Overview

The book examines issues of disabilities in Nigeria focusing on attitudes and reactions to people with disabilities within the context of practices perpetuating the treatment of people with disabilities. It contributes to research in the field by advancing discussions on society’s positive engagement with disabilities issues and remediation of negative treatment of people with disabilities. Some of the issues examined in the book include a brief history of discrimination against people with disabilities, beliefs regarding causes of disabilities in Africa and Nigeria, scientific perspectives on causes of disabilities, some cases of disabilities in Nigeria, reactions to disabilities, social implications of non-adaptability to the condition of people with disabilities, remediation for people with disabilities, legal instrument and rights of people with disabilities and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities. Primarily, issues in the book are examined from both a philosophical and social studies contexts, and both the authors of the book are respectively trained in these aspects and subject areas (Edwin Etieyibo in philosophy and Odirin Omiegbe in social studies).

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Author:   Edwin Etieyibo ,  Odirin Omiegbe
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   Hamilton Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.70cm
Weight:   0.503kg
ISBN:  

9780761869054

ISBN 10:   0761869050
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   22 September 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: Understanding Disability: Brief History of Discrimination against People with Disabilities, Disability Perceptions and Models, and Disability Figures Chapter Two: Disability Perceptions: Some Beliefs Regarding Causes of Disabilities in Africa and Nigeria Chapter Three: Disability Perceptions: Scientific Perspective on Causes of Disabilities Chapter Four: Some Cases of Disabilities in Nigeria Chapter Five: Reactions to Disabilities I: People with Disabilities to their Disabilities Chapter Six: Reactions to Disabilities II: People with Disabilities to their Disabilities Chapter Seven: Reactions to Disabilities III: Family Members to People with Disabilities Chapter Eight: Reactions to Disabilities IV: Family Members to People with Disabilities Chapter Nine: Social Implications of Non-adaptability to the Condition of People with Disabilities Chapter Ten: Remediation for People with Disabilities: Education Intervention Strategies Chapter Eleven: Legal Instrument and Rights of People with Disabilities Chapter Twelve: Protecting the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bibliography

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Edwin Etieyibo is an associate professor of philosophy in the Department of Philosophy, School of Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. His teaching and research interests cover philosophy of law, ethics (theoretical and applied), social and political philosophy, history of philosophy, and African socio-political economy and philosophy. Odirin Omiegbe is a reader or associate professor and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Educational Psychology at the College of Education, Agbor, Delta State, and in the Department of Administration and Policy Studies, Delta State University, Agbor, Delta State, Nigeria. He has researched and published extensively in the field of disability, cultural ideas and education of children with special needs.

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