Disability Studies in India : Interdisciplinary Perspectives /

This book examines the state of art in disability studies, focusing on the Indian context, as well as the broader South Asian situation. It presents interdisciplinary perspectives on the basic idea, evolution, practices and challenges of researching and teaching disability studies at various higher...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Mehrotra, Nilika (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:	1st ed. 2020.
Subjects:	Education. People with disabilities. Social work. Education, general. Disability Studies. Social Work. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Decolonising Disability Studies? Developing South Asia-specific approaches to understanding disability
2. Disorder, Disability, Difference: (Re)presenting Autism in India
3. Disability and Public Spaces: Universal Design Approaches
4. Ignorance of Disability: Some Epistemological Questions
5. Rethinking Monsters: Teaching disability studies through history and the Humanities
6. Service and Knowledge : The Emergence of Disability Studies Extension
7. Disability Education at Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi.