Social inclusion of people with disabilities : national and international perspectives / Arie Rimmerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rimmerman, Arie, author.

Series:

Cambridge disability law and policy series.

Cambridge disability law and policy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--Social conditions.

People with disabilities.

People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc.

Social integration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 193 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Social inclusion is often used interchangeably with the terms social cohesion, social integration and social participation, positioning social exclusion as the opposite. The latter is a contested term that refers to a wide range of phenomena and processes related to poverty and deprivation, but it is also used in relation to marginalised people and places. This book consists of two parts: the first aims to review the domestic and international historical roots and the conceptual base of disability, as well as the expressions of social exclusion of people with disabilities that interfere in their efforts to exercise their rights in society. It offers a comprehensive review of social and legal approaches to social exclusion and inclusion. The second part introduces and analyses domestic and international social and legal strategies to promote social inclusion for people with disabilities.

Contents:

Introduction

Historical roots and conceptualising disability

Social exclusion and social inclusion

Media and disability, disability culture and digital divide

Social strategies to promote social inclusion : social protection and social capital

National disability rights instruments and measures to promote social inclusion

The convention on the rights of persons with disabilities : a comprehensive instrument to promote social inclusion

Strategies for changing media stereotypes toward people with disabilities and for bridging digital divides

Closing remarks.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-88854-4

1-139-79384-5

1-139-03566-5

1-139-77947-8

1-139-78246-0

1-139-78345-9

1-139-77643-6

1-283-71461-2

1-139-77795-5

OCLC:

833769978