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

Disability, Health and Human Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Sophie Mitra Disability, Health and Human Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Sophie Mitra
R1,050 Discovery Miles 10 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This open access book introduces the human development model to define disability and map its links with health and wellbeing, based on Sen's capability approach. The author uses panel survey data with internationally comparable questions on disability for Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. It presents evidence on the prevalence of disability and its strong and consistent association with multidimensional poverty, mortality, economic insecurity and deprivations in education, morbidity and employment. It shows that disability needs to be considered from multiple angles including aging, gender, health and poverty. Ultimately, this study makes a call for inclusion and prevention interventions as solutions to the deprivations associated with impairments and health conditions.

Digital Disability - The Social Construction of Disability in New Media (Paperback): Gerard Goggin, Christopher Newell Digital Disability - The Social Construction of Disability in New Media (Paperback)
Gerard Goggin, Christopher Newell
R1,201 Discovery Miles 12 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Media representation of and for the disabled has been recharged in recent years with the expansion of new media worldwide. Interactive digital communications--such as the Internet, new varieties of voice and text telephones, and digital broadcasting--have created a need for a more innovative understanding of new media and disability issues. This engaging analysis offers a global perspective on how people with disabilities are represented as users, consumers, viewers, or listeners of new media, by policymakers, corporations, programmers, and the disabled themselves.

Foundations of Disability Studies (Hardcover, New): M. Wappett, K. Arndt Foundations of Disability Studies (Hardcover, New)
M. Wappett, K. Arndt
R3,444 Discovery Miles 34 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Foundations of Disability Studies is a collection of eight essays by scholars who have published extensively within the disability studies literature, including Robert Bogdan and Doug Biklen, Tobin Siebers, David Connor and Beth Ferri, Brendan Gleeson, Licia Carlson, Susan Schweik, Ralph Savarese, and Nirmala Erevelles. This volume honors the scholars who have helped build the field, and represents their latest work and most current thinking.

Gramps Is Hard of Hearing (Hardcover): Neil And Jane Soslow Gramps Is Hard of Hearing (Hardcover)
Neil And Jane Soslow
R626 Discovery Miles 6 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Blind Workers against Charity - The National League of the Blind of Great Britain and Ireland, 1893-1970 (Hardcover): M. Reiss Blind Workers against Charity - The National League of the Blind of Great Britain and Ireland, 1893-1970 (Hardcover)
M. Reiss
R1,968 Discovery Miles 19 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Founded in 1893, the National League of the Blind was the first nationwide self-represented group of visually impaired people in Britain. This book explores its campaign to make the state solely responsible for providing training, employment and assistance for the visually impaired as a right, and its fight to abolish all charitable aid for them.

Disability and Technology - An Interdisciplinary and International Approach (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Alan Roulstone Disability and Technology - An Interdisciplinary and International Approach (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Alan Roulstone
R3,853 Discovery Miles 38 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book brings together formally disparate literatures and debates on disability and technology in a way that captures the complex interplay between the two. Drawing on disability studies, technology studies and clinical studies, the book argues that interdisciplinary insights together provide a more nuanced and less stylized picture of the benefits and barriers in disability and technology. Drawing on a breadth of empirical studies from across the globe, a picture emerges of the complex and multi-directional interplay of technology and disability. Technology is neither inherently enabling or disabling but fundamentally shaped by the social dynamics that shape their design, use and impact.

Accessibility for Everybody - Understanding the Section 508 Accessibility Requirements (Hardcover, 1st ed.): John Mueller Accessibility for Everybody - Understanding the Section 508 Accessibility Requirements (Hardcover, 1st ed.)
John Mueller
R1,457 R1,237 Discovery Miles 12 370 Save R220 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In today's rapidly changing technological world, it is increasingly important that web and desktop applications be accessible to everyone, including those of us with special needs. However, the legal requirements for accessibility are often convoluted and diffucult to understand, making it impossible for most developers to comply with the laws. In the first book on the market to address the topic, Author John Paul Mueller leads you through the maze of Section 508the congressional law ensuring that all Americans have access to information technologyand offers comprehensive guidance on how to quickly and easily update your applications to conform to Section 508 requirements.

