Valuing Disabled Children and Young People: Research, policy, and practice

Synopsis

Focusing on contemporary childhood disability issues, and relevant to the lived experiences of disabled children and young people and their families, this book addresses themes such as transition, identity, education, inclusion, and service provision. It also includes insightful contributions on participatory research and practice with disabled children and young people, including an emphasis on capability, voice, and communicative spaces for those with life limiting and more severe levels of impairment. The contributions to this book are grounded in a commitment to the rights of disabled children and young people, as explicitly recognised under the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child (1989) and Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006). However, the authors also draw our attention to the detrimental impact of economic austerity and conflict on the extent to which these rights are being realised, encouraging further consideration of issues relating to social justice, inter-dependence, and participation. Addressing the diversity of disabled children’s lives across service domains and international contexts, this book provides an evidence base to support the realisation of the rights of disabled children and young people. This book was originally published as a special issue of Child Care in Practice.

Copyright:

2017

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

184 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781134878734

Related ISBNs:

9781138687080, 9781315542430, 9781134878802, 9781134878666, 9780367028190

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

01/25/24

Copyrighted By:

The Child Care in Practice Group

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Sociology

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Berni Kelly

Edited by:

Bronagh Byrne