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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects

Madness - Stories Of Uncertainty And Hope (Paperback): Sean Baumann Madness - Stories Of Uncertainty And Hope (Paperback)
Sean Baumann
R290 R232 Discovery Miles 2 320 Save R58 (20%) In Stock

"A patient is standing in the middle of the river. He gazes across the water to the city and the mountain above where the sun is setting. His back is turned to the hospital. The nurses are waiting for him patiently on the river bank. He seems uncertain whether to cross the river or to return. There is no danger. He is on the edge, in an in-between space, as is the hospital where I have worked as a specialist psychiatrist for over twenty-five years."

For many of us, what lies beyond conventional portrayals of mental illness is often shrouded in mystery, misconception and fear. Dr Sean Baumann spent decades as a psychiatrist at Valkenberg Hospital and, through his personal engagement with patients’ various forms of psychosis, he describes the lived experiences of those who suffer from schizophrenia, depression, bipolar and other disorders.

The stories told are authentic, mysterious and compelling, representing both vivid expressions of minds in turmoil and the struggle to give form and meaning to distress. The author seeks to describe these encounters in a respectful way, believing that careless portrayals of madness cause further suffering and perpetuate the burden of stigma.

Baumann argues cogently for a more inclusive way of making sense of mental health. With sensitivity and empathy, his enquiries into the territories of art, psychology, consciousness, otherness, free will and theories of the self reveal how mental illness raises questions that affect us all.

Madness is illustrated by award-winning artist Fiona Moodie.

Disability in Context - A Socio-Educational Perspective in South Africa (Paperback): Mbulaheni Maguvhe, Meahabo Magano Disability in Context - A Socio-Educational Perspective in South Africa (Paperback)
Mbulaheni Maguvhe, Meahabo Magano
R694 R647 Discovery Miles 6 470 Save R47 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This brand new book addresses disability issues, including inclusive education, advocacy and empowerment. Aimed specifically at students studying in South Africa, this book attempts to plug the gap between policy, services and rights for disabled people in South Africa, whilst also helping readers to find a new world view. This book is suitable for both first year undergraduates in inclusive education and senior students and also academics looking to advance theory and lay good foundations for comprehensive, evidence-based practice.

Brave Lotus Flower Rides The Dragon (Paperback): Tracy Todd Brave Lotus Flower Rides The Dragon (Paperback)
Tracy Todd 4
R250 R200 Discovery Miles 2 000 Save R50 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

"Why walk when you can soar..."

These are the opening words on Tracy Todd’s website and they are a powerful affirmation of the person Tracy is today – a sought-after inspirational speaker whose uplifting presentations have inspired and given hope to many people. But it is difficult to imagine what she has overcome in a tough and often lonely journey.

At the age of twenty-eight her life was turned upside down when a horrific road accident left her a quadriplegic, paralysed from the neck down. Her life as an athletic, marathon-running young mother and teacher was abruptly shattered. Despite months of rehabilitation, Tracy often found herself wondering if her life was worth living. Everything she had taken for granted was now beyond her reach and frustration at her helplessness threatened to overwhelm her. Against the odds, Tracy chose to live.

Her strength of character and determination prevailed and, sustained by the support of her son, family and friends, her care assistants, and an unbelievably caring community, she set about gaining the independence to rebuild her life and reclaim her identity – which she has done, with dignity and grace. Brave Lotus Flower Rides The Dragon is an honest, inspiring and engaging memoir in which Tracy’s natural warmth and humour are tangible and, most importantly, she embodies what the human spirit can achieve.

The Price Of Mercy - A Fight For The Right To Die With Dignity (Paperback): Sean Davison The Price Of Mercy - A Fight For The Right To Die With Dignity (Paperback)
Sean Davison 2
R340 R292 Discovery Miles 2 920 Save R48 (14%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

In September 2018, Professor Sean Davison's peaceful life in the leafy suburbs of Pinelands, Cape Town is shattered. Arrested for the murder of Dr Anrich Burger, a once-fit athlete turned quadriplegic who begged Davison to assist him in ending his life in 2015, the unassuming academic and father of three now finds himself locked up in a prison cell.

