Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.

From the Periphery consists of more than 30 first-person narratives of everyday people who describe what it's like to be treated differently by society because of their disabilities. The stories are raw and painful, but also surprisingly funny and deeply inspiring. The oral histories describe anger, independence, bigotry, solidarity and love-in the family, at school and at the workplace. Inspired by the oral historians Studs Terkel and Svetlana Alexievich,...

This book explores the challenges of applying disability theory and policy, including the social model of disability, to madness and distress. It brings together leading scholars and activists from Europe, North America, Australia and India, to explore the relationship between madness, distress and disability. Whether mental health problems should be viewed as disabilities is a pressing concern, especially since the inclusion of psychosocial disability...

This textbook, in a simple language, for the research scholars provides deep and penetrating analysis of various traits of personality, mental health and emotional stability of children with special needs. All the emerging issues and concerns are, discussed in detail in their constitutional, physical, psychological and physiological perspectives. The work of Indian as well as Foreign authors are, given due, emphasis in understanding the special needs...

In an era of scarce social resources the question of the changing social policy constructions and responses to disabled people has become increasingly important. Paradoxically, some disabled people are realising new freedoms and choices never before envisioned, whilst others are prey to major retractions in public services and aggressive attempts to redefine who counts as 'genuinely disabled'. Understanding disability policy locates disability policy...

Los editores presentan 12 capítulos con un abanico importante de temas relacionados con el pensar y actuar en el envejecimiento, con ciertos énfasis en el edadismo, el género y la vejez, la interseccionalidad, el uso de drogas en personas mayores, la odontogeriatría, las nuevas formas de violencia en la vejez, prácticas de cuidados domiciliarios, intervenciones socioeducativas y psicogerontológicas, y la valoración multidimensional del envejecimiento....

La presente obra tiene como finalidad la divulgación de la discapacidad argentina actualizada describiendo el desarrollo evolutivo desde la construcción biopsicosocial y exponiendo los antecedentes de evolución de alcance legislativo de su acceso a empleo, salud, transporte, accesibilidad, cultura, justicia, comunicación, seguridad social, turismo, educación inclusiva y accesible. Partiendo de un análisis pormenorizado de la problemática como...

"From disability advocate with a PhD in disability studies and creative nonfiction, and creator of the Instagram account @ sitting pretty, an essay collection based on a lifetime of experiences in a paralyzed body, tackling themes of identity, accessibility, bodies, and representation"-- Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early 2000s, Rebekah Taussig only saw disability depicted as something monstrous (The Hunchback of Notre Dame),...

In lives where there is a new diagnosis or drama every day, the stories in this collection provide parents of "special needs" kids with a welcome chuckle, a rock to stand on, and a moment of reality held far enough from the heart to see clearly. Featuring works by "alternative" parents who have attempted to move away from mainstream thought, or remove its influence altogether-this anthology, taken as a whole, carefully considers the implications of...

Those suffering from mental illness and their supporters need to understand and access complex rules and programs. As a knowledgeable attorney cannot be called every time a question arises, this book provides a ready reference tool. The author, Baron Miller, is a practicing attorney in San Francisco. He has been dealing for decades with legal issues affecting persons with mental illness. With straightforward and comprehensible language he explains...