People with intellectual disabilities - Towards a good life? (Paperback)

This book takes as its starting point the concept of 'the good life' and the challenge of ensuring people with intellectual disabilities are included in 'the good life.' The book explores the values underpinning current discourses of disability, analyzes their strengths and limitations, and proposes some alternative approaches to theory and practice. It deconstructs key concepts, theories, and practices within the learning disability field in the post institution era, and it identifies the values, strengths, and limits of these approaches. The book explores the boundaries around those included in the category 'disabled,' those on its margins, and those who move in and out of this category. It also proposes some alternative formulations to existing theories and practices, and explores their practical implications for the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. Using evidence from the UK, Australia, Bangladesh, and the Republic of Ireland, People with Intellectual Disabilities bu

General

Imprint:	Policy Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2010
First published:	September 2010
Authors:	Kelley Johnson • Jan Walmsley • With * • Marie Wolfe
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	204
ISBN-13:	978-1-84742-068-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General
LSN:	1-84742-068-0
Barcode:	9781847420688

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