About Canada: Disability Rights by Deborah Stienstra

About Canada: Disability Rights by Deborah Stienstra

Through a close examination of employment, education, transportation, telecommunications, and health care, this survey explores the landscape of disability rights in Canada and finds that, while important advances have been made, Canadians with disabilities still experience significant barriers in obtaining their human rights. Using the stories and voices of people with disabilities, the consideration argues that disability is not about faulty bodies that need to be fixed but about the institutional, cultural, and attitudinal reactions to certain kinds of bodies, contending that neoliberal ideas of independence and individualism are at the heart of the continuing discrimination against disabled people. Asserting that achieving disability rights is possible--but not through efforts to fix certain kinds of bodies--this analysis suggests that it can be achieved through universal design, disability supports, social and economic assistance, and a sense of belonging--in short, through the foundational social transformation of Canadian society.

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ISBN 13	9781552664629
ISBN 10	1552664627
Titel	About Canada: Disability Rights
Autor	Deborah Stienstra
Serie	About Canada
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2012-03-01
Seitenanzahl	125
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.