Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements for Disability on Equal Terms; Introduction; Section I The Tragedy View of Impairment and Disability; 1 There but for Fortune; 2 Disability, Genetics and Eugenics; 3 Disabled in Images and Language; 4 Institutional Abuse; 5 The Narratives of Disabled Survivors of C
Disability on Equal Terms
โ Scribed by Professor John Swain, Sally French
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 217
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Disability on Equal Terms presents an authoritative collection of writings that examine and challenge traditional notions of disability. Edited and written by leading experts in the field, the book offers a multidisciplinary approach to disability studies, incorporating perspectives from a wide range of health and social care services, as well as a distinct and unique emphasis on the personal testimonies of disabled people themselves.
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