ABSTRACT
While there are many introductions to disability and disability studies, most presume an advanced academic knowledge of a range of subjects. Beginning with Disability is the first introductory primer for disaibility studies aimed at first year students in two- and four-year colleges. This volume of essays across disciplines—including education, sociology, communications, psychology, social sciences, and humanities—features accessible, readable, and relatively short chapters that do not require specialized knowledge.
Lennard Davis, along with a team of consulting editors, has compiled a number of blogs, vlogs, and other videos to make the materials more relatable and vivid to students. "Subject to Debate" boxes spotlight short pro and con pieces on controversial subjects that can be debated in class or act as prompts for assignments.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|52 pages
Defining Disability
part 2|23 pages
Deafness and Deaf Culture
part 3|35 pages
The History of Disability
chapter 12|13 pages
On the Margins of Citizenship
part 4|53 pages
Disability, Identity, and Social Justice
part 5|25 pages
Experiencing Disability
part 6|57 pages
Disability and Culture
chapter 30|6 pages
Autis(i)m and Representation
part 7|48 pages
The Disability Yet To Come
chapter 35|6 pages
“What Will You Gain When You Lose?”
part 8|39 pages
Subject to Debate