Understanding Disability: Inclusion, Access, Diversity, and Civil Rights

by Cynthia Ann Bowman and Paul T. Jaeger

Book Overview

Disability is rarely considered a social issue. Scholars tend to discuss it in the abstract; medical personnel view it as a health issue; and legal concerns for the disabled focus on how to advocate or protect organizations against demands for accommodation. As a result, disabled individuals are seen as bits and pieces of everyone's constituency but their own. The writers of this work, both having long personal experiences with disabilities, offer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313361789
• ISBN13: 9780313361784
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.7"