Disability: social aspects books

6477 books were found.

Blind Justice: Jacobus tenBroek and the Vision of Equality

Blind Justice: Jacobus tenBroek and the Vision of Equality...

Author: Floyd W Matson
ISBN: 9780844410906
Format: Paperback
$85.80

Biography of the founder of the National Federation of the Blind, written by friend and collaborator Matson. Tells...  Read More >>

Jenny Speaks Out

Jenny Speaks Out

Author: Sheila Hollins ,  Valerie Sinason
ISBN: 9781904671145
Format: Paperback
$25.88

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Helen Keller: Selected Writings

Helen Keller: Selected Writings

Author: Kim E. Nielsen ,  Kim E. Nielsen
ISBN: 9780814758298
Format: Hardback
$109.00

An intimate portrait of Helen Keller through her life's writing, some published here for the first time.  Read More >>

Bodies of Difference: Experiences of Disability and Institutional Advocacy in the Making of Modern China

Bodies of Difference: Experiences of Disability and...

Author: Matthew Kohrman
ISBN: 9780520226456
Format: Paperback
$57.95

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Disability Rights in Europe: From Theory to Practice

Disability Rights in Europe: From Theory to Practice...

Author: Anna Lawson (University of Leeds, UK) ,  Caroline Gooding
ISBN: 9781841134864
Format: Paperback
$160.00

This book explores the range of legal strategies which have been adopted to achieve equality for disabled people....  Read More >>

Disability and the Media

Disability and the Media

Author: Charles A. Riley
ISBN: 9781584654735
Format: Paperback
$79.07

A journalist's passionate exposé of the media's portrayal of the disabled.  Read More >>

Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education

Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education...

Author: Marc Marschark ,  Patricia Elizabeth Spencer
ISBN: 9780195189131
Format: Paperback
$126.59

Presents a comprehensive overview of the diverse field of deaf studies, language, and education. Written to be accessible...  Read More >>

Disability Issues for Social Workers and Human Services Professionals in the Twenty-First Century

Disability Issues for Social Workers and Human Services...

Author: Jean A Pardeck ,  John W Murphy
ISBN: 9780789027139
Format: Hardback
$378.00

The moral model of disability, the editors argue, is largely the result of superstition and ignorance, while the...  Read More >>

Barrier-Free Travel: A Nuts and Bolts Guide for Wheelers and Slow Walkers

Barrier-Free Travel: A Nuts and Bolts Guide for Wheelers...

Author: Candy Harrington
ISBN: 9786611974909
Format: Electronic book text
$105.34

The definitive guide to accessible travel for those who use a wheelchair, walker, or cane or have any physical ailment...  Read More >>

Disability Issues for Social Workers and Human Services Professionals in the Twenty-First Century

Disability Issues for Social Workers and Human Services...

Author: Jean A Pardeck ,  John W Murphy
ISBN: 9780789027146
Format: Paperback
$103.00

Contains information that is of critical importance for disability professionals. This book explores the potential...  Read More >>

The Disability Pendulum: The First Decade of the Americans With Disabilities Act

The Disability Pendulum: The First Decade of the Americans...

Author: Ruth Colker
ISBN: 9780814716458
Format: Hardback
$184.00

Colker, whose work on the ADA has been cited by the Supreme Court, offers insightful and practical suggestions on...  Read More >>

Things No Longer There: A Memoir of Losing Sight and Finding Vision

Things No Longer There: A Memoir of Losing Sight and...

Author: Susan Krieger
ISBN: 9780299208646
Format: Paperback
$36.30

A collection of personal stories about the author's struggle toward enlightenment while losing her eyesight. It...  Read More >>

Attitudes,Innuendo and Regulators

Attitudes,Innuendo and Regulators

Author: M. Metzger ,  E. Fleetwood
ISBN: 9781563683220
Format: Hardback
$166.98

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Understanding Genetics: A Primer for Couples and Families

Understanding Genetics: A Primer for Couples and Families...

Author: Angela Scheuerle ,  Doris Corbett
ISBN: 9780313361814
Format: Paperback
$49.99

One in every 100 Americans is born with a serious genetic disorder, and more will face a disease with genetic components...  Read More >>

Career Success of Disabled High-flyers

Career Success of Disabled High-flyers

Author: Sonali Shah
ISBN: 9781843102083
Format: Paperback
$105.47

Drawing on case studies of 31 disabled adults, this book suggests that individual traits and patterns of behaviour...  Read More >>

The History of Inclusion in the United States

The History of Inclusion in the United States

Author: Robert L. Osgood
ISBN: 9781563683183
Format: Hardback
$158.40

As a significant term, inclusion came into use relatively recently in the long history of special education in the...  Read More >>

The Way I See it: Bumping into Life with Low Vision

The Way I See it: Bumping into Life with Low Vision...

Author: Karen Myers
ISBN: 9781412046275
Format: Paperback
$31.55

In The Way I See It, Dr. Myers shares her adventures of bumping into life with low vision. Survival tips included....  Read More >>

The Journey to Independence: Blindness - The Canadian Story

The Journey to Independence: Blindness - The Canadian...

Author: Euclid Herie
ISBN: 9781550025590
Format: Hardback
$132.00

This book explores the history of the CNIB - from the men who crafted its charter to the people who have made it...  Read More >>

Deaf Women's Lives

Deaf Women's Lives

Author: B. Cyrus ,  Elena Katz
ISBN: 9781563683213
Format: Paperback
$92.27

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