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: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275982262
• ISBN13: 9780275982263
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"