To begin, Mueller outlines the Section 508 requirements that are relevant to web and desktop application developers, and explains the laws in language you can understand. Using extensive and varied program examples, Mueller continues on to teach you to write web and desktop applications that not only conform to Section 508 standards, but look forward to ensure long-term universal accessibility for all types of computer users. Specific topics include writing accessible web applications and desktop applications using Visual Basic .NET and Visual C# .NET, developing special application capabilities, using Microsoft and other third-party tools to develop accessible features, developing accessible scripting solutions, and more. The book even includes a directory of helpful organizations, agencies, and resources to help you with any further accessibility concerns you may have.

Disability, Representation and the Body in Irish Writing - 1800-1922 (Hardcover): Mark Mossman Disability, Representation and the Body in Irish Writing - 1800-1922 (Hardcover)
Mark Mossman
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Covering a diverse range of figures and issues from Jonathan Swifts pornographic poetry to Oscar Wildes famous cello-shaped coat this book collapses Irish studies into the critical perspective of disability studies: linking 'Irishness' and 'disability' together allows the emergence of a new critical perspective, an Irish disability studies.

Behavioural Distress - Concepts and Strategies (Paperback): Bob Gates, Jane Gear, Jane Wray Behavioural Distress - Concepts and Strategies (Paperback)
Bob Gates, Jane Gear, Jane Wray
R1,700 Discovery Miles 17 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Many people find themselves without the experience or skills to deal with individuals with behaviour they do not like or find threatening. This much- needed new text provides insights and access to a range of therapeutic interventions. The book is divided into three sections. The first provides theoretical background, addresses legal and ethical issues, and raises questions about the language we use to describe behaviour we find difficult to understand. This is followed by the main part of the book and descriptions of seven different approaches and interventions. The third section of the book discusses the problematic nature of evidence for choosing particular interventions and therapies. Attractively presented, the book includes: case studies reader activities lists of resources, such as annotated bibliographies, addresses of organisations and website addresses This text will be of benefit to anyone working in health and social services, educational, and independent settings, as well as students, parents and carers. Written and edited by an interdisciplinary group of expert contributors, this book provides a unique resource that details a wide range of therapeutic interventions in one text.Accessible exploration of what constitutes behavioural distress Range of therapies covered includes arts therapies, gentle teaching, and behavioural interventionsUnique chapter on examining the evidence based for these therapies Colour plate sectionCase studies, reader activities and resource lists including web sites

In Search of God's Power in Broken Bodies - A Theology of Maum (Hardcover): H. Chong In Search of God's Power in Broken Bodies - A Theology of Maum (Hardcover)
H. Chong
R1,508 Discovery Miles 15 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'The body of Christ, broken for you.' These are the words almost always shared whenever the communion bread is given. But what do these words mean for women whose bodies have been broken by injustice and violence? This book interweaves feminist theological ideas, Asian spiritual traditions, and the witnesses of comfort women - sex-slaves during World War II - to offer a new approach to a theology of body. It examines the multi-layered meaning of the broken body of Christ from Christological, sacramental, and ecclesiological perspectives, and explores the centrality of body in theological discourse.

Film, Comedy, and Disability - Understanding Humour and Genre in Cinematic Constructions of Impairment and Disability... Film, Comedy, and Disability - Understanding Humour and Genre in Cinematic Constructions of Impairment and Disability (Hardcover)
Alison Wilde
R4,469 Discovery Miles 44 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Comedy and humour have frequently played a key role in disabled people's lives, for better or for worse. Comedy has also played a crucial part in constructing cultural representations of disability and impairments, contributing to the formation and maintenance of cultural attitudes towards disabled people, and potentially shaping disabled people's images of themselves. As a complex and often polysemic form of communication, there is a need for greater understanding of the way we make meanings from comedy. This is the first book which explores the specific role of comedic film genres in representations of disability and impairment. Wilde argues that there is a need to explore different ways to synthesise Critical/Disability Studies with Film Studies approaches, and that a better understanding of genre conventions is necessary if we are to understand the conditions of possibility for new representational forms and challenges to ableism. After a discussion of the possibilities of a 'fusion' between Disability Studies and Film Studies, and a consideration of the relationships of comedy to disability, Wilde undertakes analysis of contemporary films from the romantic comedy, satire, and gross-out genres. Analysis is focused upon the place of disabled and non-disabled people in particular films, considering visual, audio, and narrative dimensions of representation and the ways they might shape the expectations of film audiences. This book is of particular value to those in Film and Media Studies, and Critical/Disability Studies, especially for those who are investigating more inclusive practices in cultural representation.

