Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Canadiana
Author: Use and Usefulness of the ICIDH for Policy and Planning of Public Authorities
Author: W. J. van MinnenPublisher: Council of Europe
ISBN: 9789287128584
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
ICIDH = International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps. - On cover: Handicap and integration
In Pursuit of Equal Participation
Author: Aldred H. NeufeldtPublisher: Captus Press
ISBN: 9781553220565
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
This book documents Canada's considerable international experience in seeking to eliminate the significant disadvantages experienced by disabled people around the world, and places these activities in the context of social changes in Canada. It fills the gaps among previous writings and presents new information and analysis concerning disability issues, both in Canada and internationally.
Rethinking Disability
Author: Patrick DevliegerPublisher: Maklu
ISBN: 9044134175
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
The act of life is a lived experience, common and unique, that ties each of us to every other lived experience. The fact of disability does not alter this fundamental truth. In this edition of Rethinking Disability: World Perspectives in Culture and Society, we are presented with a system of thinking that considers the values of disability, as a resource, as a creative source of culture that moves disability out of the realm of victimized people and insurmountable barriers, and provides opportunities to use the experience of disability to enter into networks that recognize strengths of differing abilities. The authors within will intrigue you, will move you, will charm you, but always will challenge your notion of sameness and difference as they confront the construct and (de)construct of disability and ableism. They present compelling arguments for viewing disABILITY through the multiple lenses of disability culture. They explore themes and issues that transcend past and origins, time and place, nuances of genetics, to experiences of present and becoming, and towards the future and beyond mere human, yet always intrinsically connected to being human. This book is intended for all audiences who dare to confront difference and sameness within themselves and in connection with others; to inspire researchers who wish to explore, and examine disability across social, cultural and economic barriers. It is an invitation to push away the barriers, bring ableism inside to a place where the prosthesis is no longer the elephant in the room.
Canadian Social Policy, Fifth Edition
Author: Anne WesthuesPublisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN: 1554584108
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
Social policy shapes the daily lives of every Canadian citizen and should reflect the beliefs of a majority of Canadians on just approaches to the promotion of health, safety, and well-being. Too often, those on the front lines—social workers, nurses, and teachers—observe that policies do not work well for the most vulnerable groups in society. In the first part of this new edition of Canadian Social Policy, Westhues and Wharf argue that service deliverers have discretion in how policies are implemented, and the exercise of this discretion is how citizens experience policy—whether or not it is fair and reasonable. They show the reader how social policy is made and they encourage active citizenship to produce policies that are more socially just. New material includes an examination of the reproduction of systemic racism through the implementation of human rights policy and a comparative analysis of the policy-making process in Quebec and English Canada. The second part of the book discusses policy issues currently under debate in Canada. Included are new chapters that explore parental leave policies and housing as a determinant of health. All chapters contain newly updated statistical data and research and policy analysis. A reworked section on the process of policy-making and the addition of questions for critical reflection enhance the suitability of the book as a core resource in social policy courses. The final chapter explores how front-line workers in the human services can advocate for change in organizational policies that will benefit the people supported.
Relocation 101 : Focus on Montréal
Author: Janet Auty-CarlislePublisher: Relocation 101: Books,Canada
ISBN: 1412000599
Category : Calgary (Alta.)
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Disability, Rights Monitoring, and Social Change
Author: Marcia H. RiouxPublisher: Canadian Scholars’ Press
ISBN: 1551307413
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The 2006 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has provided a significant catalyst and a legal mandate for disability rights monitoring, and discussions on disability rights are breaking new ground across disciplines. Disability, Rights Monitoring, and Social Change is an important and timely collection that explores and challenges the ways in which disability rights are monitored. The contributors to this edited volume range from grassroots activists to international scholars and United Nations advisors. The chapters address the current theoretical, methodological, and practical issues surrounding disability rights monitoring and offer a detailed look at law and policy reforms, best practices, and holistic methods. This unique compilation crosses the divide between the global South and North and explores the complex issues of intersectionality that arise for women with disabilities, Indigenous peoples with disabilities, and people with diverse disabilities. Its participatory methodology-calling for the inclusion of people with disabilities in processes that involve them-and its local and international perspective make this book a critical contribution to the fields of rights monitoring and disability studies. Appropriate for courses on disability, human rights, social justice, policy, and advocacy, this volume serves as a guide and learning tool for anyone interested in disability rights monitoring and, more generally, the effective practice of monitoring human rights.
National Library of Medicine Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1536
Book Description
Language Acquisition By Eye
Author: Charlene ChamberlainPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1135679169
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
This volume explores the reading development of native speakers of sign language, as well as their early pre-literacy language development. For deafness and sign language scholars, as well as linguists and reading specialists.
Absent Citizens
Author: Michael J. PrincePublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442693339
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Disability exists in the shadows of public awareness and at the periphery of policy making. People with disabilities are, in many respects, missing from the theories and practices of social rights, political participation, employment, and civic membership. Absent Citizens brings to light these chronic deficiencies in Canadian society and emphasizes the effects that these omissions have on the lives of citizens with disabilities. Drawing together elements from feminist studies, political science, public administration, sociology, and urban studies, Michael J. Prince examines mechanisms of exclusion and inclusion, public attitudes on disability, and policy-making processes in the context of disability. Absent Citizens also considers social activism and civic engagements by people with disabilities and disability community organizations, highlighting presence rather than absence and advocating both inquiry and action to ameliorate the marginalization of an often overlooked segment of the Canadian population.