Disability and Human Rights

Edurne García Iriarte is Assistant Professor and Director of the M.Sc. in Disability Studies at Trinity College Dublin.Robbie Gilligan is Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at Trinity College Dublin.Roy McConkey is Professor of Developmental Disabilities at the University of Ulster.

• 1. Disability and Human Rights in a Global Age; E. Iriarte, R. McConkey and R. Gilligan2. Models of Disability; E. Iriarte3. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Implementing a Paradigm Shift; P. Mittler4. Advocacy and lobbying: The Road Map from Charity to Human Rights; J. Malinga and T. Gumbo5. Global Cultures and Understandings of Disability; A. Gargett, R. Barton, G. Llewellyn, A. Tsaputra, S. Soe and S. Tawake6. Disability, Social Exclusion and Poverty; S. Ghosh, S. Dababnah, S. Parish and L. Igdalsky7. War and Disability: Stories of Dread and Courage; F. Balcazar and D. Balcazar8. Children's rights and disability; R. Gilligan9. Access to Education: Experiences from South Africa; N. Muthukrishna, P. Morojele, J. Naidoo and A. D'amant10. Disability and Inclusive Health; M. MacLachlan, H. Mannan and J. McVeigh11. Assistive Technology and Disability; E.B. Garcia12. Access to Livelihoods; P. Coleridge13. Independent Living in Developing Countries; K. Lamichhane14. People with Disabilities Entering the Third Age; P. McCallion and M. McCarron15. Supporting Family Carers; R. McConkey16. Equipping Professionals with Competencies to Better Support Persons with Disabilities; H. Cornielje and D. Tsengu17. Research training and the Organizational Politics of Knowledge: Some Lessons from Training Disabled Researchers in Southern Africa; L. Swartz.

"This excellent new text brings together authors from across the globe to consider the impact of the CRPD on the lives of disabled people in local and pan-national contexts. A particular highlight is the representation of work emerging from nations outside of Western European and North American contexts. In this sense the text will help to support the emergence of Global South Disability Studies alongside a continued representation of work from the minority world context." - Dan Goodley, Professor of Disability Studies and Education, University of Sheffield, UK 'This is a ground-breaking book that brings a truly global and interdisciplinary perspective to the application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It skillfully combines sophisticated conceptual frameworks regarding disabilities with case examples and practical approaches fitting with local and national cultures and political systems. This book is a must-read for professionals, policy makers, families, and people with disabilities seeking to understand the implications of the CRPD and ways to improve the lives of people with disabilities around the world.' - Tamar Heller, Professor, Head of the Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA