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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783693603321

Titolo

Disability research and policy : current perspectives / / edited by Richard J. Morris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. ; ; London : , : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, , 2006

ISBN

1-135-60446-0

1-135-60447-9

1-282-37549-0

9786612375491

1-4106-1576-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (355 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MorrisRichard J

Disciplina

362.4/0973

Soggetti

People with disabilities - United States

People with disabilities - Research

Sociology of disability - Research

People with disabilities - Government policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; I Introduction; II Disability Research Areas; III Disability Policy Areas; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is based on research and scholarship produced by the Meyerson Disability Research Project (MDRP) at the University of Arizona. Its chapters are divided into two major sections: 1) Disability Research Areas and 2) Disability Policy Areas. The first section addresses some relatively new areas of research and scholarship with adults and children, such as the use of technology (e.g., videoconferencing and computer technology) in service delivery, whereas the second section critically examines various public policy and legal areas that impact the daily lives of many persons having a disab