In the twenty-first century there is increasing global recognition of pain rel...In the twenty-first century there is increasing global recognition of pain relief as a basic human right. However as Susan Honeyman argues in this new take on child pain and invisible disability such a belief has historically been driven by adult...more
In the twenty-first century there is increasing global recognition of pain rel...In the twenty-first century there is increasing global recognition of pain relief as a basic human right. However as Susan Honeyman argues in this new take on child pain and invisible disability such a belief has historically been driven by adult...more
Research has long substantiated the fact that living with a disability creates...Research has long substantiated the fact that living with a disability creates significant and complex challenges to identity negotiation the practice of communication and the development of interpersonal relationships. Furthermore individuals...more
This book examines the relationship between contemporary cultural representati...This book examines the relationship between contemporary cultural representations of disabled children on the one hand and disability as a personal experience of internalised oppression on the other.more
Bringing together a range of perspectives from communication anddisability st...Bringing together a range of perspectives from communication and disability studies scholars this collection provides a theoretical foundation along with practical solutions for the inclusion of disability studies within the everyday curriculum. It...more
How can a deep engagement with disabilitystudies change our understanding of ...How can a deep engagement with disability studies change our understanding of sociology literary studies gender studies aesthetics bioethics social work law education or history? Interdisciplinary Approaches to Disability (the companion volume to...more
Understanding Disability Throughout History explores seldom-heard voices from ...Understanding Disability Throughout History explores seldom-heard voices from the past by studying the hidden lives of disabled people before the concept of disability existed culturally socially and administratively.more
This book examines the relationship between contemporary cultural representati...This book examines the relationship between contemporary cultural representations of disabled children on the one hand and disability as a personal experience of internalised oppression on the other. In focalising this debate through an exploration...more
This collection identifies the key tensions and conflicts being debated within...This collection identifies the key tensions and conflicts being debated within the field of critical disability studies and provides both an outline of the field in its current form and offers manifestos for its future direction. Traversing a number...more
Focusing on the case of disability this book examines what happens when previo...Focusing on the case of disability this book examines what happens when previously marginalised individuals obtain the legal recognition of their equal citizenship rights but cannot fully enjoy these rights because of structural inequality. Bringing...more
Over the last half century disabilitystudies has emerged not only as a discip...Over the last half century disability studies has emerged not only as a discipline in itself but also as a catalyst for the interdisciplinary fields of cultural disability studies and Disability Studies in Education (DSE). This groundbreaking book...more
This book demonstrates how the visual elements within news images of disabilit...This book demonstrates how the visual elements within news images of disability orchestrate and evoke social meanings about disability and disabled persons. It creates a Visual Discourses of Disability (ViDD) framework to delineate what and how the...more
This book is informed by authors with lived experience of disabilityand genui...This book is informed by authors with lived experience of disability and genuine disability allies. After providing a brief introduction to the chapters to follow the book commences by addressing the challenging question of who has lived experience...more
Disabilityand Social Representations Theory provides theoretical and methodol...Disability and Social Representations Theory provides theoretical and methodological knowledge to uncover the public perception of disabilities. Over the last decade there has been a significant shift from body to environment and the relation...more
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has facilitated t...The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has facilitated the understanding that disability is both a human rights and development issue. In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 the focus on disability...more