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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810605003321

Autore

Heller Tamar

Titolo

Disability through the life course / / Tamar Heller, Sarah Parker Harris ; series editor, Gary L. Albrecht

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, 2011

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : SAGE, , 2012

ISBN

1-4833-0585-6

1-4522-6651-4

1-4129-9421-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxvi, 293 pages) : illustrations

Collana

The Sage reference series on disability: key issues and future directions

Disciplina

362.4

Soggetti

People with disabilities

Older people with disabilities

Aging

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Series Introduction; Preface; About the Authors; About the Series Editor; 1 - Introduction, Background, and History; 2 - Current Issues, Controversies, and Solutions; 3 - Chronology of Critical Events; 4 - Biographies of Key Contributors in the Field; 5 - Annotated Data, Statistics, Tables,and Graphs; 6 - Annotated List of Organizations and Associations; 7 - Selected Print and Electronic Resources; Glossary of Key Terms; Index

Sommario/riassunto

With a balance of history, theory, research and application, specialists set out the findings and implications of research and practice for others whose current or future work involves the care and/or study of those with disabilities, as well as the disabled tehmselves.