This book examines the role of disability in the right to political and social participation, an act of citizenship that many disabled people do not enjoy. The

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 funda

"This book provides an interdisciplinary approach to the challenges of the interface between disability & culture. Twelve papers discuss the following topics: T

This volume provides case studies of the contemporary independent living/disabled consumer movement from the perspective of New Social Movement theory. It descr

This book recognizes the importance of an informed cross-cultural understanding of the policies and practices of different societies within the field of disabil