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  • Exploring Disability Identity and Disability Rights through Narratives

    Finding a Voice of Their Own

    Building on David M. Engel and Frank W. Munger’s work analyzing the narratives of people with physical and learning disabilities, this book examines the life stories of twelve physically disabled Canadian adults through the prism of the social model of disablement. Using a grounded theory approach and with extensive reporting of the thoughts of the participants in their own words, the book uses ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Caught in the Web of the Criminal Justice System

    Autism, Developmental Disabilities, and Sex Offenses

    Increasing numbers of people with autism and other developmental disabilities are being convicted of sex offences, resulting in draconian and public punishment. Yet even when evidence shows that people with these conditions often pose little threat to society, or lack a core understanding as to why their actions break the law, the "sex offender legal regime" doesn't allow any room to take the ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Disability

    A Reference Handbook

    Series series Contemporary World Issues
    This volume offers a rare mix of interpretive chapters and primary sources that will be of value to anyone interested in learning about important disability-related issues and exploring the perspectives of disabled people.Disability has become a human rights and social justice issue that should concern all Americans. Access to safe, affordable, and effective health care, access to safe and ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • The Future of Disability Law in India

    A Critical Analysis of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995

    by Jayna Kothari ...
    According to some estimates, there are around 20 to 60 million people with disability in India. For long this invisible minority went without any kind of protection or even legislation aimed at recognizing their basic rights. It was only in 1995 that the government passed the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Act, which addressed the issues of non-discrimination, right to equal opportunity, and ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Disability, Globalization and Human Rights

    Series series Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
    The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has facilitated the understanding that disability is both a human rights and development issue. In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, the focus on disability inclusion has become increasingly important in the discourse of international and national efforts for "leaving no one behind", the motto of the SDGs. This ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Curso de capacitación en discapacidad

    Premium Quality Goods

    by Luis Liendro ...
    Este libro destaca la importancia de leyes nacionales y análogas provinciales que contribuyen con la capacitación y difusión de los derechos de las personas con discapacidad. Constituye una herramienta fundamental para una sociedad más justa. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Digital Disability

    The Social Construction of Disability in New Media

    Media representation of and for the disabled has been recharged in recent years with the expansion of new media worldwide. Interactive digital communications—such as the Internet, new varieties of voice and text telephones, and digital broadcasting—have created a need for a more innovative understanding of new media and disability issues. This engaging analysis offers a global perspective on how ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Disability, Sexuality, and Gender in Asia

    Intersectionality, Human Rights, and the Law

    This book introduces experiential knowledge of the intersectionality of disability, sexuality, and gender equality issues. Scholars and disabled persons’ organizations in different Asian countries such as China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, and Japan have contributed to the book. It is a preliminary introduction of the frontline practice of Asian disability activism and the experience of women and ... Read more

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  • Crip Times

    Disability, Globalization, and Resistance

    by Robert McRuer ...
    Series Book 1 - Crip
    Contends that disability is a central but misunderstood element of global austerity politics.Broadly attentive to the political and economic shifts of the last several decades, Robert McRuer asks how disability activists, artists and social movements generate change and resist the dominant forms of globalization in an age of austerity, or “crip times.”Throughout Crip Times, McRuer considers how ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • This Ability

    An International Legal Analysis of Disability Discrimination

    This Ability is Cotter's third book in a series dealing with discrimination law. Having looked at the theme of 'gender discrimination' in Gender Injustice and 'race discrimination' in Race Matters, this further installment takes a similar approach and structure to illustrate comparisons and contradictions in discrimination law. Disability Law is an increasingly important area in combating ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • The Right to Inclusive Education in International Human Rights Law

    Series series Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series
    Education is a fundamental human right that is recognised as essential for the attainment of all civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. It was not until 2006, on the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), that the right to inclusive education was codified. This volume fills a major gap in the literature on the right of disabled people to ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Combatting Disability Harassment at Work

    Human Rights in Practice

    Persons with disabilities report high levels of harassment worldwide, often based on intersectional characteristics such as race, gender and age. However, while #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter have highlighted ongoing experiences of sexual and racial harassment, disability harassment has received little attention. This book focuses on legal measures to combat disability harassment at work. It sets ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Fragile Rights

    Disability, Public Policy, and Social Change

    The French version of this book was the winner of the 2022 Grand Prix de la Protection Sociale. Over the years many disability-related rights have been legally recognized, but how has this changed the everyday lives of people with disabilities? Drawing on biographical interviews collected from individuals with mobility or visual impairments in France, this book analyses the reception of disability ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • A Casebook of Mental Capacity in US Legislation

