RDS Volume 8, No. 4

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    Disability Studies Dissertation Abstracts
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Erlen, Jonathon
    The information for this section of RDS is provided by Jonathon Erlen of the University of Pittsburgh. A full list of disability-related dissertation abstracts may be found at http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/guides/histmed/dissertations/
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    Book Review: The Disabled Body in Contemporary Art
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Luckhurst, Cherie
    Title: The Disabled Body in Contemporary Art Author: Ann Millett-Gallant Reviewer: Cherie Luckhurst Publisher:New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2010 ISBN: (hard cover) 978-0-230-10406-8, 177 pages with 10 embedded images Cost: $75.00. Amazon price $60.18
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    Book Review: Disability History: Konstruktionen von Behinderung in der Geschichte. Eine Einführung. [“Disability History: An Introduction to Historical Constructions of Disability”]
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Heyer, Katharina
    Title: Disability History: Konstruktionen von Behinderung in der Geschichte. Eine Einführung. [“Disability History: An Introduction to Historical Constructions of Disability”] Editors: Elsbeth Bösl, Anne Klein, Anne Waldschmidt Reviewer: Katharina Heyer, Ph.D. Publisher:Bielefeld (Germany): Transcript Publishers, 2010 Paper: ISBN: 978-3-8376-1361-2 Cost: Euro 26.80, 255 pages
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    Towards a Statistical Model for Monitoring the Exercise of Human Rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – Canadian Case Study
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Crawford, Cameron ; Dinca-Panaitescu, Mihaela ; Fougeyrollas, Patrick ; Rioux, Marcia
    Monitoring the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is important to ensure full participation of persons with disabilities in society. Statistical information on disabled population is used to develop policies that improve the lives of disabled people. In this article, we propose a model for statistically tracking the realization of CRPD rights.
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    Employment Opportunities for College Graduates with Disabilities: A Step Forward
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Barile, Maria ; Fichten, Catherine ; Havel, Alice ; Jorgensen, Shirley
    Since data show that students with disabilities graduate from college at the same rate as their nondisabled peers, it is time to examine employment of recent graduates. Here we report on a trend toward higher levels of employment for college graduates who were integrated into "regular" educational settings since the 1990s. To illustrate this phenomenon, we summarize our findings of a study on graduates with and without disabilities at three Canadian junior/community colleges.
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    From Ableism to Accessibility in the Universal Design University
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Powell, Justin J.W.
    Educational expansion has reached the tertiary level; however, inclusive higher education remains an elusive goal despite the ratification, in more than a hundred countries, of the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities since 2006. The Convention mandates inclusive education throughout the life course and thus increased access to universities. Enhancing accessibility requires us to remove barriers and defeat ableism. Analyzing contemporary trends in Europe and North America, this article compares universities’ attempts to implement elements of the “UniversalDesignUniversity.” Because universities serve as role models and provide community services, these organizations can and should implement universal design principles. Universities have myriad opportunities and responsibilities to enhance access to their programs. In embracing social and political paradigms of disability, in giving voice to diverse participants, and in implementing universal design principles, the university can engage and change public awareness and attitudes. Advancing the educational and social inclusion of persons with disabilities in higher education provides benefits far beyond the university campus.
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    Jeremy Bentham on Physical Disability: A Problem for Whom?
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Quinn, Michael
    This paper examines Bentham’s provision for indigent people with disabilities, to reveal the discourse within which he constructs the problem of disability. Bentham’s analysis reifies and institutionalizes such people, but also demonstrates insight into the social nature of “disability,” in a way that anticipates both the strengths and weaknesses of the social model of disability.
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    Comparative Canadian and United States Autism: A Narrative Analysis
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Baker, Dana Lee ; Steuernagel, Trudy
    This article examines autism policy narratives inCanadaand theUnited States. In both nations, meta-narratives emerged, establishing federal autism policy. Whereas the stories associated with these meta-narratives shared starting points, the stories unfolded in nationally distinct ways.
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    Editorial: Weak and Lame: Parenting in the 21st Century
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Conway, Megan
    This is the editorial for Volume 8, Issue 4.
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    Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal Volume 8 Issue 4
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012)