Disability: Social Aspects

Whilst training for a triathlon, the fervent athlete crashed her bike into a sign post, breaking her back, collar bone and ribs, leaving her paraly...

For aspiring journalists, the challenges of dyslexia can seem insurmountable, especially in the face of an educational system that is ill-equipp...

This is the story, in words and pictures, of Blind Veterans UK, an organization that was founded 100 years ago by Sir Arthur Pearson, who was himse...

What happens when love is no longer enough? Jane Bernstein thought that learning to accept her daughter’s disabilities meant her struggles were ove...

In the context of the Care Act 2014, this third edition of the leading textbook on personalisation considers key policy changes since 2009 and new ...

At least 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. Representing Epilepsy, the latest volume in LUP’s acclaimed Representations series, seeks to un...

‘Patricia Lockwood is the voice of a generation’ Namita Gokhale‘A masterpiece’ Guardian‘I really admire and love this book’ Sally Rooney ‘An intell...

The deaf community in the West has endured radical changes in the past centuries. This historical volume tracks the changes in education and the so...

Taking Flight provides the essential information students with disabilities will need to be successful in college. Rather than just focusing on the...

Eunuchs and Castrati examines the enduring fascination among historians, literary critics, musicologists, and other scholars around the figure of t...

Graeae has been a force for change in world-class theatre since it was founded in 1980, placing D/deaf and disabled actors centre stage and challen...

If teachers want to educate deaf learners effectively, they have to apply evidence-informed methods and didactics with the needs of individual deaf...

Disability and Music Performance examines discriminatory social practices in music conservatoria, orchestras, music festivals and music competition...

Supporting Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities: Evidence-based and Emerging Practices provides a comprehensive review of the empir...