The book intends to give a state of the art view on the current fundamental, clinical and applied research findings and their consequences upon wheelchair propulsion, arm work, wheelchair training and possible consequences of a wheelchair ...

This is how disability is understood in the Disability Rights and Disability Pride movements; but there is a massive disconnect with the way disability is typically viewed within analytic philosophy.

This collection of original essays, from both established scholars and newcomers, takes up a debate that has recently flared up in philosophy, sociology, and disability studies on whether disability is intrinsically a harm that lowers a ...

L'inclusion de nombre d'enfants et d'adultes dans la communauté est compromise parfois par des comportements jugés dangereux, menaçants ou dérangeants pour leur entourage.

This analysis of the forensic mental health system - how it operates, the people involved, the problems inherent in the system, and the huge ethical dilemmas - brings together a range of specialists, who describe the processes involved in ...

Collects thirty-two letters written by a quadriplegic grandfather to his autistic grandson.

This title brings together the views of renowned Christian thinkers throughout history. 14 contemporary experts in theology and disability studies guide readers through each era or group of thinkers, offering clear commentary and ...

When eleven-year-old Maria must go to the hospital for open-heart surgery, she finds strength in her friendship with a badly scarred burn victim.

Groundbreaking perspectives on disability in culture and the arts that shed light on notions of identity and social marginality

A major new work that probes questions of disability and aesthetics across a range of art forms, from Deaf poetry to film noir