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The Early Cases of Hercule Poirot

de Agatha Christie ...

This collection of 25 Hercule Poirot adventures by Agatha Christie are compiled from short stories written for The Sketch magazine from March to December 1923. Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which helped establish his professional reputation was always going to be a ... Leer más

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This collection of 25 Hercule Poirot adventures by Agatha Christie are compiled from short stories written for The Sketch magazine from March to December 1923. Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which helped establish his professional reputation was always going to be a
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Legal Rights, 6th Ed.

The Guide for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People

de National Association of the Deaf ...

The standard handbook on law affecting deaf and hard of hearing people has been completely rewritten and updated. The sixth edition of Legal Rights: The Guide for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People meticulously describes those statutes that prohibit discrimination against deaf and hard of hearing people, and any others with physical challenges. Written in easy-to-understand language, the new edition ... Leer más

$25.91 USD

The standard handbook on law affecting deaf and hard of hearing people has been completely rewritten and updated. The sixth edition of Legal Rights: The Guide for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People meticulously describes those statutes that prohibit discrimination against deaf and hard of hearing people, and any others with physical challenges. Written in easy-to-understand language, the new edition
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Lectura fácil

de Cristina Morales ...

Son cuatro: Nati, Patri, Marga y Àngels. Son parientas, tienen diversos grados de lo que la Administración y la medicina consideran «discapacidad intelectual» y comparten un piso tutelado. Han pasado buena parte de sus vidas en RUDIS y CRUDIS (residencias urbanas y rurales para personas con discapacidad intelectual). Pero ante todo son mujeres con una extraordinaria capacidad para enfrentarse a ... Leer más

$9.53 USD

Son cuatro: Nati, Patri, Marga y Àngels. Son parientas, tienen diversos grados de lo que la Administración y la medicina consideran «discapacidad intelectual» y comparten un piso tutelado. Han pasado buena parte de sus vidas en RUDIS y CRUDIS (residencias urbanas y rurales para personas con discapacidad intelectual). Pero ante todo son mujeres con una extraordinaria capacidad para enfrentarse a
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Enabling Acts

The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabilities Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights

de Lennard J. Davis ...

The first major behind-the-scenes account of the history, passage, and impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)—the landmark moment for disability rightsThe Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the widest-ranging and most comprehensive piece of civil rights legislation ever passed in the United States, and it has become the model for disability-based laws around the world. Yet the ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

The first major behind-the-scenes account of the history, passage, and impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)—the landmark moment for disability rightsThe Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the widest-ranging and most comprehensive piece of civil rights legislation ever passed in the United States, and it has become the model for disability-based laws around the world. Yet the
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International Disability Law

A Practical Approach to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

de Coomara Pyaneandee ...

This book provides a concise guide to international disability law. It analyses the case law of the CRPD Committee and other international human rights treaty bodies, and provides commentaries on more than 50 leading cases. The author elaborates on the obligations of States Parties under the CRPD and other international treaties, while also spelling out the rights of persons with disabilities, and ... Leer más

$54.89 USD

This book provides a concise guide to international disability law. It analyses the case law of the CRPD Committee and other international human rights treaty bodies, and provides commentaries on more than 50 leading cases. The author elaborates on the obligations of States Parties under the CRPD and other international treaties, while also spelling out the rights of persons with disabilities, and
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Legislação sobre Pessoa com Deficiência

10ª edição

de Câmara dos Deputados, Edições Câmara ...

Series Libro 265 - Legislação
Organizada por Symone Maria Bonfim, a 10ª edição da Legislação sobre Pessoa com Deficiência reúne em um único volume todas as normas acerca de inclusão social e acessibilidade.Atualizada até 27/6/2022, a coletânea inclui a Lei Brasileira de Inclusão da Pessoa com Deficiência (LBI), a Convenção sobre os Direitos das Pessoas com Deficiência (Nova York, 2007), o Tratado de Marraqueche (Marraqueche, ... Leer más

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Organizada por Symone Maria Bonfim, a 10ª edição da Legislação sobre Pessoa com Deficiência reúne em um único volume todas as normas acerca de inclusão social e acessibilidade.Atualizada até 27/6/2022, a coletânea inclui a Lei Brasileira de Inclusão da Pessoa com Deficiência (LBI), a Convenção sobre os Direitos das Pessoas com Deficiência (Nova York, 2007), o Tratado de Marraqueche (Marraqueche,
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Disabled Education

A Critical Analysis of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

de Ruth Colker ...

