Disability

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About Canada: Disability Rights

Through a close examination of employment, education, transportation, telecommunications and health care, About Canada: Disability Rights explores the landscape of disability rights in Canada and … 134 View
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Beryl

The Making of the Disability Activist

A survivor of more than one hundred surgeries, a dangerous opioid addiction, and multiple suicide attempts, Beryl Potter devoted herself to bettering the lives of other people with disabilities … 318 View
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Building Models

How We Construct Disability

From: Disability Politics & Theory

Chapter One examines how societal models of disability are constructed and imposed, exploring the ways in which language, privilege, and social norms shape our understanding of disability and its … 17 $1.70 Add
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Constructing Difference, Controlling Deviance

The Eugenic Model

From: Disability Politics & Theory

Chapter Two critiques the eugenic model, exploring its historical development, implementation, and ongoing impact, and highlighting its continued relevance in modern society. 26 $2.60 Add
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Diagnosing People as Problems

The Medical Model

From: Disability Politics & Theory

Chapter Three critiques the medical model of disability. 53 $5.30 Add
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Disability Politics & Theory

An accessible introduction to disability studies, this book provides a concise survey of disability history, exploring the concept of disability as it has been conceived from the late 19th … 256 View
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Disability Rights and Key Areas of Canadian Society

From: About Canada: Disability Rights

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For Us, Not With Us

The Charity Model

From: Disability Politics & Theory

Chapter Six critiques the charity model of disability, comparing this model to overt forms of oppression. 36 $3.60 Add
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Foreword & Prologue

From: Beryl

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Forward, Preface

From: Disability Politics & Theory

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How Can People with Disabilities Claim Their Rights?

From: About Canada: Disability Rights

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Introduction

What are Disability Rights?

From: About Canada: Disability Rights

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Learning from Ordinary Lives, Changing Social Attitudes

From: About Canada: Disability Rights

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Looking Back But Moving Forward

Disability Justice and a Radical Disability Framework

From: Disability Politics & Theory

Chapter Eight outlines a radical disability framework that prioritizes relationality, interdependence, and collective liberation, and offers a new way of thinking about disability. 34 $3.40 Add
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People and Policies in Search of Disability Rights

From: About Canada: Disability Rights

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Pushing People Into Normalcy

The Rehabilitation Model

From: Disability Politics & Theory

Chapter Five critiques the rehabilitation model of disability. 18 $1.80 Add