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I København ligger et institut for blinde kvinder, og her følger vi en række dybt forskellige kvinder, unge såvel som gamle med hver deres sindelag og hver deres historie og skæbne med sig og fremti……続きを見る

'A book that'll change your perspective on life. You'll not be able to put it down.' Fearne Cotton 'Everyone should read this book. Sophie Morgan is the epitome of grit and determination. Her writin……続きを見る

For 40 years, Larry McCloskey has had the privilege of working with persons with disabilities. He applied for a job, which grew into a profession, whichーbecause of the peopleーbecame a welcomed voc……続きを見る

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 BARBELLION PRIZE* *A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week* As seen on Sky Arts Book Club with Elizabeth Day and Andi Oliver An eye-opening account of disability, identity, and how ……続きを見る

Demands for excellence and efficiency have created an ableist culture in academia. What impact do these expectations have on disabled, chronically ill and neurodivergent colleagues? This important a……続きを見る

This book on Relationality addresses our growing "crisis of connection" by foregrounding the multi-faceted ways in which we are interconnected with each other and the world in which we live. When Ni……続きを見る

According to the United Nations, the number of older-age adults across the world has almost quintupled in the last 65 years and by 2050 1 in 6 people in the world will be over the age of 65, up from……続きを見る

Eugene T. Kingsley led an extraordinary life. Born in mid-nineteenth-century New York,y 1890 he was a railway brakeman in Montana. An accident left him a double amputee and politically radicalized, ……続きを見る

AASECT Book Award for General Audience 'A joy to read' ESSIE DENNIS 'A beautifully written collection' JUNO ROCHE We're here. We're queer. We're fat. This one-of-a-kind collection of prose and poetr……続きを見る

Fat bodies of today are commonly assumed to have no future at all. In this line of thinking, a fat life is framed as failure, and a fast track towards death itself. Meanwhile, the histories of moder……続きを見る

This interdisciplinary volume links dis/ability and agency by exploring LatDisCrit’s theory and activist emancipatory practice. It uses the author’s experiential and analytical views as a blind brow……続きを見る

You’ve read the history and the background, now meet the families! This companion book to Meeting Families Where They Are traces the advocacy journeys of 12 caregivers across a range of racial, ethn……続きを見る

This volume provides an in-depth, qualitative exploration of familial entrepreneurship as an innovative employment model, being established by families in response to difficulties faced by individua……続きを見る

In this refreshingly relatable memoir, David K. humanizes the experience of life with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. His many poignant recollections act as a prism, making the invisible visible, and d……続きを見る

La propuesta de Juan Antonio Seda da espacio a una arista poco abordada en su ámbito: el rol de las familias y apoyos en la vida de las personas con discapacidad intelectual. Mediante la integración……続きを見る

The legal system is complex, and without appropriate access, many injustices can occur. Deaf people in the criminal justice system are routinely denied sign language interpreters, videophone access,……続きを見る

In 1970, David Homel escaped the American draft by moving to Paris. But a hiking accident in Spain led to a harrowing journey through botched surgeries, opiate addiction, the loneliness of a cripple……続きを見る

The growth of the service economy, widespread acceptance of cosmetic technologies, expansion of global media, and the intensification of scrutiny of appearance brought about by the internet have hei……続きを見る

Disponibilizamos o livro digital ilustrado colorido de história em quadrinhos do conhecimento ”Os Direitos da Pessoa com Deficiência”, cujo conteúdo foi editado com base na Lei Federal nº 13.146 de ……続きを見る

Cinque personaggi in cerca di assoluzione, cinque anime che hanno vissuto una vita che li ha portati all'autodistruzione. Un Ego fuori posto, una scelta sbagliata, una vita spesa ad inseguire un'ill……続きを見る

Using an autoethnographic approach, as well as multiple first-person accounts from disabled writers, artists, and scholars, Jan Doolittle Wilson describes how becoming disabled is to forge a new con……続きを見る

Building Abolition: Decarceration and Social Justice explores the intersections of the carceral in projects of oppression, while at the same time providing intellectual, pragmatic, and undetermined ……続きを見る

Dear Reader; My daily life seemed in a good place. My daughter, 24, was pursuing a career in medicine, and my son, 19, was pursuing his career in ministry. I had a successful career as a teacher for……続きを見る

Comprised of chapters written by notable experts in the field, Organizational Behavior Management Approaches for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities provides an up-to-date, comprehensive ass……続きを見る

Der er grænser overalt, fx mellem Luxembourg, Tyskland og Belgien, og der er grænser for, hvad synsnerven kan tåle. Efter Anden Verdenskrig foregiver belgieren Markus at være blind, selv om synet er……続きを見る

The Heart Of Any Language Is Found Within Its Culture... As anyone who has learned a foreign language will tell you, all language is an experience. And that experience is found through a language's ……続きを見る

An Intimate Journey into the Heart of the Deaf Community -- Don't Just "Sign..".Communicate! prepares you to interact with the deaf and hard of hearing - in a knowledgeable and respectful way - by g……続きを見る

Using sources from a wide variety of print and digital media, this book discusses the need for ample and healthy portrayals of disability and neurodiversity in the media, as the primary way that mos……続きを見る

Nearly 20% of the population has a disability. Despite this, mainstream research often does not explicitly address the methodological and practical issues that can act as barriers to disabled people……続きを見る

First published in 1988, Quality of Life for Handicapped People examines developments and innovations in research and practice concerning the quality of life for those with disabilities. The book ce……続きを見る