Intro to Disability Studies

by David Johnstone (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.48

  Intended as an introductory text on disability, this volume is designed for students taking courses in the areas of health care, social care and allied services at GNVQ, BTEC, degree and PGCE. It explores issues in the lives and circumstances of disabled people, their carers and those who intend to work in the caring services. The author explores and analyzes quality of life factors in the lives of disabled people in relation to the professional development of undergraduates; examines the emergence of rights for disabled people in the local area, the UK and abroad; indicates the strengths and weaknesses of community care provision for disabled people; provides examples of individual oppressions and success stories gathered from and based on research evidence; and suggests how disabled and non-disabled people can collaborate in the development of inclusive communities and neighbourhoods.

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $3.48

  Disability studies has become a legitimate area of academic study. It is multi-disciplinary in its critique of the oppressions that have historically dumped disabled people on the margins of society. This fully revised and updated edition not only explains disability studies as an academic field of inquiry, it also explores many of the current issues affecting the lives and circumstances of disabled people.
  
  The book explores and analyzes quality of life factors in the lives of disabled people in relation to the professional development of undergraduates and examines the emergence of rights for disabled people in the local area, the UK and abroad. The author indicates the strengths and weaknesses of organizations of and for disabled people, and provides examples of individual and institutional oppressions against disabled people and success stories, exploring how these have been overcome in education and employment. The book suggests how disabled and non-disabled people can collaborate in the development of inclusive communities and neighborhoods.
  
  The text is suitable for students taking courses in the areas of health, social care and allied services at NVQ, BTEC, Degree and PGCE level. The author encourages students to raise their own questions and develop their own forms of inquiry.

• New

  Paperback
  2001

  $54.60

  Disability studies has become a legitimate area of academic study. It is multi-disciplinary in its critique of the oppressions that have historically dumped disabled people on the margins of society. This fully revised and updated edition not only explains disability studies as an academic field of inquiry, it also explores many of the current issues affecting the lives and circumstances of disabled people.
  
  The book explores and analyzes quality of life factors in the lives of disabled people in relation to the professional development of undergraduates and examines the emergence of rights for disabled people in the local area, the UK and abroad. The author indicates the strengths and weaknesses of organizations of and for disabled people, and provides examples of individual and institutional oppressions against disabled people and success stories, exploring how these have been overcome in education and employment. The book suggests how disabled and non-disabled people can collaborate in the development of inclusive communities and neighborhoods.
  
  The text is suitable for students taking courses in the areas of health, social care and allied services at NVQ, BTEC, Degree and PGCE level. The author encourages students to raise their own questions and develop their own forms of inquiry.