The Encyclopedia of Disability is an award-winning five-volume set from SAGE Reference, awarded Best Reference 2005 award from the Library Journal along with an Outstanding Award from the American Library Association's Booklist journal.
It represents the first attempt to bring an authoritative reference resource to the many faces of disability. More than 500 world-renowned scholars have written over 1000 entries, in a clear, accessible style, with the desire to bring all students, researchers, and interested readers closer to the daily experience of disability.
The first four volumes cover disability in an A to Z format, including a reader's guide, comprehensive bibliography and index.
Volume five contains a wealth of primary source documents in the field of disability, everything from photographs to correspondence to excerpts from movie scripts and more.
Sample entries are available to download from the resources section of the website - click on Sample Chapters & Resources to see more
The Encyclopedia of Disability is a must-have reference for all academic libraries, large public libraries and any social science, medical, legal, or governmental reference collections. Non-governmental organizations, charitable foundations and law firms will also want to add this set to their collections.
Senior Editors
Jerome Bickenbach, Queen's University
Scott Brown
Dudley Childress, Northwestern University Medical School
Joseph Flaherty, Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago
Allen Heinemann, Northwestern University
Tamar Heller, Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago
Christopher Keys, Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago
David Mitchell, Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago
Trevor Parmenter, University of Sydney, Australia
Mairian Scott-Hill, Marsh Hills Cottage
Tom Shakespeare, University of Newcastle
Sharon Snyder, Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago
Henri-Jacques Stiker, Univeristy of Paris
Key Themes
Conditions
Therapies
Biographies/History
Laws
Policy
Consumer Organizations/Advocacy
Definition/Concepts
Movement Ideology
International Developing Countries/Cultural Differences
Professional and Lay Cultures
Interventions
Prevention
Identity and Representation
Products/Technology/Assisted Devices
Social Political
Universal Design/Architecture /Physical Environment
Outcomes/Efficacy
Cross Cultural/Cross National
Journals/Resources
Gary L Albrecht is Professor of Public Health and of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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