Real-life stories of struggle, achievement, victory, and sometimes loss that are an ideal companion for history, social science, language and geography studies.

Approaching disability as a cultural construction rather than a medical pathology, this book studies the impact of disability and concepts of disability on comp

Extraordinary Bodies is a cornerstone text of disability studies, establishing the field upon its publication in 1997. Framing disability as a minority discours

Profiles seven dozen people throughout history with various physical or mental disabilities. Additional articles provide historical background on the disability

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