Under investigation led by the Hawks, an additional two murders are added to the case for which he now faces a mandatory life prison sentence. Written in compelling detail, The Price of Mercy tracks the extraordinary journey that Davison embarks on to prepare for the gruelling legal challenge that lies ahead.

The desperate cries of many, begging for his assistance to help end their lives of suffering haunt him. Unwavering in his belief that we all have the right to die with dignity, Davison's selfless battle is made more bearable by his friendship with the late and great Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

A book that will change the way you see death.

No Time Like the Future - An Optimist Considers Mortality (Paperback): Michael J. Fox No Time Like the Future - An Optimist Considers Mortality (Paperback)
Michael J. Fox
R461 R380 Discovery Miles 3 800 Save R81 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
What Doesn't Kill You - A Life with Chronic Illness - Lessons from a Body in Revolt (Paperback): Tessa Miller What Doesn't Kill You - A Life with Chronic Illness - Lessons from a Body in Revolt (Paperback)
Tessa Miller
R517 R426 Discovery Miles 4 260 Save R91 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Research Handbook on Disability and Entrepreneurship (Hardcover): Shumaila Yousafzai, Wilson Ng, Shandana Sheikh, Thomas Coogan Research Handbook on Disability and Entrepreneurship (Hardcover)
Shumaila Yousafzai, Wilson Ng, Shandana Sheikh, Thomas Coogan
R4,531 Discovery Miles 45 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

By exploring the economic and social value of disabled people with positive entrepreneurial traits and adaptive skills, this innovative book breaks away from normative entrepreneurial studies to recognise the overlooked value in disabled entrepreneurs. In the study of entrepreneurship, the social tendency to disregard people with disabilities has caused a paucity of knowledge about the successful ventures of disabled people worldwide. Seeking to improve public understanding of disabled entrepreneurs, this pioneering book re-evaluates their identity, value and contribution beyond economic, cultural and geographical contexts. Chapters explore disabled entrepreneurs from non-Western economies and marginalised social segments, with a focus on emphasising the importance of disabled women entrepreneurs from developing economies as agents of change for society and the economy. Exploring the push and pull factors that exist for disabled people in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, chapters disassemble the socially institutionalised barriers to important sources of value creation by disabled entrepreneurs. With a global scope, this book will prove invaluable for students and scholars of entrepreneurship and business management. With expert insights into innovative practices and evidence-based policymaking from a range of disabled entrepreneurs, it will be a vital resource for entrepreneurs looking to build and grow inclusive and successful ventures.

Linda - A Full Happy Life (Paperback): Rudy Schouten Linda - A Full Happy Life (Paperback)
Rudy Schouten
R452 Discovery Miles 4 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Everything Is Possible - Finding the Faith and Courage to Follow Your Dreams (Standard format, CD, Unabridged edition): Jen... Everything Is Possible - Finding the Faith and Courage to Follow Your Dreams (Standard format, CD, Unabridged edition)
Jen Bricker; Narrated by Jen Bricker
R465 Discovery Miles 4 650 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Born Without Legs, She Inspires Others to Overcome

Jen Bricker was born without legs. Shocked and uncertain they could care for her, her biological parents gave her up for adoption. In her loving adoptive home, there was just one simple rule: never say "can't". And pretty soon there was nothing this small but mighty powerhouse set her sights on that she couldn't conquer: roller-skating, volleyball, power tumbling, and spinning from silk ribbons 30 feet in the air.

Everything Is Possible is her incredible story - a story of God working out his plan for her life from before day one. Listeners follow Jen from the challenges of growing up different to holding captive audiences numbering in the tens of thousands. Everything Is Possible shows listeners what they can accomplish when they remove the words coincidence and limitation from their vocabularies. Filled with heart and spirit as well as Jen's wit, wisdom, and no-holds-barred honesty, this inspiring true story points the way to purpose and joy.

Foreword by Nick Vujicic.

