Intellectual Disability in the Twentieth Century: Transnational Perspectives on People, Policy, and Practice

Intellectual Disability in the Twentieth Century: Transnational Perspectives on People, Policy, and Practice

by JanWalmsley (Editor), SimonJarrett (Editor)

Synopsis

Bringing together accounts of how intellectual disability was viewed, managed and experienced in countries across the globe, the book examines the origins and nature of contemporary attitudes, policy and practice and sheds light on the challenges of implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCPRD).

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Edition: 1
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 23 May 2019

ISBN 10: 144734457X
ISBN 13: 9781447344575

Author Bio
Jan Walmsley is a historian of intellectual disability. In 1994 she founded the Social History of Learning Disability Research Group at the Open University, the leading organisation for the study of the history of intellectual disability. She is the author of numerous books and articles including Towards a Good Life for People with Intellectual Disabilities, published by Policy Press in 2010. Simon Jarrett is a Visiting Lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London.