| Images of the Disabled, Disabling Images Contributor(s): Gartner, Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275921786 ISBN-13: 9780275921781 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1986 Annotation: The first book of its kind, Images of the Disabled/Disabling Images combines an examination of the presentation of persons with disabilities in literature, film, and the media with an analysis of the ways in which these "images" are expressed in public policy concerning the disabled. Leaders of the disability rights movement and major scholars of disability issues explore both attitudes toward the disabled, as well as the ways in which the disabling images of these attitudes are incorporated in employment, health, housing, and education policies. Discussions include the appeal of new technological aids and new developments in community living. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Architecture |
| Dewey: 362.409 |
| LCCN: HV1553 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.38" W x 9.54" (1.02 lbs) 227 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first book of its kind, Images of the Disabled/Disabling Images combines an examination of the presentation of persons with disabilities in literature, film, and the media with an analysis of the ways in which these images are expressed in public policy concerning the disabled. Leaders of the disability rights movement and major scholars of disability issues explore both attitudes toward the disabled, as well as the ways in which the disabling images of these attitudes are incorporated in employment, health, housing, and education policies. Discussions include the appeal of new technological aids and new developments in community living. The first book of its kind, Images of the Disabled/Disabling Images combines an examination of the presentation of persons with disabilities in literature, film, and the media with an analysis of the ways in which these images are expressed in public policy concerning the disabled. Leaders of the disability rights movement and major scholars of disability issues explore both attitudes toward the disabled, as well as the ways in which the disabling images of these attitudes are incorporated in employment, health, housing, and education policies. Discussions include the appeal of new technological aids and new developments in community living. |