Disability, Society, and the Individual
Disability, Society, and the Individual Books
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Utah State Univ., Logan. Textbook looks at the disability experience from the perspective of the individual and discusses how disabilities are viewed by society. Considers the relationship between these two viewpoints. Includes discussion questions, learning activities, suggested readings and first-person accounts. Softcover.
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In her book “Disability, Society, and the Individual,” Julie Smart grapples with the definition of disability, its complications, implications, and the role it plays in society. The author touches on a broad range of disabilities, both corporal and psychological. In defining disability, Smart clearly differentiates disadvantages from disability. Insight from several disabled people is included to give readers a first person perspective. The author goes into detail about legislation relating to the disabled, particularly the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) signed into effect by George Bush in 1990. The ADA has facilitated the access of people with disabilities into many aspects of broadcast life. She mentions that it has also inspired several advances in current technology, assisting even those without disability.
The purpose of this book is to initiate readers to how the viewpoints from society and a person with a disability are correlated. This book provides an introduction to this complex, but vital topic. The first two chapters are about defining disabilities, the models of disability, and also list six reasons why there are more disabilities today then ever before. Chapters three through six are about sources of prejudices, effects of discrimination, and examples of these effects. Chapters seven through nine discuss the quantity of severity, degree of visibility, the presence of chronic pain, and the stigma and prejudice, and how that affects the individuals with disabilities. Disability is a multifaceted topic, and people need to be more aware of its dimensions. This book is a excellent starting top.
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