Ethics, Law, and Policy / Edition 1

by Jerome E. Bickenbach

Overview

This volume in The SAGE Reference Series on Disability explores ethical, legal, and policy issues of people with disabilities, and is one of eight volumes in the cross-disciplinary and issues-based series, which examines topics central to the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. With a balance of history, theory, research, and application, specialists set out the findings and implications of research and practice for others whose current or future work involves the care and/or study of those with disabilities, as well as for the disabled themselves. The presentation style (concise and engaging) emphasizes accessibility. Taken individually, each volume sets out the fundamentals of the topic it addresses, accompanied by compiled data and statistics, recommended further readings, a guide to organizations and associations, and other annotated resources, thus providing the ideal introductory platform and gateway for further study. Taken together, the series represents both a survey of major disability issues and a guide to new directions and trends and contemporary resources in the field as a whole.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412987479
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/03/2012
Series:	The SAGE Reference Series on Disability: Key Issues and Future Directions
Pages:	333
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Series Introduction Gary L. Albrecht vii

Preface xix

About the Author xxiii

About the Series Editor xxv

Chapter 1 Introduction, Background, and History 1

Chapter 2 Current Issues, Controversies, and Solutions 67

Chapter 3 Chronology of Critical Events 137

Chapter 4 Biographies of Key Contributors in the Field 169

Chapter 5 Annotated Data, Statistics, Tables, and Graphs Bruno Trezzini Jerome Bickenbach 229

Chapter 6 Annotated List of Organizations and Associations Nandini Devi Nicole Emmenegger Barbara Phillips 277

Chapter 7 Selected Print and Electronic Resources Nandini Devi Nicole Emmenegger Barbara Phillips 293

Glossary of Key Terms 311

Index 323