Claiming Disability : Knowledge and Identity.

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From public transportation and education to adequate access to buildings, the social impact of disability has been felt everywhere since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. And a remarkable groundswell of activism and critical literature has followed in this wake. Claiming Di...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Linton, Simi
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 1998.
Colección:Cultural front (Series)
Temas:
Disability studies.
Sociology of disability.
Études sur le handicap.
Handicap > Aspect sociologique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > People with Disabilities.
Disability studies
Sociology of disability
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:From public transportation and education to adequate access to buildings, the social impact of disability has been felt everywhere since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. And a remarkable groundswell of activism and critical literature has followed in this wake. Claiming Disability is the first comprehensive examination of Disability Studies as a field of inquiry. Disability Studies is not simply about the variations that exist in human behavior, appearance, functioning, sensory acuity, and cognitive processing but the meaning we make of those variations. With vivid i.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (222 pages)
ISBN:9780814765043
0814765041

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