Disability in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

Autor: Elena Iarskaia-Smirnova, Agita Lūse, Teodor Mladenov, Michael Rasell, Daiga Kamerāde, Victoria Shmidt
Rok vydání: 2013
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DOI: 10.4324/9781315866932
Popis: There are over thirty million disabled people in Russia and Eastern Europe, yet their voices are rarely heard in scholarly studies of life and well-being in the region. This book brings together new research by internationally recognised local and non-native scholars in a range of countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. It covers, historically, the origins of legacies that continue to affect well-being and policy in the region today. Discussions of disability in culture and society highlight the broader conditions in which disabled people must build their identities and well-being whilst in-depth biographical profiles outline what living with disabilities in the region is like. Chapters on policy interventions, including international influences, examine recent reforms and the difficulties of implementing inclusive, community-based care. The book will be of interest both to regional specialists, for whom well-being, equality and human rights are crucial concerns, and to scholars of disability and social policy internationally.
Databáze: OpenAIRE