People with Disabilities

Empowerment and Community Action

Peter W. Dowrick, Christopher B. Keys (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

130 Seiten

2001
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7890-1311-8 (ISBN)

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Develop more effective community initiatives and build solid collaborations!Although the fields of disability studies and community psychology developed separately, with little crossover, they have evolved similar values, principles, and tactics. People with Disabilities: Empowerment and Community Action is the first volume to bring together these two fields. Now disability activists and community psychologists can join forces, share ideas, and gain strength from one another.This landmark volume offers empirical research and practical advice from respected scholars in the field. People with Disabilities: Empowerment and Community Action presents tested strategies for empowering a wide variety of people with disabilities, including Latinos, the aged, the developmentally disabled, low-income schoolchildren, and patients with chronic diseases. The diversity of strategies offered here means that every community can find a way to make its own voice heard.People with Disabilities: Empowerment and Community Action offers detailed, step-by-step plans for developing a broad range of programs, including:

choosing strategies to suit rural, suburban, and urban environments
taking a capacity-building approach to community empowerment
developing participatory action plans
building effective coalitions
enabling collaboration between inner-city universities and the community

With its solid research, helpful tables and figures, and well-organized action plans, this book is certain to become a classic in the fields of disability studies and community psychology.

Christopher B. Keys, Peter W. Dowrick

Contents

Community Psychology and Disability Studies
Consumers as Collaborators in Research and Action
Collaborative Ecological Community Interventions for People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Empowering Latinos with Disabilities to Address Issues of Independent Living and Disability Rights: A Capacity-Building Approach
Community Responsiveness: Examples from Under-Resourced Urban Schools
Building Community Coalitions with People with Disabilities and Their Families: An Empowerment Approach
Index
Reference Notes Included

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.5.2001
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	226 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10	0-7890-1311-8 / 0789013118
ISBN-13	978-0-7890-1311-8 / 9780789013118
Zustand	Neuware