Download or read book The Sociology of Physical Disability and Rehabilitation written by Gary L. Albrecht and published by Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sociology of Physical Disability and Rehabilitation written by Gary L. Albrecht and published by . This book was released on 1982-03-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sociology and Social Psychology of Disability and Rehabilitation written by Constantina Safilios-Rothschild and published by New York : Random House. This book was released on 1970 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sociology of Physical Disability and Rehabilitation written by Gary L. Albrecht and published by Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sociology and Rehabilitation written by Marvin B. Sussman and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Disability as a Fluid State written by Sharon N. Barnartt and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-10 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disability is often described in a way that suggests it is a permanent, relatively stable state. This volume argues that the relationship between impairment (physical state) and disability is neither fixed nor permanent but is fluid and not easily predicted.
Download or read book The Psychological and Social Impact of Physical Disability written by Robert P. Marinelli and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Disability and the Black Community written by Sheila D Miller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increase your awareness of the concerns facing the black disabled community! Disability and the Black Community addresses physical, mental, and learning disabilities experienced across age, gender, and ethics groups by the black race in the United States. This unique book works to increase understanding and awareness of those working with the disabled by mobilizing advocates, providing alternatives for successful intervention and planning, and encouraging research in disability and rehabilitation. A distinguished panel of researchers and practitioners provide commentary on topics that include selected physical disabilities, disabled children learning and program concerns, welfare reform, public housing issues, domestic violence, and disability curriculum contentall in accordance with the broadening of the definition of disability as supported by the American Disabilities Act. Disability and the Black Community raises the level of understanding and awareness of the complex and diverse concerns facing the disabled and their families in the community and the workplace. The book is at once motivational, influential, and empowering, examining social and political issues that compound the ordeals confronting the black disabled. Topics addressed include: learning disabilities, academic achievements, and mental health issues of children health disparities and access to care welfare reform, disability, and race practice, program, and curriculum models and much more! Disability and the Black Community is an essential resource for health professionals and advocates who work with the black disabled. The book keeps practitioners up to date on what is needed in terms of funding, facilities, and resources in order to keep the larger society and significant resource systems appraised of the needs of the disabled.
Download or read book The Disability Business written by Gary L. Albrecht and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1992-05-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive volume examines the `big business', such as health care corporations and insurance companies, that has grown up around rehabilitation of the disabled in the United States, and the impact that this has had on care. Albrecht discusses how the quality of care is influenced by income, income potential and insurance cover and traces how the financial growth in this industry has changed the nature of the care provided. He also presents a realistic assessment of the policy options and solutions available to a society that values equity in ensuring that quality rehabilitation services are equally available to all.
Download or read book The Psychological and Social Impact of Disability written by Robert P. Marinelli and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 1999 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marinelli and Dell Orto continue the premise of their earlier editions of this widely adopted text and present a realistic perspective on disability. Carefully selected articles and personal narratives capture the unique aspects of the psychological and social effects of disability. Formatted to include thought-provoking study questions and disability awareness exercises, this text is recommended for students in rehabilitation counseling and physical therapy education programs, as well as professionals in rehabilitation, psychology, and social work.
Download or read book Physical Disability and Rehabilitation Sourcebook 1st Ed written by James Chambers and published by Infobase Holdings, Inc. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of the types of disability that limit an individual’s physical functioning, mobility, dexterity, and stamina, either as a structural or functional impairment. The characteristics of specific physical disability are outlined and examples of the ways in which physical disability affects individuals are explained, along with information on how to find government and local disability programs and resources.
Download or read book Disability and Rehabilitation written by Elmer A. Spreitzer and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About 2500 references to English-language monographs and journal articles about physical disability, reflecting multidisciplinary nature of investigations. Primarily American publications dating from pre-1940 through 1970. Excludes literature about mental illness and that which is essentially medical. Topical arrangement of entries. Author index.
Download or read book Enabling America written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-11-24 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most recent high-profile advocate for Americans with disabilities, actor Christopher Reeve, has highlighted for the public the economic and social costs of disability and the importance of rehabilitation. Enabling America is a major analysis of the field of rehabilitation science and engineering. The book explains how to achieve recognition for this evolving field of study, how to set priorities, and how to improve the organization and administration of the numerous federal research programs in this area. The committee introduces the "enabling-disability process" model, which enhances the concepts of disability and rehabilitation, and reviews what is known and what research priorities are emerging in the areas of: Pathology and impairment, including differences between children and adults. Functional limitationsâ€"in a person's ability to eat or walk, for example. Disability as the interaction between a person's pathologies, impairments, and functional limitations and the surrounding physical and social environments. This landmark volume will be of special interest to anyone involved in rehabilitation science and engineering: federal policymakers, rehabilitation practitioners and administrators, researchers, and advocates for persons with disabilities.
Download or read book The Body and Physical Difference written by David T. Mitchell and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Groundbreaking perspectives on disability in culture and the arts that shed light on notions of identity and social marginality
Download or read book Physical Disability and Social Policy written by Jerome Edmund Bickenbach and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Canada, as elsewhere, social policy addressing the needs of people with physical disabilities is at an impasse. Bickenbach begins the task of creating a distinct, integrated, and coherent social policy for people with disabilities. His focus is exclusively on the policy- analytic endeavors of goal clarification and formulation of objectives, exploring the conceptual and normative foundations of social policy for, and on behalf of, people with disabilities. Paper edition (unseen), $24.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Disability as a Fluid State written by Sharon N. Barnartt and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-10 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disability is often described in a way that suggests it is a permanent, relatively stable state. This volume argues that the relationship between impairment (physical state) and disability is neither fixed nor permanent but is fluid and not easily predicted.
Download or read book Cross National Rehabilitation Policies written by Gary L. Albrecht and published by Sage Publications (CA). This book was released on 1981 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