The Enabled Life - Christianity in a Disabling World (Paperback): Roy McCloughry The Enabled Life - Christianity in a Disabling World (Paperback)
Roy McCloughry
R338 Discovery Miles 3 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Some people have called epilepsy the disability towards which Christianity has been most antagonistic, partly because of the Church's tendency to attribute demon possession to the condition. Drawing on the very latest thinking in this area, Roy McCloughry, who is committed to supporting the increasing participation of people with disabilities in Christian communities and in society at large, reveals how people's lives are still being blighted by such attitudes, though there is much to celebrate too. This engaging book aims to encourage people to become involved with people with disabilities, as friendship is one of keys to breaking down the barriers which lead to stereotypes and fear.

In the Province of the Gods (Hardcover): Kenny Fries In the Province of the Gods (Hardcover)
Kenny Fries
R699 R578 Discovery Miles 5 780 Save R121 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A disabled foreigner in Japan, a society historically hostile to difference, Kenny Fries finds himself on a journey of profound self-discovery. As he visits gardens, experiences Noh and butoh, and meets artists and scholars, he discovers disabled gods, one-eyed samurai, blind chanting priests, and atomic bomb survivors. When he is diagnosed as HIV positive, all his assumptions about Japan, the body, and mortality are shaken, requiring him to find a way to reenter life on new terms.

Blind Spot - An Exploration and Education of Blindness (Paperback): Maud Rowell Blind Spot - An Exploration and Education of Blindness (Paperback)
Maud Rowell
R233 R191 Discovery Miles 1 910 Save R42 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
When Force Meets Fate - A Mission to Solve an Invisible Illness (Paperback): Jamison Hill When Force Meets Fate - A Mission to Solve an Invisible Illness (Paperback)
Jamison Hill
R526 R444 Discovery Miles 4 440 Save R82 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The World I Fell Into - What Breaking My Neck Taught Me about Life (Paperback): Melanie Reid The World I Fell Into - What Breaking My Neck Taught Me about Life (Paperback)
Melanie Reid
R544 R464 Discovery Miles 4 640 Save R80 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Being Seen - One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism (Paperback): Elsa Sjunneson Being Seen - One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism (Paperback)
Elsa Sjunneson
R477 R397 Discovery Miles 3 970 Save R80 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A Deafblind writer and professor explores how the misrepresentation of disability in books, movies, and TV harms both the disabled community and everyone else. As a Deafblind woman with partial vision in one eye and bilateral hearing aids, Elsa Sjunneson lives at the crossroads of blindness and sight, hearing and deafness-much to the confusion of the world around her. While she cannot see well enough to operate without a guide dog or cane, she can see enough to know when someone is reacting to the visible signs of her blindness and can hear when they're whispering behind her back. And she certainly knows how wrong our one-size-fits-all definitions of disability can be. As a media studies professor, she's also seen the full range of blind and deaf portrayals on film, and here she deconstructs their impact, following common tropes through horror, romance, and everything in between. Part memoir, part cultural criticism, part history of the Deafblind experience, Being Seen explores how our cultural concept of disability is more myth than fact, and the damage it does to us all.

No One Is Talking About This - Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2021 and the Women's Prize for Fiction 2021 (Paperback):... No One Is Talking About This - Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2021 and the Women's Prize for Fiction 2021 (Paperback)
Patricia Lockwood
R272 R220 Discovery Miles 2 200 Save R52 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'Patricia Lockwood is the voice of a generation' Namita Gokhale 'A masterpiece' Guardian 'I really admire and love this book' Sally Rooney 'An intellectual and emotional rollercoaster' Daily Mail 'I can't remember the last time I laughed so much reading a book' David Sedaris 'A rare wonder . . . I was left in bits' Douglas Stuart * WINNER OF THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2022 * * SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021 * * SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 * * A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK * ______________________________________________ This is a story about a life lived in two halves. It's about what happens when real life collides with the increasing absurdity of a world accessed through a screen. It's about living in world that contains both an abundance of proof that there is goodness, empathy, and justice in the universe, and a deluge of evidence to the contrary. It's a meditation on love, language and human connection from one of the most original voices of our time. ______________________________________________ 'An utterly distinctive mixture of depth, dazzling linguistic richness, anarchic wit and raw emotional candour' Rowan Williams A 2021 Book of the Year: Sunday Times, Guardian, Daily Mail, Telegraph, Evening Standard, The Times, New Statesman, Red, Observer, Independent, Daily Telegraph

