Disability: social aspects books

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Literacy and Deaf People: Cultural and Contextual Perspectives

Literacy and Deaf People: Cultural and Contextual Perspectives...

Author: B. J. Brueggemann
ISBN: 9781563682711
Format: Hardback
$158.27

This collection explores an alternative view of deaf people and literacy by emphasizing shifts in cultural identity...  Read More >>

From Pity to Pride: Growing Up Deaf in the Old South

From Pity to Pride: Growing Up Deaf in the Old South...

Author: H. Joyner
ISBN: 9781563682704
Format: Hardback
$151.80

From Pity to Pride depicts the history of young, wealthy men in the old South who were barred from high posts because...  Read More >>

Motherhood and Disability: Children and Choices

Motherhood and Disability: Children and Choices

Author: O. Prilleltensky
ISBN: 9781403904959
Format: Hardback
$168.00

This book explores the intersection between motherhood and physical disability. It is based on a study that focused...  Read More >>

International Handbook of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

International Handbook of Applied Research in Intellectual...

Author: E Emerson
ISBN: 9781280275098
Format: Electronic book text
$776.16

The landmark International Handbook of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities presents, explains, and illustrates...  Read More >>

Invalidism and Identity in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Invalidism and Identity in Nineteenth-Century Britain...

Author: H. Maria Frawley
ISBN: 9780226261201
Format: Hardback
$110.88

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Gendering Disability

Gendering Disability

Author: Bonnie G. Smith ,  Beth Hutchison
ISBN: 9780813533735
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Disability and gender are becoming increasingly complex in light of recent politics and scholarship. This volume...  Read More >>

The Builders of Camphill: Lives and Destinies of the Founders

The Builders of Camphill: Lives and Destinies of the...

Author: Friedwart Bock
ISBN: 9780863154423
Format: Paperback
$84.48

The story of Camphill's founders, including Alix Roth, Anke Weihs, Thomas Weihs, Carlo Pietzner and Peter Roth....  Read More >>

Transforming Disability Welfare Policies: Towards Work and Equal Opportunities

Transforming Disability Welfare Policies: Towards Work...

Author: Christopher Prinz ,  Bernd Marin
ISBN: 9780754642848
Format: Paperback
$124.00

Bringing together contributions from institutions such as the OECD, the WHO, the World Bank and the European Disability...  Read More >>

Advances in Cognition, Education and Deafness

Advances in Cognition, Education and Deafness

Author: David S Martin
ISBN: 9781563681103
Format: Hardback
$158.40

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The Right Dog for the Job: IRA's Path from Service Dog to Guide Dog

The Right Dog for the Job: IRA's Path from Service Dog...

Author: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent ,  William Munoz
ISBN: 9780802789150
Format: Hardback
$47.12

This true story shows the immense impact service and guide dogs have on the lives of the disabled. Adorable, full-color...  Read More >>

The Right Dog for the Job: Ira's Path from Service Dog to Guide Dog

The Right Dog for the Job: Ira's Path from Service Dog...

Author: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent ,  William Munoz
ISBN: 9780802789143
Format: Hardback
$47.49

This true story shows the immense impact service and guide dogs have on the lives of the disabled. Adorable, full-color...  Read More >>

Crying Hands – Eugenics and Deaf People in Nazi Germany

Crying Hands – Eugenics and Deaf People in Nazi Germany...

Author: Horst Biesold ,  MR William Sayers
ISBN: 9781563682551
Format: Paperback
$92.27

When the Nazis assumed power in Germany in 1933, they wasted no time in implementing their radical policies, first...  Read More >>

Working Relationships: Creating Career Opportunities for Job Seekers with Disabilities through Employer Partnerships

Working Relationships: Creating Career Opportunities...

Author: Richard G. Luecking ,  Ellen S. Fabian
ISBN: 9781557667090
Format: Paperback
$82.99

This work covers securing satisfying jobs for people with disabilities by fostering partnerships between employment...  Read More >>

The Story of My Life: The Restored Edition

The Story of My Life: The Restored Edition

Author: Helen Keller ,  James Berger
ISBN: 9780812968866
Format: Paperback
$36.96

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Disabling Barriers, Enabling Environments

Disabling Barriers, Enabling Environments

Author: John Swain ,  Sally French
ISBN: 9780761942658
Format: Paperback
$160.91

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The Adult with Down Syndrome

The Adult with Down Syndrome

Author: Jean Rondall ,  Alberto Rasore-Quartino
ISBN: 9781861563972
Format: Paperback
$178.95

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Disabling Barriers, Enabling Environments

Disabling Barriers, Enabling Environments

Author: John Swain ,  Sally French
ISBN: 9780761942641
Format: Hardback
$351.12

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Gendering Disability

Gendering Disability

Author: Bonnie G. Smith ,  Beth Hutchison
ISBN: 9780813533728
Format: Hardback
$163.68

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Paris En Fauteuil

Paris En Fauteuil

Author: Lucie Fontaine ,  Jean-Baptiste Nanta
ISBN: 9782840963509
Format: Paperback
$12.29

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Mental Retardation in America: A Historical Reader

Mental Retardation in America: A Historical Reader

Author: Steven Noll ,  James Trent
ISBN: 9780814782484
Format: Paperback
$64.99

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Mental Retardation in America: A Historical Reader

Mental Retardation in America: A Historical Reader

Author: Steven Noll ,  James Trent
ISBN: 9780814782477
Format: Hardback
$184.00

A collection of essays and documents chronicilizing the history of treatment, labeling, and understanding of mental...  Read More >>

The World I Live In

The World I Live In

Author: Helen Keller ,  Roger Shattuck
ISBN: 9781590170670
Format: Paperback
$32.99

The World I Live In is a thought-provoking and deeply moving account of Helen Keller's keenest impressions and deepest...  Read More >>

Still Lives: Narratives of Spinal Cord Injury

Still Lives: Narratives of Spinal Cord Injury

Author: Jonathan Cole (Southampton University)
ISBN: 9780262033152
Format: Hardback
$79.07

An examination, through personal narratives and reflective commentary, of life without sensation or movement in...  Read More >>

The Radical Lives of Helen Keller

The Radical Lives of Helen Keller

Author: Kim E. Nielsen
ISBN: 9780814758137
Format: Hardback
$171.00

Despite her disabilities, Helen Keller worked tirelessly for human rights and other political issues.  Read More >>

Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with Special Needs

Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children...

Author: Bruce L. Baker ,  Alan J. Brightman
ISBN: 9781557666970
Format: Paperback
$79.99

This work gives parents of children from age three through young adulthood proven strategies for teaching children...  Read More >>

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