The Routledge history of disability / edited by Roy Hanes, Ivan Brown and Nancy E. Hansen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hanes, Roy, editor.

Brown, Ivan, 1947- editor.

Hansen, Nancy E., editor.

Series:

The Routledge History of Disability

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--History--21st century.

People with disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (541 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

The Routledge History of Disability explores the shifting attitudes towards and representations of disabled people from the age of antiquity to the twenty-first century. Taking an international view of the subject, this wide-ranging collection shows that the history of disability cuts across racial, ethnic, religious, cultural, gender and class divides, highlighting the commonalities and differences between the experiences of disabled persons in global historical context. The book is arranged in four parts, covering histories of disabilities across various time periods and cultures, histories of national disability policies, programs and services, histories of education and training and the ways in which disabled people have been seen and treated in the last few decades. Within this, the twenty-eight chapters discuss topics such as developments in disability issues during the late Ottoman period, the history of disability in Belgian Congo in the early twentieth century, blind asylums in nineteenth-century Scotland and the systematic killing of disabled children in Nazi Germany. Illustrated with images and tables and providing an overview of how various countries, cultures and societies have addressed disability over time, this comprehensive volume offers a global perspective on this rapidly growing field and is a valuable resource for scholars of disability studies and histories of disabilities.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction

References

Part I: Histories of disabilities across time and cultures

A brief overview of the Routledge History of Disability

Introduction to Part I: Histories of disabilities across time and cultures

Chapter 1: Reason, value and persons: the construction of intellectual disability in western thought from antiquity to the romantic age

Reason, persons and value in classical thought

Grace and innocence

Medieval interlude

Of devils, witches and the massa carnis

Of reason and folly

Reason, rights and sensualism

Of remarkable men and the education of the idiot

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Chapter 2: The courage of subordination: women and intellectual disability in the ancient Greek world

Introduction and overview

Gendered hierarchy

The courage of subordination

Dangerous female intellects

Taming the female

The environment of disabled intellects

Intellectual impairment and desire

Conclusions: Context and community

Chapter 3: Jane Austen and me: tales from the couch

In-valids in the late 18th and early 19th centuries

Invalids as workers and socializers

Invalids as morally and religiously enlightened

Invalids as travellers

Mansfield Park

Persuasion

Sanditon

Jane Austen's invalidism

Chapter 4: Developments in disability issues during the Late Ottoman period of Turkish history from 1876 to 1909

Tracing the historical roots of care of disabled people during the Ottoman reign

Care and treatment of disabled individuals in the Late Ottoman period.

Sultan Abdulhamid II and educational reforms for blind, deaf and physically disabled individuals

International relations and the education of disabled people during the era of Sultan Abdulhamid II

Chapter 5: A short history of disability in Italy

The Roman age

The Christian age

The medieval era

1500-1800: From humanism to renaissance and to the beginning of the age of enlightenment

The 1800s: Education, re-education and large institutions

The 1900s: The contemporary age: Human rights, science, laws, and advocacy

The impact of World War I

The Fascist period

The impact of World War II

Human rights and support for the beginnings of inclusion

Chapter 6: A short history of disability aspects from Israel

Disability and Islam

The Jewish view on deafness

The Jewish view of blindness

The Jewish view of intellectual disability

Services for people with intellectual disabilities in Israel 1929-1995

Services for people with intellectual disabilities in Israel 1995-2012

Division for intellectual and developmental disabilities in recent years

Medical care

Dreams for the future

Part II: Histories of national disability policies, programs and services

Chapter 7: The role of international institutions in the process of categorization of 'disabled people' (1930s-1975)

New definitions of disability intrinsically related to the exercise of a professional activity within the area of vocational rehabilitation (1918-1955)

The emergence of new definitions of disability that are not related to the exercise of a professional activity within the area of medical rehabilitation (1952-1975)

Resolving the conflicts of interpretations related to the term disability.