Creative Ideas for Worship with All Abilities (Paperback): Hazel Bradley, Jim Cargin Creative Ideas for Worship with All Abilities (Paperback)
Hazel Bradley, Jim Cargin
R590 R493 Discovery Miles 4 930 Save R97 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
My Body Is Not a Prayer Request - Disability Justice in the Church (Paperback): Amy Kenny My Body Is Not a Prayer Request - Disability Justice in the Church (Paperback)
Amy Kenny
R425 R345 Discovery Miles 3 450 Save R80 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

"With humorous prose and wry wit, Kenny makes a convincing case for all Christians to do more to meet access needs and embrace disabilities as part of God's kingdom. . . . Inclusivity-minded Christians will cheer the lessons laid out here."--Publishers Weekly "A book the church desperately needs."--Elisa Rowe, Sojourners Much of the church has forgotten that we worship a disabled God whose wounds survived resurrection, says Amy Kenny. It is time for the church to start treating disabled people as full members of the body of Christ who have much more to offer than a miraculous cure narrative and to learn from their embodied experiences. Written by a disabled Christian, this book shows that the church is missing out on the prophetic witness and blessing of disability. Kenny reflects on her experiences inside the church to expose unintentional ableism and cast a new vision for Christian communities to engage disability justice. She shows that until we cultivate church spaces where people with disabilities can fully belong, flourish, and lead, we are not valuing the diverse members of the body of Christ. Offering a unique blend of personal storytelling, fresh and compelling writing, biblical exegesis, and practical application, this book invites readers to participate in disability justice and create a more inclusive community in church and parachurch spaces. Engaging content such as reflection questions and top-ten lists are included.

Ideas on Institutions - analysing the literature on long-term care and custody (Hardcover): Kathleen Jones, A.J. Fowles Ideas on Institutions - analysing the literature on long-term care and custody (Hardcover)
Kathleen Jones, A.J. Fowles
R2,731 Discovery Miles 27 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1984, Ideas on Institution is a review of the major English-language literature of the past two decades on the experience of living in institutions - hospitals, mental hospitals, prisons. The survey opens with a consideration of the writings of Erving Goffman, Michael Foucault, and Thomas Szasz. They shattered the liberal consensus that the purpose of imprisonment was to reform. Instead, their work argued that the purpose of prisons and mental hospitals was social control, and that prisons created criminals, and mental facilities created mental illness. Part II looks at four British studies : Russell Barton's Institutional Neurosis which suggested the existence of a new disease entity; Peter Townsend's The Last Refuge, a study of old people in residential care; The Morrisses' Pentonville, a study of a London prison which became a classic in criminology; and Sans Everything, a symposium which paved the way for a series of official hospital enquiries in the 1970s. Part III examines David Rothman's two historical studies on how and why the U.S. constructed institutions, and how and why reform movements failed; N.N. Kittrie's The Right to be Different, a wide-ranging attack on the compulsory treatment of a variety of 'deviants', including the mentally ill, juvenile delinquents and drug abusers; Cohen and Taylor's Psychological survival, a disturbing analysis of the lives of long-term prisoners in a maximum security wing; Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment on the malignant effects of prison conditions on the personalities of both prisoners and their guards; and King and Elliott's study of Albany Prison, showing how a promising therapeutic experiment went wrong. This book will be of interest to students of history, gerontology, sociology, social policy, penology, psychology and political science.

