Rethinking Disability: World Perspectives in Culture and Society
- ISBN-10
- 9044134175
- ISBN-13
- 9789044134179
- Series
- Rethinking Disability
- Category
- People with disabilities
- Pages
- 513
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-06-15
- Publisher
- Maklu
- Authors
- Patrick Devlieger, Steven E. Brown, Beatriz Miranda-Galarza
Description
The act of life is a lived experience, common and unique, that ties each of us to every other lived experience. The fact of disability does not alter this fundamental truth. In this edition of Rethinking Disability: World Perspectives in Culture and Society, we are presented with a system of thinking that considers the values of disability, as a resource, as a creative source of culture that moves disability out of the realm of victimized people and insurmountable barriers, and provides opportunities to use the experience of disability to enter into networks that recognize strengths of differing abilities. The authors within will intrigue you, will move you, will charm you, but always will challenge your notion of sameness and difference as they confront the construct and (de)construct of disability and ableism. They present compelling arguments for viewing disABILITY through the multiple lenses of disability culture. They explore themes and issues that transcend past and origins, time and place, nuances of genetics, to experiences of present and becoming, and towards the future and beyond mere human, yet always intrinsically connected to being human. This book is intended for all audiences who dare to confront difference and sameness within themselves and in connection with others; to inspire researchers who wish to explore, and examine disability across social, cultural and economic barriers. It is an invitation to push away the barriers, bring ableism inside to a place where the prosthesis is no longer the elephant in the room.
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Other editions
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- 2019-02-05
- 296 pages
- Ebook
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- 2004
- 182 pages
- Paperback
- Brooks/Cole Publishing Company
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- 2003
- 210 pages
- Paperback
- Garant
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