Management of Violence and Aggression - A Manual for Nurses and Health Care Workers (Paperback): Tom Mason, Mark Chandley Management of Violence and Aggression - A Manual for Nurses and Health Care Workers (Paperback)
Tom Mason, Mark Chandley
R1,033 Discovery Miles 10 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Nurses and others in the front-line(paramedics, ambulance staff, hospital and GP receptionists, social workers etc) are reporting an increasing incidence of violence and aggression from patients/clients. Some of these outbursts have resulted in permanent injury, even death, to the health care worker. The book is structured so that the notion of violence becomes more explicit with each succeeding chapter, until finally the violent outburst arrives. It offers practical prevention and management strategies, based on sound research, and provides a comprehensive view of the problem which will be of value to people working in a variety of clinical situations.Topical, vital subject Excellent mix of theory and practiceWide appeal to a variety of nurses and other professionals

Preventing Abuse and Neglect in the Lives of Children with Disabilities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): E. Paula Crowley Preventing Abuse and Neglect in the Lives of Children with Disabilities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
E. Paula Crowley
R2,731 R2,065 Discovery Miles 20 650 Save R666 (24%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book addresses the development of our understanding of the abuse and neglect in the lives of children with disabilities. Disabilities in childhood uniquely dispose children for their abuse and neglect. Additionally, abuse and neglect dispose children for disabilities. The care and education of children with disabilities requires unique knowledge and skills and so does the consideration of their abuse and neglect. This book is based on data generated from an analysis of cases involving the abuse and neglect of children with disabilities as well as on an analysis of the data based literature in this area. Readers are provided with analysis and reflection exercises throughout the text so that they may analyze and reflect on their own awareness of the abuse and neglect of children with disabilities. Each chapter also contains a set of implications for research and practice. The final chapter focuses directly on prevention. Caregivers and professionals across disciplines will develop a new understanding of their roles in universal, secondary, and tertiary level prevention that is targeted, focused, data-based, and designed to prevent the abuse and neglect of children with disabilities in the first place.

Telecommunications for Older People and Disabled People in Europe - Preparing for the Information Society (Hardcover): K.... Telecommunications for Older People and Disabled People in Europe - Preparing for the Information Society (Hardcover)
K. Cullen, S Robinson
R1,769 Discovery Miles 17 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents the result of the MART study, an action funded under the TIDE (Technology Initiative for Disabled and Elderly People) programme of the EU. TIDE supports research and development in assistive technology with the aim of contributing to the quality of life of older people and people with disabilities and encouraging European industry and markets. The book provides the first complete assessment of the opportunities presented by the Information Society for Older People and people with disabilities in Europe, and of the factors in European telecommunications and in social developments that are facilitating or inhibiting access to these. It is being published at a time when these issues are becoming increasingly considered in EU and national policy, in the strategies of the telecommunications industry and in the concerns of representative user organisations. As the MART study finished in early 1996 and the European situation is changing rapidly, a chapter has been added by the authors to take account of more recent developments.

Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired and Blind People (Mixed media product, 2008 ed.): Marion Hersh, Michael A. Johnson Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired and Blind People (Mixed media product, 2008 ed.)
Marion Hersh, Michael A. Johnson
R8,758 Discovery Miles 87 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Equal accessibility to public places and services is now required by law in many countries. In the case of the vision-impaired, it is often the use of specialised technology which can provide them with a fuller enjoyment of all the facilities of society from large scale meetings and public entertainments to the more personal level of reading a book or making music. In this volume the engineering and design principles and techniques used in assistive technology for blind and vision-impaired people are explained.

Features:

a [ instruction in the physiology of the human visual system and methods of measuring visual ability;

a [ explanation of many devices designed for every-day living in terms of generic electrical engineering principles;

a [ sections of practical projects and investigations which will give the reader ideas for student work and for self teaching;

a [ contributions by authors of international repute from divers fields which co-operate under the banner of assistive technology, among them: artificial vision systems; psychology, haptics, electrical engineering, design and visual physiology.

Assistive Technology for Vision-impaired and Blind People is an an effective means of maintaining the currency of knowledge for engineers and health workers working to provide devices and/or services for people with sight loss and an excellent source of reference for students working in assistive technology and rehabilitation.

