Disability Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. Disability, Poverty and Education

   Edited by Nidhi Singal

   This book is a succinct and distinctive presentation of current research addressing educational issues in relation to children and young people with disabilities in Southern contexts. Even though people with disabilities are disproportionately over-represented in the majority world, there is a lack...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
2. Moving Beyond Boundaries in Disability Studies

   Rights, Spaces and Innovations

   Edited by Michele Moore

   What challenges are posed by changing transnational trends, agendas and movements that affect disabled people’s lives, and what can disabled people, their representative organisations and their governments do to advance the agenda for self-determination and inclusion? This book draws together the...

   Published October 2nd 2012 by Routledge
3. Drama, Disability and Education

   A critical exploration for students and practitioners

   By Andy Kempe

   What can society learn about disability through the way it is portrayed in TV, films and plays? This insightful and accessible text explores and analyses the way disability is portrayed in drama, and how that portrayal may be interpreted by young audiences. Investigating how disabilities have been...

   Published September 2nd 2012 by Routledge
4. Equity and Inclusion in Physical Education and Sport

   Edited by Gary Stidder, Sid Hayes

   An essential component of good practice in physical education is ensuring inclusivity for all pupils, regardless of need, ability or background. Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, Equity and Inclusion in Physical Education fully explores the theoretical and practical issues faced by...

   Published August 30th 2012 by Routledge
5. Educating College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

   By Dianne Zager, Carol S Alpern, Barbara McKeon, Janet Mulvey, Sue Maxam

   Educating College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders is one of the first books to specifically address the accommodation of students with significant learning differences in postsecondary education. Developed with the support of Autism Speaks, and piloted at Pace University, each component of...

   Published August 26th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Routledge International Companion to Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

   Edited by Ted Cole, Harry Daniels, John Visser

   Responding to disruptive or troubled pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD) remains a highly topical issue. The challenges these children present relate to wider issues of continuing political concern: the perceived declining discipline in schools; school and social exclusion; the...

   Published August 15th 2012 by Routledge
7. Disability Studies and the Inclusive Classroom

   Critical Practices for Creating Least Restrictive Attitudes

   By Susan Baglieri, Arthur Shapiro

   This book’s mission is to integrate knowledge and practice from the fields of disability studies and special education. Parts I & II focus on the broad, foundational topics that comprise disability studies (culture, language, and history) and Parts III & IV move into practical topics (...

   Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge
8. The Sociology of Disability and Inclusive Education

   A Tribute to Len Barton

   Edited by Madeleine Arnot

   Len Barton’s intellectual and practical contribution to the sociology of disability and education is highly significant and widely known. The leading scholars in this collection, including his long term collaborators, offer both a celebration and a reassessment of this contribution, addressing the...

   Published February 6th 2012 by Routledge
9. Handbook of Adolescent Transition Education for Youth with Disabilities

   Edited by Michael L. Wehmeyer, Kristine W. Webb

   Transition from secondary education to adulthood represents a period during which adolescents with disabilities face multiple responsibilities and changing roles that include establishing independence, attending postsecondary education or training, developing social networks, choosing a career,...

   Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
10. Overcoming Disabling Barriers

    18 Years of Disability and Society

    By Len Barton

    Series: Education Heritage

    This book provides a valuable route map to the development of thinking in disability studies over the last eighteen years. It includes over twenty essential articles from the journal Disability and Society, written by many of the leading authors in the field from the UK, the USA,...

    Published December 14th 2011 by Routledge