Disability research and policy current perspectives

• Other Authors: Morris, Richard J. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Mahwah, New Jersey Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2006
• Subjects: People with disabilities > United States; People with disabilities > Research; Sociology of disability > Research; People with disabilities > Government policy > United States
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• Physical Description: xii, 342 pages 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
• ISBN: 9780805853377
• ISSN: 0805853375

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 disability