“For the first time, this book tells the stories of the families who set key precedents for children with special needs. It also gives a novel and in-depth description of the political and legislative process of the landmark Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. In so doing, Colker offers an unprecedented historical account of this law, while also offering a timely critique and suggestions ... Leer más

$32.39 USD

“For the first time, this book tells the stories of the families who set key precedents for children with special needs. It also gives a novel and in-depth description of the political and legislative process of the landmark Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. In so doing, Colker offers an unprecedented historical account of this law, while also offering a timely critique and suggestions
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Words Made Flesh

Nineteenth-Century Deaf Education and the Growth of Deaf Culture

de R. A. R. Edwards ...

Series Libro 4 - The History of Disability
During the early nineteenth century, schools for the deaf appeared in the United States for the first time. These schools were committed to the use of the sign language to educate deaf students. Manual education made the growth of the deaf community possible, for it gathered deaf people together in sizable numbers for the first time in American history. It also fueled the emergence of Deaf culture ... Leer más

$24.83 USD

During the early nineteenth century, schools for the deaf appeared in the United States for the first time. These schools were committed to the use of the sign language to educate deaf students. Manual education made the growth of the deaf community possible, for it gathered deaf people together in sizable numbers for the first time in American history. It also fueled the emergence of Deaf culture
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Disability and U.S. Politics: Participation, Policy, and Controversy [2 volumes]

Edición de Dana Lee Baker ...

More than 1 billion people worldwide have a disability, and they are all affected by politics. This two-volume work explores key topics at the heart of disability policy, such as voting, race, gender, age, health care, social security, transportation, abuse, and the environment.Disability policy is no longer an area that can be adequately addressed within major areas of public policy such as ... Leer más

$123.11 USD

More than 1 billion people worldwide have a disability, and they are all affected by politics. This two-volume work explores key topics at the heart of disability policy, such as voting, race, gender, age, health care, social security, transportation, abuse, and the environment.Disability policy is no longer an area that can be adequately addressed within major areas of public policy such as
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Disability: A Reference Handbook

de Michael Rembis ...

Series series Contemporary World Issues
This volume offers a rare mix of interpretive chapters and primary sources that will be of value to anyone interested in learning about important disability-related issues from the perspective of disabled people themselves.In the 21st century, disability rights have become a social justice issue that concerns all American citizens—access to safe, affordable, and effective health care, access to ... Leer más

$48.59 USD

This volume offers a rare mix of interpretive chapters and primary sources that will be of value to anyone interested in learning about important disability-related issues from the perspective of disabled people themselves.In the 21st century, disability rights have become a social justice issue that concerns all American citizens—access to safe, affordable, and effective health care, access to
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The Future of Disability Law in India

A Critical Analysis of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995

de Jayna Kothari ...

According to some estimates, there are around 20 to 60 million people with disability in India. For long this invisible minority went without any kind of protection or even legislation aimed at recognizing their basic rights. It was only in 1995 that the government passed the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Act, which addressed the issues of non-discrimination, right to equal opportunity, and ... Leer más

$36.44 USD

According to some estimates, there are around 20 to 60 million people with disability in India. For long this invisible minority went without any kind of protection or even legislation aimed at recognizing their basic rights. It was only in 1995 that the government passed the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Act, which addressed the issues of non-discrimination, right to equal opportunity, and
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Disability Alliances and Allies

Opportunities and Challenges

Edición de Allison C. Carey, Joan M. Ostrove, Tara Fannon ...

Series Libro 12 - Research in Social Science and Disability
In Disability Alliances and Allies: Opportunities and Challenges, Allison Carey, Joan Ostrove and Tara Fannon have gathered an interdisciplinary team of leading experts, to offer nuanced analyses of the meaning and practice of being an ally and of building effective alliances that account for the structural, individual, and interpersonal challenges involved in amplifying disabled voices and ... Leer más

$94.49 USD

In Disability Alliances and Allies: Opportunities and Challenges, Allison Carey, Joan Ostrove and Tara Fannon have gathered an interdisciplinary team of leading experts, to offer nuanced analyses of the meaning and practice of being an ally and of building effective alliances that account for the structural, individual, and interpersonal challenges involved in amplifying disabled voices and
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GenX What's Your Damage? A Medical Mystery Within a Broken System

de Autumn Mist ...