    Assessment and Legal Commentary

    A Casebook of Mental Capacity in US Legislation: Assessment and Legal Commentary employs an applied and accessible approach to the assessment of mental capacity. Through the use of rich vignettes and case examples, the text provides legal commentary to illustrate state laws and ethical principles from varied decision-making capacities in distinct settings to fortify its assessment.The text begins ... Read more

    $94.99 USD

  • Supporting Legal Capacity in Socio-Legal Context

    Series series Oñati International Series in Law and Society
    This collection brings together leading international socio-legal and medico-legal scholars to explore the dilemma of how to support legal capacity in theory and practice. Traditionally, decisions for persons found to lack capacity are made by others, generally without reference to the person, and this applies especially to those with cognitive and psycho-social disabilities. This book examines ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • The Disabled Contract

    Severe Intellectual Disability, Justice and Morality

    Series series Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series
    Social contract theories generally predicate the authority of rules that govern society on the idea that these rules are the product of a contractual agreement struck between members of society. These theories embody values, such as equality, reciprocity and rationality, that are highly prized within our culture. Yet a closer inspection reveals that these features exclude other important values, ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Community Care Practice and the Law

    Fourth Edition

    This fourth edition of Community Care Practice and the Law has been fully updated to reflect the rapid and continuing legal, policy and practice changes affecting community care.It provides comprehensive and jargon-free explanations of community care legislation, as well as other areas of law directly relevant to practitioners, including the NHS, disabled facilities grants and housing adaptations, ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • The Assistance Animal Handbook

    Claire Williams

    Do you know the difference between a Service Dog, Assistance Animal, Therapy Dog, Emotional Support Animal and Guide Dog? Are you considering an Assistance Animal for yourself or a loved one? Are you seeking NDIS funding for your Assistance Animal? Confused about Australian Assistance Animal law? Or do you come into contact with Assistance Animals in your professional life or in the community and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Defining the Boundaries of Disability

    Critical Perspectives

    Series series Routledge Advances in Disability Studies
    This ground-breaking volume considers what it means to make claims of disability membership in view of the robust Disability Rights movement, the rich areas of academic inquiry into disability, increased philosophical attention to the nature and significance of disability, a vibrant disability culture and disability arts movement, and advances in biomedical science and technology.By focusing on ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • A Incapacidade Laborativa Temporária Causada Por Doença E Seus Efeitos No Contrato De Trabalho

    A contingência da incapacidade laborativa causada por doença é frequente em grande parte dos contratos de trabalho na atualidade. Ela envolve inter-relações entre o Direito do Trabalho e o Previdenciário, causando, não raramente, insegurança jurídica para empregados e empregadores. A presente obra apresenta a evolução histórica do tema no ordenamento jurídico, trata de sua identificação, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Deficiência & os desafios para uma sociedade inclusiva - Vol 03

    Series Book 3 - Deficiência & os desafios para uma sociedade inclusiva
    "A união de noventa autores para a elaboração de uma coleção é um fato que a engrandece sobremaneira. Mas reunir noventa autores para escrever uma coleção sobre o tema das pessoas com deficiência e os inúmeros desafios para que tenhamos uma sociedade efetivamente inclusiva, é notável! Trata-se de obra de construção coletiva que vem regada pelos eflúvios de amorosidade dos autores em prol da causa ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Improving Disability Laws under Nigeria's Fourth Republic

    Ten Measured Steps into the Future

    Persons living with disabilities (PLWDs) are imbued with inalienable human rights and have talents and potential that would aid in the Nigerian government’s unceasing pursuit of economic development. However, under Nigeria’s Fourth Republic since 1999, implementation of disability laws has been lethargic. In Improving Disability Laws under Nigeria's Fourth Republic: Ten Measured Steps into the ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Arbeitswelt.Inklusion.Inspiration. Umsetzung der UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention. Handlungsempfehlung: Aktionspläne

    Perspektiven aus Politik, Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft. Interviews mit Politikern, Wissenschaftlern, Entscheidern aus Wirtschaft und Vertreter:innen aus Verbänden und Vereinen

    2009 wurde die UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention zur gleichberechtigten Teilhabe an der Gesellschaft verabschiedet. Doch die Zahl der Firmen, die bisher einen Aktionsplan Inklusion vorweisen können, ist in Deutschland 11 Jahre danach noch mehr als gering und liegt im unteren zweistelligen Bereich. Mit unserem Buch wollen wir ein Plädoyer für das Engagement in inklusive Mitarbeitende halten. Und ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Australian Assistance Animal Handbook: Part III

    Dealing with the NDIS

    a new and improved version of the 2018 original, this book will guide you through the process of applying for National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS) funding for a new or existing Assistance Animal. To learn more about using the correct terminology, selection and training a dog, and both International and Australian legislation, see Parts 1 and 2 of this series. Watch out for Parts 4 and 5, ... Read more

    $18.99 USD