Enabling Environments - Measuring the Impact of Environment on Disability and Rehabilitation (Hardcover, 1999 ed.): Edward... Enabling Environments - Measuring the Impact of Environment on Disability and Rehabilitation (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)
Edward Steinfeld, G.Scott Danford
R4,605 Discovery Miles 46 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

TItis volume is the first effort to compile representative work in the emerging research area on the relationship of disability and physical environment since Barrier-Free Environments, edited by Michael Bednar, was published in 1977. Since that time, disability rights legislation like the Americans, with Disabilities Act in the United States, the worldwide growth of the independent-living move ment, rapid deinstitutionalization, and the maturation of functional assessment methodology have all had their impact on this research area. The impact has been most noticeable in two ways-fostering the integration of environmental vari ables in rehabilitation research and practice, and changing paradigms for environ mental interventions. As the contributions in this volume demonstrate, the relationship of disabil ity and physical environment is no longer of interest primarily to designers and other professionals concerned with managing the resources of the built environ ment. The physical environment has always been recognized as an important variable affecting rehabilitation outcome. Until recently, however, concepts and tools were not available to measure its impact in clinical practic and outcomes research. In particular, lack of a theoretical foundation that integrated environ ment with the disablement process hampered development of both research and clinical methodology. Thus, the physical environment received little attention from the mainstream rehabilitation research community. However, this situation is changing rapidly."

Grounded Theory and Disability Studies - An Investigation Into Legacies of Blindness (Hardcover, New): Simon Hayhoe Grounded Theory and Disability Studies - An Investigation Into Legacies of Blindness (Hardcover, New)
Simon Hayhoe
R2,473 Discovery Miles 24 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The purpose of this book is to break a number of the conventions of research texts by writing an academic text on methodology as a case study of building case studies, one that cites classic works in the field and contains autobiographical considerations throughout its account, one that narrates the conscious process of designing a framework from the range of philosophies that were involved in chronicling this topic.

Older People, Nursing & Mental Health (Paperback): Alan Crump, Jim Marr, Maria Scurfield, Stuart Darby Older People, Nursing & Mental Health (Paperback)
Alan Crump, Jim Marr, Maria Scurfield, Stuart Darby
R911 Discovery Miles 9 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A much needed practical nursing text addressing the complex problems posed by the growing number of elderly people with mental health problems. The book can be used as an everyday companion for qualified nurses or for teaching health care assistants and students about practical interventions, therapeutic approaches and for developing knowledge and attitudes. Wider issues are considered, including the care continuum through acute to continuing care, and different care environments. * Practical advice for dealing with every-day problems * Examines common mental health problems in depth, to develop nurses' understanding of clients' needs * Positive approach, challenging stereotypical views and giving guidance for good care practices

The Journey of Two Souls (Hardcover): Linda Darlene Marie Sharpe The Journey of Two Souls (Hardcover)
Linda Darlene Marie Sharpe
R712 Discovery Miles 7 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Serious Mental Health Problems in the Community - Policy, Practice & Research (Paperback): Charles Brooker, Julie Repper Serious Mental Health Problems in the Community - Policy, Practice & Research (Paperback)
Charles Brooker, Julie Repper
R1,062 Discovery Miles 10 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The shift in the care of people with serious mental illness to community-based care has been the subject of intense policy, educational and research activity, yet the provision of effective services remains problematic. This book brings together experts from a range of disciplines to provide a comprehensive and contemporary account of community services. Section I: Contemporary Issues in Community Health Care Services provides an informed and critical overview of the effect of policy framework, organizational structures, economic issues and the principles of 'good' practice in the provision of community services for people with serious mental health problems. Section II: Specific Intervention strategies summarises much of the work to date on working effectively with people who have serious mental health problems. It combines research evidence and practical illustrations of approaches and interventions with informed comment on their efficacy and implementation in routine clinical practice. Chapters include key points, case studies, questions for reflection and discussion and suggested further reading. Relevant research and evidence is cited throughout and the need for further research in this area are emphasised. All students and practitioners involved in planning, providing and evaluating services for people who have serious mental health problems will find this book an invaluable source of information for developing and delivering effective services.Leading editors and contributors Multidisciplinary perspectives, includes contributions from nurses, social workers, OTs and clinical psychologistsEvidence-based First book to provide a comprehensive and practical overview of strategies for working in this areaFocuses on practice through case-studies

