Disability: social aspects books

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A wide variety of medical conditions that qualify as disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act are...  Read More >>

The Turning Point is the first comprehensive chronicle of the contributions made by conscientious objectors who...  Read More >>

This volume offers a comprehensive examination of current theory, research, and practice concerning people with...  Read More >>

For twenty-five years, Hal O'Leary and the Winter Park Handicap Ski Program have been the acknowledged leaders in...  Read More >>

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This international handbook is the first to analyze mental health policies systematically across a variety of both...  Read More >>

Women with disabilities face a double set of prejudices, based on gender and disability. Rousso encourages and charges...  Read More >>

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These are papers from a preconference on the Americans with Disabilities Act, held before the 1992 ALA Annual Conference...  Read More >>

This edition bring up-to-date the author's seminal study of mental retardation. Focusing on the role of stigma and...  Read More >>

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Imagine being able to consult with Jay Haley about difficult therapy cases.  Read More >>

Why is the United States the only advanced industrial democracy today without a national health insurance program?...  Read More >>

Written as a gift for other parents to help them cope with the pain and loneliness of decision making, this book...  Read More >>

Mental health policy in the United States has involved varying approaches, often reflecting the social and economic...  Read More >>

Breaking the wall of silence that deference has imposed on their experiences, here are the siblings of the child...  Read More >>

Breaking the wall of silence that deference has imposed on their experiences, here are the siblings of the child...  Read More >>

African-Americans suffer disproportionately to their percentage of the population from ill health and poor or non-existent...  Read More >>

This book is written for those who have responsibilities for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities....  Read More >>

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Addresses intimacy, family issues, sexuality and sexual functioning of people with disabilities. Intended for those...  Read More >>

This collection of writings is the most complete resource to date concerning one of the most controversial issues...  Read More >>

Lays out the practical steps families can take to adjust to a loved one's hearing loss. The book shows how the exchange...  Read More >>