Disability : the basics /
Tom Shakespeare.
- London : Routledge, 2017.
- 185 pages ; 20 cm
Previous edition: published as Disability rights and wrongs. 2006.
An engaging and accessible introduction to disability which explores the broad historical, social, environmental, economic and legal factors which affect the experiences of those living with an impairment or illness in contemporary society. The book explores key introductory topics including: the diversity of the disability experience; disability rights and advocacy; Ways in which disabled people have been treated throughout history and in different parts of the world; the daily realities of living with an impairment or illness; health, education, employment and other services that exist to support and include disabled people; ethical issues at the beginning and end of life.
9781138651395 16.99
Disability studies. Sociology of disability. People with disabilities. Society.