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Disability on equal terms / edited by John Swain and Sally French.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- People with disabilities.
- People with disabilities--Services for.
- Social work with people with disabilities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 208 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE, c2008.
- Los Angeles : SAGE, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Presenting a collection of writings that examine and challenge traditional notions of disability, this book offers a multidisciplinary approach to disability studies, incorporating perspectives from a range of health and social care services, as well as a unique emphasis on personal testimonies of disabled people themselves.
- Contents:
- 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 Childhood Sexual Abuse; Section II From A Different Viewpoint; 6 Affirming Identity; 7 Choices, Rights and Cabaret: Disability Arts and Collective Identity; 8 The Art of Affirming Identity; 9 An Exploration of Quality of Life of Adults with Haemophilia; 10 Disabled People's Testimonies
- Section III On Equal Terms11 On Equal Terms; 12 In Practice from the Viewpoint of an Occupational Therapist; 13 In Practice from the Viewpoint of a Physiotherapist; 14 Communication Disability: Exploring New Personal and Professional Narratives; 15 In Practice from the Viewpoint of a Disabled Nurse; 16 In Practice from the Viewpoint of a Social Worker; 17 In Practice from the Viewpoint of Disabled People; Conclusion: Some Reflections on Key Questions; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-205) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786612262265
- 9781473902695
- 147390269X
- 9781412919876
- 1412919878
- 9781282262263
- 1282262262
- 9781849206440
- 1849206449
- OCLC:
- 460057239
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