New Book: Women, Disability and Identity
Edited By: Asha Hans: Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar & Annie Patri: Shanta Memorial Rehabilitation Centre, Bhubaneshwar
Pages: 288 Cloth
(0761997008)
January 2003, Published by Sage Publications ($59.95/£29.99)
information: www.sagepub.com.aspx?pid=9241
This volume consists of critical and theoretical articles about women with disabilities in both developed and developing countries. Disabled women and their place in these societies has been a subject that has been neglected in the past, therefore these essays will fill a gap in the evolving literature on disability studies.
The nature of the problems faced by disabled women are such that they need to be addressed by both the feminist and disability movements. But the fact is that they remain invisible within the women's movement at large. This volume, therefore, attempts to provide a space to women with disabilities in the global feminist literature and movement.
PART ONE: IMAGES AND VALUES
Michelle La Fontaine Perfect? An Analysis of the Global Human Genetics Fix
Madeleine A Cahill and Martin F Norden Hollywood's Portrayals of Disabled Women
Meenu Bhambani Societal Responses to Women with Disabilities
Sandhya Limaye Sexuality and Women with Sensory Disabilities
PART TWO: MIRRORING A REALITY
Renate Reymann Lifelines: Learning to Live with Partial Sight
Stephanie K Takemoto Young Women with Disabilities in Post-Secondary Education: A Personal Story
Vanda Dignani Women, Affectivity, Handicaps
Lina Pane-Hawkins Women with Disabilities from a Non-English-Speaking Background
PART THREE: LOCATING WOMEN'S AGENCIES IN DIFFERING SPHERES
Ann Darnborough Disabled Women in Society: A Personal Overview
Cindy Lewis Loud, Proud and Passionate: Including Women with Disabilities in International Development Programmes
Elizabeth Depoy Understanding the Experiences of and Advocating for the Service and Resource Needs of Abused, Disabled Women
Salma Maqbool Situation of Disabled Women in South Asia
PART FOUR: FACILITATING STRATEGIES AND ENTITLEMENTS
Jacqueline Huggins The Status of Women with Disabilities in Trinidad and Tobago
José Azoh Barry Challenges to Empowerment and Independent Living: A Case Study of Young Adult Mexican Women with Disabilities
Shoba Raja, Emily Boyce and William Boyce Standing on Our Own Feet
Catherine A Marshall AMUDO and the Vecinos Project: Striving Together to Meet the Needs of Indigenous Women with Disabilities in Oaxaco, Mexico
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