Understanding disability inclusion access diversity and civil rights

Synopsis

"Written to educate and inform readers about the social-roles of disability, this accessible and informative work addresses: social classifications of disability; social reactions to disability; legal rights and classifications of persons with disabilities; issues of accessibility to information and communication technologies, representations of disability in a range of media, including literature, painting, film, television and advertising, and major issues shaping the contemporary social roles of persons with disabilities. By examining the social roles of disability in the past and present from a range of perspectives and disciplines, this book reveals a portrait of the social place, limitations, and rights of persons with disabilities."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved