Disability Studies

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From A Crisis of Poverty: Economic Disparities, Disabled Women, and Abuse The Healing Journey Study Health Status and Abused Women's Vulnerability for Poverty Health Issues and Disabilities and the Workforce Intimate Partner Violence, Disabilities, and the Depth of Poverty Types of Abuse and Chronic Health Issues or Disabilities Policy Implications References From: Not A New Problem View Fernwood Publishing		Linda DeRiviere	24	2018	$2.40 Add
From A Modest Proposal for a Fair Trade Emotional Labor Economy (Centered by Disabled, Femme of Color, Working Class/Poor Genius) From: Care Work View Arsenal Pulp Press	The author discusses eight possible fair trades for her emotional labour.	Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha	13	2018	$1.30 Add
From A Parachute for Ralph From: Breaking the Word Barrier View Goose Lane Editions	Richard Doiron recounts the story of Ralph. The chapter discusses his functional illiteracy, difficulties in school, foster care, the Moncton Boys & Girls Club, and his active journey to literacy.	Richard Doiron	5	2009	$0.50 Add
About Canada: Disability Rights Fernwood Publishing	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 …	Deborah Stienstra	134	2012	View
NEW! About Canada: Disability Rights 2nd Edition	Including people with disabilities fully into Canadian society, with the rights enjoyed by non-disabled people, requires a fundamental social transformation, not simply “fixing” some …		168		View
From NEW! Accessible Housing Is a Human Right From: Living Disability View Coach House Books	David Meyers writes about accessible housing as a human right. He explains that governments across Canada do not meet the needs of disabled people for accessible housing, and that disability-led …	David Meyers	12	2024	$1.20 Add
From Afterword From: Disfigured View Coach House Books	The afterword reflects on portrayals of disability and wheelchair use in recent media.	Amanda Leduc	9	2020	$0.90 Add
From Afterword: Adventures in Literacy From: Breaking the Word Barrier View Goose Lane Editions	Greg Cook concludes the book with the afterword: Adventures in Literacy. The chapter reflects on the topics and stories discussed throughout the book including the empowerment of literacy, …	Greg Cook	3	2009	$0.30 Add
From An Afternoon of Aramaic From: Breaking the Word Barrier View Goose Lane Editions	Carol Knepper recounts the story of Jason. The story discusses dyslexia, the school system and disability, helplessness, hiding his condition, living with dyslexia, and finding motivation to …	Carol Knepper	5	2009	$0.50 Add
From NEW! An Interview with Tithi Bhattacharya From: Crisis and Contagion View Between The Lines	In this chapter, Ian McKay interviews Tithi Bhattacharya. Tithi Bhattacharya is professor of history and director of Global Studies at Purdue University and a renowned feminist scholar whose work …	Ian McKay	15	2023	$1.50 Add
From An “Unconscious Terrain of Habits”: Structural Violence against Women Labelled with Intellectual Disabilities New Structures and New Discourses: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same Who Decides Who is a(t) Risk? Creating Vulnerabilities Reinforcing “Otherness” and Normalizing Violence A Fragmented System: Managing Lives and Creating Divisions Creating Crises and Managing Risks Containing Sexuality Equality: Undoing the “Unconscious Terrain of Habits” References Videos From: Not A New Problem View Fernwood Publishing		Josée Boulanger; Natalie Spagnuola	21	2018	$2.10 Add
From Appendices From: Breaking the Word Barrier View Goose Lane Editions	The appendix includes Canada’s Adult Literacy Statistics, a list of Educational Programs in New Brunswick, and a list of Literacy Service Providers Across Canada.	Angela Ranson; Marilyn Lerch	10	2009	$1.00 Add
From Artmaking as Evidence From: Crip Kinship View Arsenal Pulp Press	Topics discussed include multidisciplinary artmaking, strategies of resilience, building disabled queer art-activism, crip time, Disability Justice and Transformative Justice, eugenics, and …	Shayda Kafai	18	2021	$1.80 Add
From Beauty as Liberation, as Splendid Crip Future From: Crip Kinship View Arsenal Pulp Press	Topics discussed include crip-centric reclaiming of beauty, desire and eroticism, decolonizing beauty, and beauty as liberation.	Shayda Kafai	12	2021	$1.20 Add
From Becoming A Living Text From: Maternity Rolls View Fernwood Publishing		Heather Kuttai	13	2010	$1.30 Add
Beryl The Making of the Disability Activist Between The Lines	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 …	Dustin Galer	318	2023	View