Disability by Robert M Baird

Disability by Robert M Baird

What is it like to experience disability? What are the prevailing cultural attitudes toward those who experience disability? How do social norms and public policies affect those experiencing disability? This book provides a vivid and concrete introduction to the wealth of social, political and ethical debates that surround the experience of disability.Beginning with an exploration of the perspective of persons with disabilities, the essays demonstrate the extent to which the disability experience is affected by social and cultural values, attitudes, and policies. In addition to these first-person reflections, there are essays relating to such issues as:-The disability rights movement-Disability studies-Social policy relating to disabilityPhysician-assisted suicide, genetic testing, selective abortion, the moral status of handicapped newborns, and living and dying with dignityWritten in an engaging style with a focus on the concrete, this collection of essays includes contributions by John Hockenberry, Oiver Sacks, Peter Singer, and others. It is a marvelous resource for enabling the reader to comprehend the experience of disability and to explore contemporary issues involving the disability community.

Robert M. Baird (Waco, TX) is a professor and the former chair of the philosophy department at Baylor University. He is editor with Stuart E. Rosenbaum of Prometheus's Contemporary Issues series.M. Katherine Baird (New York, NY) is a practicing attorney at a New York law firm.

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ISBN 13	9781591026143
ISBN 10	1591026148
Title	Disability
Author	Robert M Baird
Series	Contemporary Issues Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Prometheus Books
Year published	2008-12-31
Number of pages	350
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