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People with Disabilities : Sidelined or Mainstreamed? / Lisa Schur, Douglas Kruse, Peter Blanck

Published
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Copyright Date
copyright 2013
Physical Description
1 online resource (xv, 288 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Kruse, Douglas, Schur, Lisa, 1957-, and Blanck, Peter David, 1957-
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In English.
Contents
Introduction -- Economic inclusion -- A closer look at employment -- Political inclusion -- Social inclusion -- Gender, race, ethnicity, and disability -- Conclusion.
Summary
To what extent are people with disabilities fully included in economic, political, and social life? People with disabilities have faced a long history of exclusion, stigma, and discrimination, but have made impressive gains in the past several decades. These gains include the passage of major civil rights legislation and the adoption of the 2006 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This book provides an overview of the progress and continuing disparities faced by people with disabilities around the world, reviewing hundreds of studies and presenting new evidence from analysis of surveys and interviews with disability leaders. It shows the connections among economic, political, and social inclusion, and how the experience of disability can vary by gender, race, and ethnicity. It uses a multidisciplinary approach, drawing on theoretical models and research in economics, political science, psychology, disability studies, law, and sociology.
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Title from resource description page (viewed January 27, 2017).
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-278) and index.
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