What else could I do? I defeated my first monster by age eleven. I did what it took to get safe, buried that trauma and I kept going. I did not know that the terror I'd escaped, planted a bomb in my nervous system. How could I know?This is the true story of how I found myself trapped in a medical mystery, with the answers to my fate buried in my own mind. It's the true story of how I went to the ... Leer más

$5.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

What else could I do? I defeated my first monster by age eleven. I did what it took to get safe, buried that trauma and I kept going. I did not know that the terror I'd escaped, planted a bomb in my nervous system. How could I know?This is the true story of how I found myself trapped in a medical mystery, with the answers to my fate buried in my own mind. It's the true story of how I went to the
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El discurso que duele

Psicoanálisis, discapacidad y exclusión social

de Eva Sala ...

Eva Sala parte de un interrogante lógico para analizar los pasos necesarios que permitan transformar la dolorosa realidad de quienes viven bajo el estigma de la "diferencia". A través de conceptos freudianos, la autora explora la psicología de masas, la construcción de los liderazgos y las narrativas políticas que avalan la exclusión.El discurso que duele plantea qué mecanismos clínicos, sociales ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Eva Sala parte de un interrogante lógico para analizar los pasos necesarios que permitan transformar la dolorosa realidad de quienes viven bajo el estigma de la "diferencia". A través de conceptos freudianos, la autora explora la psicología de masas, la construcción de los liderazgos y las narrativas políticas que avalan la exclusión.El discurso que duele plantea qué mecanismos clínicos, sociales
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The Disabled Contract

Severe Intellectual Disability, Justice and Morality

de Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry ...

Series series Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series
Social contract theories generally predicate the authority of rules that govern society on the idea that these rules are the product of a contractual agreement struck between members of society. These theories embody values, such as equality, reciprocity and rationality, that are highly prized within our culture. Yet a closer inspection reveals that these features exclude other important values, ... Leer más

$29.51 USD

Social contract theories generally predicate the authority of rules that govern society on the idea that these rules are the product of a contractual agreement struck between members of society. These theories embody values, such as equality, reciprocity and rationality, that are highly prized within our culture. Yet a closer inspection reveals that these features exclude other important values,
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Indigenous Disability Studies

Edición de John T. Ward ...

This book provides a comprehensive approach to the perspectives, lived experiences, and socio-cultural beliefs of Indigenous scholars regarding disabilities through a distinctions-based approach. Indigenous people demonstrate considerable knowledge in a multitude of capacities in spite of legal, monetary, social, economic, health, and political inequalities that they experience within from ... Leer más

$44.99 USD

This book provides a comprehensive approach to the perspectives, lived experiences, and socio-cultural beliefs of Indigenous scholars regarding disabilities through a distinctions-based approach. Indigenous people demonstrate considerable knowledge in a multitude of capacities in spite of legal, monetary, social, economic, health, and political inequalities that they experience within from
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Understanding Parent Blame

Institutional Failure and Complex Trauma

de Andy Bilson, Vivien Cooper, Kaydence Drayak, Louise Parker Engels, Lucy Fullard, Cathleen Long ...

Blame the parents. It’s a common reaction to any failure in children’s behaviour or to their safety, and yet so many issues – from education and economic to social care and mental health – arise from the failure of the state to provide adequate support to children and their families.This edited collection brings together academics, practitioners and activists along with contributions from parents ... Leer más

$31.58 USD

Blame the parents. It’s a common reaction to any failure in children’s behaviour or to their safety, and yet so many issues – from education and economic to social care and mental health – arise from the failure of the state to provide adequate support to children and their families.This edited collection brings together academics, practitioners and activists along with contributions from parents
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Allies and Obstacles

Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities

de Allison C. Carey, Pamela Block, Richard Scotch ...

Parents of children with disabilities often situate their activism as a means of improving the world for their child. However, some disabled activists perceive parental activism as working against the independence and dignity of people with disabilities. This thorny relationship is at the heart of the groundbreaking Allies and Obstacles.The authors chronicle parents’ path-breaking advocacy in ... Leer más

$22.67 USD

Parents of children with disabilities often situate their activism as a means of improving the world for their child. However, some disabled activists perceive parental activism as working against the independence and dignity of people with disabilities. This thorny relationship is at the heart of the groundbreaking Allies and Obstacles.The authors chronicle parents’ path-breaking advocacy in
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Third-Party and Self-Created Trusts

A Modern Look

de Rebecca C. Morgan Morgan, Robert B. Fleming Jr., Bryn Poland ...

