Disability: social aspects books

Using the premise that deaf people often are a minority within a minority, 27 outstanding experts outline in this...  Read More >>

Leading experts address such problems as identification of deafblindness, planning and intervention, development,...  Read More >>

Explore case studies from the 1980s and 1990s that highlight the progress of community programs for people with...  Read More >>

Herschel Prins considers the issue of public protection within a broad context of risk in society generally, examining...  Read More >>

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Anthea Innes provides a complete guide to running a training programme for dementia care workers. She begins with...  Read More >>

'Controversial Debates in Disability' examines a range of theories and practices in relation to disability. The...  Read More >>

Highlights international research from Britain, USA, Canada and Australia on bodily impairment, mental health and...  Read More >>

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'Controversial Debates in Disability' examines a range of theories and practices in relation to disability. The...  Read More >>

Highlights international research from Britain, USA, Canada and Australia on bodily impairment, mental health and...  Read More >>

Fifty-eight chapters drawn from publications issued by government agencies describe major disabilities, including...  Read More >>

This book explores and develops ideas about disability, engaging with important debates in disability studies about...  Read More >>

This text offers a gendered and cross-cultural analysis of the experience of mental disorder and of society's response...  Read More >>

A critical introduction to the ways in which gender affects mental health experiences and mental health service...  Read More >>

This book contains 14 biographies written by people of all ages who have a learning disability. The authors discuss...  Read More >>

This book explores and develops ideas about disability, engaging with important debates in disability studies about...  Read More >>

A critical introduction to the ways in which gender affects mental health experiences and mental health service...  Read More >>

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Covers topics such as body image and self-esteem, adolescence, genetics, continence, abuse, legal matters and ethics....  Read More >>

Woeful Afflictions offers a detailed historical analysis of the types of cultural work performed by sentimental...  Read More >>

Intended to help the wide range of professionals who work with autistic children and their families, this text demonstrates...  Read More >>

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What is disability? Why terminate a pregnancy when disabling traits are diagnosed in the foetus? Can disability...  Read More >>

This text presses the case for better health care of mentally disturbed law breakers, and the need to divert them...  Read More >>