceptions of disabled people are changing. It ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Beasts of Burden

    Animal and Disability Liberation

    de Sunaura Taylor ...
    A bold and beautifully written inquiry into the intertwined struggles for animal and disability justice—challenging what it means to be humanIn this provocative and original work, artist, activist, and scholar Sunaura Taylor, “Judith Butler meets St. Francis of Assisi” (The New Yorker), explores the profound connections between animal liberation and disability justice. With keen insight and ... Leer más

    $19.49 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Concerto for the Left Hand

    Disability and the Defamiliar Body

    de Michael Davidson ...
    Series series Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability
    "Professor Davidson---an accomplished literary critic---offers a focused and balanced analysis of poetry, film, and the arts honed with his excellent knowledge of the latest advances in disability studies. He is brilliant at reading texts in a sophisticated and aesthetically pleasurable way, making Concerto for the Left Hand one of the smartest books to date in disability studies."---Lennard Davis ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD

  • Joel: An Unexpected Hero

    de Jane Butcher ...
    Series series Adventures
    Rebecca loves her younger brother Joel, but sometimes she finds it hard to look after him – Joel has Down’s syndrome. One day, when Rebecca and Joel discover a ring of toadstools used by elves, they find themselves transported into a magical world in which Joel is the hero. Soon Rebecca discovers that her brother possesses very special qualities that she had not noticed before… Eons ago when the ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD

  • Understanding Disability Policy

    de Alan Roulstone, Simon Prideaux ...
    Series series Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice
    In an era of scarce social resources the question of the changing social policy constructions and responses to disabled people has become increasingly important. Paradoxically, some disabled people are realising new freedoms and choices never before envisioned, whilst others are prey to major retractions in public services and aggressive attempts to redefine who counts as 'genuinely disabled' ... Leer más

    $44.99 USD

  • Journey into Blindness

    An Inspirational Story of Overcoming Trauma and Regaining a Valuable Life

    de Kent Christy ...
    Kent Christy offers his readers the moving story of his gradual loss of vision and the trauma and emotional turmoil this caused in his life. As he notes in his introduction, going totally blind is in many ways not so different from the experience of losing a limb, developing a debilitating illness, or going through the trauma of losing a loved one, or even ones home. A tumor found on his right ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • The Costs of Caring

    Families with Disabled Children

    de Sally Baldwin ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Children and Disability
    First published in 1985, this book considers the financial consequences of parents and other relatives caring for severely disabled children at home. At the time of publication little reliable information was available on the costs incurred by ‘informal carers’, which this book set to rectify.The volume interweaves hard statistical material about money with the detailed personal responses of ... Leer más

    $42.99 USD

  • The Other Senses: An Inspiring True Story of a Visually Impaired

    de Preeti Monga ...
    A trauma counsellor, corporate trainer, writer, aerobics trainer, public speaker, and director of Silver Linings Human Resource Solution Private Limited – all rolled into one, Preeti Monga’s achievements are inspirational. Winner of various awards, Preeti was the first Indian visually impaired person to successfully clear the Aerobic Instructor training. Now a successful entrepreneur, she has been ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • First Steps: Understanding Autism

    de Stephanie Allen Crist ...
    First Steps: Understanding Autism is a clear, concise starter's guide for people interested in autism. Here you find the information you need to get up to speed on the major issues and challenges concerning autism. You gain a better understanding of what autism is, how it is experienced, and what it means to other people. This booklet guides you through the controversies and opinions concerning ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus