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Autism and the Myth of the Person Alone
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 314

Autism and the Myth of the Person Alone

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2005-08-01
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  • Publisher: NYU Press

Engages with the perspectives of people with autism, in their own voices Autism has been defined by experts as a developmental disorder affecting social and communication skills as well as verbal and nonverbal communication. It is said to occur in as many as 2 to 6 in 1,000 individuals. This book challenges the prevailing, tragic narrative of impairment that so often characterizes discussions about autism. Autism and the Myth of the Person Alone seriously engages the perspectives of people with autism, including those who have been considered as the most severely disabled within the autism spectrum. The heart of the book consists of chapters by people with autism themselves, either in an interview format with the author or written by themselves. Each author communicates either by typing or by a combination of speech and typing. These chapters are framed by a substantive introduction and conclusion that contextualize the book, the methodology, and the analysis, and situate it within a critical disability studies framework. The volume allows a look into the rich and insightful perspectives of people who have heretofore been thought of as uninterested in the world.

Cognitive Disability and Its Challenge to Moral Philosophy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 440

Cognitive Disability and Its Challenge to Moral Philosophy

Through a series of essays contributed by clinicians, medicalhistorians, and prominent moral philosophers, CognitiveDisability and Its Challenge to Moral Philosophy addresses theethical, bio-ethical, epistemological, historical, andmeta-philosophical questions raised by cognitive disability Features essays by a prominent clinicians and medicalhistorians of cognitive disability, and prominent contemporaryphilosophers such as Ian Hacking, Martha Nussbaum, and PeterSinger Represents the first collection that brings togetherphilosophical discussions of Alzheimer's disease,intellectual/developmental disabilities, and autism under therubric of cognitive disability Offers insights into categories like Alzheimer's, mentalretardation, and autism, as well as issues such as care,personhood, justice, agency, and responsibility

A Political Education Life Arts Project
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 656

A Political Education Life Arts Project

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2003-01-28
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  • Publisher: iUniverse

A professional (well cited) introduction to local politics with the state, national and international connections made evident. The book endeavors to make political understanding accessible and digestible to those least interested or inclined to study it. Social and political empowerment is the benchmark, with a sense of humor and satire. Chapters are divided to present thoughts and feelings in different writing genre (essay, letters, diary, and poetry). The book champions experience over research and creativity or passivity. The emphasis is on progressive thought appropriate for communities of color. The book suggests that contrary thinking is productive in a capitalistic democracy.

Demystifying Secondary Inclusion
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 212

Demystifying Secondary Inclusion

Offers strategies for effective inclusion in secondary schools and classrooms, discussing creating a culture, celebrating successes, interdisciplinary collaboration, co-teaching, active learning environments, instruction, and assessment.

Household of Freedom
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 120

Household of Freedom

Letty M. Russell's Household of Freedom addresses concerns important to all those struggling with issues of authority and equality in the church. Known for her work in feminist and liberation theologies, Russell now looks at the question of authority: that is, legitimate power in the context of Christianity. She uses the image of community, God's household of freedom, to describe ways in which human beings can better live and work together in faith.

Current Catalog
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1732

Current Catalog

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: Unknown
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  • Publisher: Unknown

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

Education and Disability in Cross-Cultural Perspective
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 329

Education and Disability in Cross-Cultural Perspective

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-11-26
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  • Publisher: Routledge

A radical departure from previous chronicles of education for people with disabilities, this book views special education from a broader perspective. Its central thesis is that cultural values and expectations play a dominant role in understanding the structure and function of special education. While theories of the social construction of disability have been written about in a growing body of research since the 1960s, no attempt has been made to create a cross-cultural framework. This work offers such a framework. Eight chapters, written by educators in each country's educational system cover the following nations: China, Great Britain, Hungary, Japan, Iran, Pakistan, United States, and Zimbabwe. Historical discussions in each chapter provide a context for current practice. An index and illustrations are also included.

Mental Retardation
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 576

Mental Retardation

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2001
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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