Disability and Music Performance (Hardcover): Alejandro Alberto Tellez Vargas Disability and Music Performance (Hardcover)
Alejandro Alberto Tellez Vargas
R4,466 Discovery Miles 44 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Disability and Music Performance examines discriminatory social practices in music conservatoria, orchestras, music festivals and music competitions, which limit disabled people's access to music performance at a professional level. Of particular interest are the disabling barriers that musicians with an intellectual, physical, sensory or neurological disability-or an acquired brain injury-encounter in the world of Western classical music, both as students and as professional performers. This book collects data in the form of semi-structured interviews and video and audio recordings to explore the voice, concerns and suggestions expressed by musicians with disabilities. It examines their perceptions of both inclusive and discriminatory practices in music institutions as well as the representation of, and audio-visual recordings by, key musical figures with disabilities. Its findings aim to contribute to the wellbeing of musicians with impairments by challenging disabling social practices that see them as inferior. This publication offers performers, teachers and researchers new perspectives for exploring some of the most common social dynamics in encounters between normative audiences, musicians and music critics, and musicians with disabilities. It invites the reader to recognise disability as a rightful identity category in music performance and to dismantle the disabling barriers that limit the participation of disabled people in music-making.

Helen Keller, Public Speaker - Sightless But Seen, Deaf But Heard (Hardcover): Lois J. Einhorn Helen Keller, Public Speaker - Sightless But Seen, Deaf But Heard (Hardcover)
Lois J. Einhorn
R1,376 Discovery Miles 13 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the first book-length study of Helen Keller's public speaking. It contains rhetorical analysis about how a person who was "sightless but seen, deaf but heard" learned to communicate, and how she gave public speeches for nearly 80 years inspiring others with her "vision for a better tomorrow." The analysis, texts of various speeches on a broad range of subjects, a chronology of her speeches, and bibliography will be helpful to students and teachers of speech and all those interested in Helen Keller.

From Psychiatric Patient to Citizen - Overcoming Discrimination and Social Exclusion (Hardcover): L Sayce From Psychiatric Patient to Citizen - Overcoming Discrimination and Social Exclusion (Hardcover)
L Sayce
R4,925 Discovery Miles 49 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book proposes theoretical models and practical strategies for tackling the widespread social exclusion faced by people diagnosed mentally ill. Based primarily on research in the US and UK but with reference to other international examples, it analyses evidence of discrimination and the effectiveness of different remedies: disability discrimination law, work to re-frame media and cultural images, grassroots inclusion programmes, challenges to the 'nimby' factor. It places the growing user/survivor and disability movements as central to achieving any radical change.

Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability Among African Americans (Hardcover): Faye Z. Belgrave Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability Among African Americans (Hardcover)
Faye Z. Belgrave
R2,759 Discovery Miles 27 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

One out of every seven working age African Americans has an impairment that affects functioning in activities of daily living. These statistics suggest that most African Americans are touched by disability. This book examines the psychosocial aspects of disability and chronic illness using a culturally congruent framework. Chapters address prevalance, health and rehabilitation utilization patterns, the role of culture, empirical research, and strategies for improving mental health and functional outcomes. This book will be useful to professionals who work with people with disabilities, policymakers, and consumers, as well as faculty and students in rehabilitation, health, and African American courses.

Disability and the Victorians - Attitudes, Interventions, Legacies (Paperback): Iain Hutchison, Martin Atherton, Jaipreet Virdi Disability and the Victorians - Attitudes, Interventions, Legacies (Paperback)
Iain Hutchison, Martin Atherton, Jaipreet Virdi
R746 Discovery Miles 7 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Disability and the Victorians brings together in one collection a range of topics, perspectives and experiences from the Victorian era that present a unique overview of the development and impact of attitudes and interventions towards those with impairments during this time. The collection also considers how the legacies of these actions can be seen to have continued throughout the twentieth century right up to the present day. Subjects addressed include deafness, blindness, language delay, substance dependency, imperialism and the representation of disabled characters in popular fiction. These varied topics illustrate how common themes can be found in how Victorian philanthropists and administrators responded to those under their care. Often character, morality and the chance to be restored to productivity and usefulness overrode medical need and this both influenced and reflected wider societal views of impairment and inability. -- .

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