Social inclusion of people with disabilities national and international perspectives
Social inclusion is often used interchangeably with the terms social cohesion, social integration and social participation, positioning social exclusion as the opposite. The latter is a contested term that refers to a wide range of phenomena and processes related to poverty and deprivation, but it i...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2013
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| Series: | Cambridge disability law and policy series
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Historical roots and conceptualising disability
- Social exclusion and social inclusion
- Media and disability, disability culture and digital divide
- Social strategies to promote social inclusion : social protection and social capital
- National disability rights instruments and measures to promote social inclusion
- The convention on the rights of persons with disabilities : a comprehensive instrument to promote social inclusion
- Strategies for changing media stereotypes toward people with disabilities and for bridging digital divides
- Closing remarks