Disability and Inclusive Development - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0955161371 ISBN 13: 9780955161377

Publisher: Leonard Cheshire International, 2007

Synopsis

Disability is a development issue. Of the 72 million children out of school worldwide, approximately two thirds have disabilities. In some African countries, the unemployment rate for disabled people reaches 90% and it is higher in every country worldwide. The Millennium Development Goals will not be reached if the causes behind such statistics are not addressed and disabled people are not fully included in all development initiatives.

The first book and introduction to the `Disability and Inclusive Development series, Disability and Inclusive Development provides an excellent background to the subject. It is also a call to action, to change international policy and practice towards real inclusion and participation of disabled people in social, economic, community and political life. Written for students and academics in the development field, it will also be useful to development practitioners who need to understand the impact of disability on development.

About this title

About the Author

Editors

* Tanya Barron is the International Director of Leonard Cheshire Disability and a Senior Associate Member of St. Antony's, Oxford. Formerly Chair of the UNICEF NGO Committee in Geneva for five years, Tanya serves on the boards of the Global Partnership for Disability and Development and the International Disability and Development Consortium.

* Penny Amerena holds both a doctorate and over 20 years of experience in international development. She now writes for non-governmental organisations in the development sector, particularly in the fields of disability and health.

Authors

* Peter Coleridge works with NGOs, the UN and as a freelance consultant on including disabled people in development programmes. He is the author of Disability, Liberation and Development and worked on the WHO Community Based Rehabilitation Guidelines. He is currently engaged in a research project for the EU on how to make the EU's aid more inclusive of disabled people.

* Maria Kett is Assistant Director of the Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre, based at University College London (UCL). Maria is chair of the International Disability and Development Consortium Task Group on Conflict and Emergencies and honorary lecturer at the Centre for International Health and Development, UCL.

* Roy McConkey is Professor of Learning Disability at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. He has worked in the field of intellectual disability for nearly 40 years and has acted as a consultant to various United Nations agencies and International organisations. His work has taken him to some 20 countries in Africa, Asia and South America.

* Susie Miles is the Founding Coordinator of the Enabling Education Network (EENET) and Programme Director for the M.Ed. in Inclusive Education at the University of Manchester. She has also worked with colleagues in Tanzania, Zambia and the UK to develop a collaborative action research methodology on inclusion.

From the Back Cover

`The book provokes, inspires and engrosses readers whose common goal is social justice and empowerment of people with disabilities.'
Professor Ajit K. Alal, Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, India

Disability and Inclusive Development is a call to action; this book delivers:
* A clear introduction to inclusive development
* A critical overview of models of working with disabled people
* Conclusions from four leading experts on key disability issues
- Community Based Services
- Inclusive Education
- Economic Empowerment
- Conflict Recovery
* Ideas on how to transform principles into action.

From the Inside Flap

Disability and Inclusive Development is a unique book written for students, academics, policy makers and practitioners. Its four chapters together provide firm evidence for and clear advice of the need to make all development inclusive through changes to international policy and practice. This publication is available as a paperback book, on audio CD, CD for a PC and audio cassette.

Community Based Services examines person-centred services that empower and improve the quality of life in the community.

Inclusive Education calls for delivery of quality and equitable education and explores policy and practice.

Economic Empowerment proposes an integrated approach to improving the livelihood opportunities of disabled people.

Conflict Recovery provides an insight into the vulnerabilities of disabled people in post-conflict situations and explores the links between poverty, conflict and disaster, and disability.

Edition details

• Publisher: Leonard Cheshire International
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0955161371
• ISBN 13: 9780955161377
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 186
• Editor: Barron Tanya, Amerena Penny