Disability: Social Aspects

This book presents and examines the challenges and compromises required to deliver inclusivity in the existing commercial-built environment and the...

This book presents and examines the challenges and compromises required to deliver inclusivity in the existing commercial-built environment and the...

Research suggests that approximately 129 million children and 366 million adults worldwide have ADHD. Discover the answers to common questions abou...

In a quest to advocate for her daughter, Pepper Stetler uncovers the dark history of the IQ that leads her to question what exactly we are measurin...

A quick, easy, and educational comic book guide thatwill help change the way we talk about sex and sexuality for allbodies.All different kinds of b...

Sharing the personal stories of individuals with disabilities who describe both the challenges and successes of their time in higher education, and...

Drawing extensively on personal experiences, this important volume looks at sexuality and relationships in the lives of people with intellectual di...

The heartwarming and hilarious part-memoir, part-guide from comedian and father-of-six Ashley Blaker, tackling parenting, adoption and...

People with Down syndrome possess a culture. They are producers of culture. And in the 21st century, this culture is increasingly visible as a glob...

This vital addition to carceral, prison, and disability studies draws important new links between deinstitutionalization and decarceration  Prison ...

This vital addition to carceral, prison, and disability studies draws important new links between deinstitutionalization and decarceration  Prison ...

Defining Deviance analyzes how reformers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries perceived delinquent girls and their often troubled l...

Parents of children with disabilities often situate their activism as a means of improving the world for their child. However, some disabled activi...

Society disables us more than autism ever could My brains still fizzing, my hearts still sore and Im already re-reading Sally Phillips Virginias ...

This book examines how an understanding of social-cultural and resource dynamics can inform the development of context-sensitive approaches to the ...

The inclusion of marginalised groups is a problem of modern democratic societies as representative democracy is built on principles which favour th...

The inclusion of marginalised groups is a problem of modern democratic societies as representative democracy is built on principles which favour th...

In the mental health field, ethical guidelines are strictly enforced to ensure healthy, appropriate, effective, and productive counselor-client rel...

As universities rethink their approach to student and faculty mental health, Mad Scholar showcases academics who proudly embrace the label of the m...

As universities rethink their approach to student and faculty mental health, Mad Scholar showcases academics who proudly embrace the label of the m...

Research has identified resilience as a key element to success in school. Carolyn Williamson searches out ways to develop, reinforce, and alter the...

Active Support is a proven model of care that enables and empowers people with intellectual disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of the...

Neurodiversity in the workplace can be a gift. Yet only 15% of adults with an autism spectrum condition (ASC) are in full-time employment. This boo...

Adopting a predominantly psychological approach, this book provides carers with up-to-date information and resources to provide appropriately indiv...

There's so many different types of abuse, and it all comes down to the same thing. It's making people nothing. And Fran was nothing. There was neve...

Many health and social care professionals today feel untrained, fearful and ill-equipped to support their disabled patients, clients and service us...

People with intellectual disabilities are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse, and offering them psychological support at the earliest possible...

When we ponder about whether it is time to finish a degree, start a family, or retire, we often draw on age to make an assessment: When are we too ...