The Facemaker - One Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I (Paperback): Lindsey Fitzharris The Facemaker - One Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I (Paperback)
Lindsey Fitzharris
R295 R231 Discovery Miles 2 310 Save R64 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind's military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. The war's new weaponry, from tanks to shrapnel, enabled slaughter on an industrial scale, and given the nature of trench warfare, thousands of soldiers sustained facial injuries. Medical advances meant that more survived their wounds than ever before, yet disfigured soldiers did not receive the hero's welcome they deserved. In The Facemaker, award-winning historian Lindsey Fitzharris tells the astonishing story of the pioneering plastic surgeon Harold Gillies, who dedicated himself to restoring the faces - and the identities - of a brutalized generation. Gillies, a Cambridge-educated New Zealander, became interested in the nascent field of plastic surgery after encountering the human wreckage on the front. Returning to Britain, he established one of the world's first hospitals dedicated entirely to facial reconstruction in Sidcup, south-east England. There, Gillies assembled a unique group of doctors, nurses and artists whose task was to recreate what had been torn apart. At a time when losing a limb made a soldier a hero, but losing a face made him a monster to a society largely intolerant of disfigurement, Gillies restored not just the faces of the wounded but also their spirits. Meticulously researched and grippingly told, The Facemaker places Gillies's ingenious surgical innovations alongside the poignant stories of soldiers whose lives were wrecked and repaired. The result is a vivid account of how medicine and art can merge, and of what courage and imagination can accomplish in the presence of relentless horror.

Disability Studies and the Inclusive Classroom - Critical Practices for Embracing Diversity in Education (Paperback, 3rd... Disability Studies and the Inclusive Classroom - Critical Practices for Embracing Diversity in Education (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Susan Baglieri
R1,533 Discovery Miles 15 330 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Disability Studies and the Inclusive Classroom integrates knowledge and practice from the fields of disability studies and special education to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of inclusive education. Now in its third edition, this critical volume has been revised and updated to include expanded discussion of disability models and contemporary perspectives on disability. Each chapter features a dilemma to capture the complexities of the field of educational practice to inspire critical thinking and contemplation of inclusive education.

The Man Who Didn't Read or Write - and the woman who said I Do! (Paperback): Nancy Bennett The Man Who Didn't Read or Write - and the woman who said I Do! (Paperback)
Nancy Bennett
R298 Discovery Miles 2 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Easy Beauty - A Memoir (Paperback): Chloe Cooper Jones Easy Beauty - A Memoir (Paperback)
Chloe Cooper Jones
R485 R364 Discovery Miles 3 640 Save R121 (25%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Hard Parts - A Story of Courage and Triumph (Hardcover): Oksana Masters The Hard Parts - A Story of Courage and Triumph (Hardcover)
Oksana Masters
R358 Discovery Miles 3 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The remarkable and inspirational story of Oksana Masters, who was born with radiation-induced birth defects and suffered appalling abuse as an orphan, before being adopted and moving to the US, where she went on to triumph over her challenges to win seventeen Paralympic medals in four different sports. Oksana Masters was born in the shadow of Chernobyl, with one kidney, a partial stomach, six toes on each foot, webbed fingers, no right bicep and no thumbs. Her left leg was six inches shorter than her right, and she was missing both tibias. Relinquished to the orphanage system by birth parents daunted by the staggering cost of their child's medical care, Oksana encountered numerous abuses, some horrifying. Salvation came at the age of seven when Gay Masters, an unmarried American professor who saw a photo of the little girl and became haunted by her eyes, waged a two-year war against stubborn adoption authorities to rescue Oksana from her circumstances. In America, Oksana endured years of operations that included a double leg amputation. Still, how could she hope to fit in when there were so many things making her different? As it turned out, she would do much more than fit in. Determined to prove herself and fuelled by a drive to succeed that still smouldered from childhood, Oksana triumphed in not just one sport but four - winning against the world's best in rowing, biathlon, cross-country skiing and road cycling competitions. This is Oksana's astonishing story of journeying through a series of dark tunnels - and how, with her mother's love, she finally found her way into the light. Her message to anyone who doesn't fit in: you can find a place where you excel and where you have worth.

All Our Families - Disability Lineage and the Future of Kinship (Hardcover): Jennifer Natalya Fink All Our Families - Disability Lineage and the Future of Kinship (Hardcover)
Jennifer Natalya Fink
R740 R615 Discovery Miles 6 150 Save R125 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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