Disability and care work : state, society and invisible lives / Upali Chakravarti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chakravarti, Upali, author.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--Care.

People with disabilities.

People with disabilities--Social conditions.

Disabilities--Social aspects.

Disabilities.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : SAGE Publications, Incorporated, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Disability and Care Work: State, Society and Invisible Lives explores the lived reality of children with disabilities and those involved in parenting and caring for them. It discusses the extent to which the needs of the disabled and their caregivers have been met by health and welfare initiatives, and finds substantial gaps. The book describes vividly how the families of children with disability negotiate the uncertain journey of identifying their child's disability, obtaining a diagnosis, accessing appropriate services and their ongoing efforts to reconcile with and recognise their child's unique situation and mode of being. It critically examines the gendered dimensions involved in caregiving, the role of the state and civil society, and the legal and institutional frameworks in place. The book calls for inclusion of disability treatment at the primary care level, enhanced technology use for diagnosis and information, coordinated national level disability care policy formulation and organised action by the disabled and their caregivers to ensure their needs are addressed by the state and society.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9789353287665

OCLC:

1049567926

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.