Written by Clifton B. Kruse, Jr., a well-known expert in the fields of estate planning and elder law, this updated edition of Third-Party and Self-Created Trusts explains the effect that governmental legislation has had on trust law and guides you through the maze of federal laws that affect planning for the elderly and disabled. Focusing on the effect of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of ... Leer más

$90.71 USD

Written by Clifton B. Kruse, Jr., a well-known expert in the fields of estate planning and elder law, this updated edition of Third-Party and Self-Created Trusts explains the effect that governmental legislation has had on trust law and guides you through the maze of federal laws that affect planning for the elderly and disabled. Focusing on the effect of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
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Representing People With Dementia

A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers

Edición de Elizabeth Kelley ...

The criminal justice system as a whole is not the place for someone with dementia. Jail, or worse, prison, would be absolute torture. This book is an attempt to help those who, because of dementia, are fragile, bewildered, and vulnerable – and to give their attorneys the tools to obtain a fair and just resolution of their case.Table of Contents:ForewordIntroductionWhat Is Dementia? Dr. Marc ... Leer más

$51.83 USD

The criminal justice system as a whole is not the place for someone with dementia. Jail, or worse, prison, would be absolute torture. This book is an attempt to help those who, because of dementia, are fragile, bewildered, and vulnerable – and to give their attorneys the tools to obtain a fair and just resolution of their case.Table of Contents:ForewordIntroductionWhat Is Dementia? Dr. Marc
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Scrounger

de Athena Stevens ...

Series series Oberon Modern Plays
Everyone likes to make speculations about Scrounger. Scrounger doesn't care. A successful online personality, she's got more power from her bedroom than anyone on the Southwark estates could dream of. She's educated, she's ballsy, Scrounger is a woman who knows how to make change happen. ... Leer más

$11.51 USD

Everyone likes to make speculations about Scrounger. Scrounger doesn't care. A successful online personality, she's got more power from her bedroom than anyone on the Southwark estates could dream of. She's educated, she's ballsy, Scrounger is a woman who knows how to make change happen.
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Untapped Talent

A Practical Guide for Hiring and Retaining Neurodivergent Staff

de Aron Mercer, Dr Damian Mellifont, PhD, Dr Jennifer Smith-Merry, PhD ...

Series series Disability Studies
How can employers develop their hiring processes for neurodivergent people and best support people with diverse neurotypes to thrive in the workplace?Drawing on academic research and professional and lived experiences, Untapped Talent offers strategies for managers and allies to create a more inclusive workplace that empowers neurodivergent people with conditions including autism, ADHD, and ... Leer más

$23.12 USD

How can employers develop their hiring processes for neurodivergent people and best support people with diverse neurotypes to thrive in the workplace?Drawing on academic research and professional and lived experiences, Untapped Talent offers strategies for managers and allies to create a more inclusive workplace that empowers neurodivergent people with conditions including autism, ADHD, and
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DAS HANDBUCH FÜR SCHLAGANFALL-ÜBERLEBENDE

de Brian Maram ...

Ihr unverzichtbarer Begleiter auf Ihrem PflegewegJeden Tag wird jemand wie du über Nacht zum Betreuer.Keine Warnung. Keine Vorbereitung. Nur du, dein geliebter Mensch – und tausend Fragen, die in deinem Kopf widerhallen:Mache ich das richtig? Was ist, wenn ich einen Fehler mache? Wie fange ich überhaupt an?Du bist nicht allein mit diesem Gefühl der Überforderung.Die schlaflosen Nächte, in denen du ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Ihr unverzichtbarer Begleiter auf Ihrem PflegewegJeden Tag wird jemand wie du über Nacht zum Betreuer.Keine Warnung. Keine Vorbereitung. Nur du, dein geliebter Mensch – und tausend Fragen, die in deinem Kopf widerhallen:Mache ich das richtig? Was ist, wenn ich einen Fehler mache? Wie fange ich überhaupt an?Du bist nicht allein mit diesem Gefühl der Überforderung.Die schlaflosen Nächte, in denen du
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Literature and Intellectual Disability in Early Modern England

Folly, Law and Medicine, 1500-1640

de Alice Equestri ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture
Fools and clowns were widely popular characters employed in early modern drama, prose texts and poems mainly as laughter makers, or also as ludicrous metaphorical embodiments of human failures. Literature and Intellectual Disability in Early Modern England: Folly, Law and Medicine, 1500–1640 pays full attention to the intellectual difference of fools, rather than just their performativity: what ... Leer más

$56.69 USD

Fools and clowns were widely popular characters employed in early modern drama, prose texts and poems mainly as laughter makers, or also as ludicrous metaphorical embodiments of human failures. Literature and Intellectual Disability in Early Modern England: Folly, Law and Medicine, 1500–1640 pays full attention to the intellectual difference of fools, rather than just their performativity: what
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