The institutionalisation of the expression disabled persons at the international level

Chapter 8: Disabilities and disability services in Nigeria: past, present and future

Social and economic conditions in Nigeria

Languages, traditions, and religious beliefs on disabilities

Islamic beliefs of disabilities

Christian beliefs of disabilities

Development of formal education and rehabilitation services

Development of specialized care and education in southern Nigeria

Care and rehabilitation of individuals with leprosy in Nigeria

Special programs in Nigeria after independence in 1960

The national education policy

Nigerians with Disability Decree

Private initiatives in specialized services in Nigeria since independence

Inclusive education in Nigeria - Trends and challenges

The way forward

Chapter 9: A short history of approaches to disability in the Netherlands

New disability history

The Dutch nation, pillarization and the welfare state

"Uplift" of the blind and deaf

Mental disorders as a problem

Aspects of class

Social Darwinism and eugenics

Disability as functional deficit

From charity to right

Normalization?

Pressure for change

Disability activism and disability studies

An integrated future?

Summary and conclusion

Chapter 10: A journey of change - history of disability in Hong Kong 1841-2014

Setting the scene

Traditional views of disability

Paradigm shift: The journey of change

Change of mindset of Government: From non-development to development of disability policy

Significant disability-related events: 1841 to 1976

The first White Paper on rehabilitation

The second White Paper on rehabilitation

Change in terminology

Politics of language.

The ICIDH and ICF

Categories of disabilities

Shift in roles of stakeholders

From service recipients to customers and persons-in-charge

The wave of self-help organizations

Rapid development of self-help: 1980s and 1990s

Work in coalition or alliance

Change in roles of other stakeholders

Change from discrimination to equal opportunities in legislation

Significant events

The anti-discrimination legislation

The role and function of the EOC

Separate legislation for people with intellectual disabilities and people with mental problems

The case of 1993

Setting up of the Guardianship Board

Recent thoughts and critique

Shift in service ideology and mode of practice

Education service - from segregated to integrated approach

Other concerns regarding educational issues

Recent developments

Social care services - from institutional care to community care

Standardized assessment mechanism for residential services

Licensing scheme for residential care homes for persons with disabilities and the Bought Place Scheme (BPS) for private residential care homes for persons with disabilities (RCHDs)

Care for older persons with intellectual disabilities

Vocational services

Scenario before 2000

Major changes after 2000

Tax concession and quota systems

The Welfare Sector Subvention Reform - change from input control to output control

Discussion and conclusion

Chapter 11: Historical development of disability services in Singapore: enabling persons with disabilities

A brief history of service provision for persons with disabilities in Singapore

Antebellum Singapore (1940s and 1950s)

Post-independence Singapore (1960s and 1970s)

Industrializing Singapore (1980s and 1990s)

Current service provision to persons with disabilities.

Early intervention

Educational support within mainstream schools

Education in special schools

Blurring of boundaries

Adult services

Key characteristics of policy and service provision for disability in Singapore

National plans and policy development

Many helping hands and 3P

Future directions

Chapter 12: Swedish disability policies: ideas, values and practices in a historical perspective

Liberal social policies - poor relief, institutions and work morality

The emergence of universal welfare policies and the disabled

Income maintenance and social security

Integration, normalization and the expansion of social services

Critique of the welfare state: The dominance of bureaucracy and expert knowledge

Changes from the 1990s onwards

Activation - also for the long-term sick and disabled?

Welfare, anti-discrimination and human rights

Conclusions

Chapter 13: One difference is enough: towards a history of disability in the Belgian-Congo, 1908-1960

Featuring disability in Belgian colonial history

The role of Belgian education in the colonization and the oppression of the Congolese people

Sparks of disability in the educational history of Black-Africa

Conclusion: One difference is enough?!

Part III: Histories of education and training

Chapter 14: From their own hands: collecting oral testimony in signing communities

Sign language users as an ethnographic minority

Practical issues

Communication

Transcription of data

Presentation of research findings

Ethical issues

Chapter 15: The history of access to education of people with visual impairments in Great Britain from 1656 to 1999

Influences of Christianity and philanthropy 1791-1900.

Legislation, reform and the segregation-integration dilemma 1901-1994.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78684-636-5

1-351-77403-4

1-351-77404-2

OCLC:

1004362110