Encyclopedia Of Disability

Containing a fully international range of views, experience, and expertise in entries that delve into an impressive array of topics, this five-volume encyclopedia offers an opportunity for the general reader and student to expand their knowledge and understanding of the lives, histories, circumstances, rights, facilities, laws, and cultures of the varied groups of people who have disabilities. Entries discuss issues of accessibility, arts, language, children and infants, deafness and deaf culture, disability studies, economics and employment, education, ethics, the experience of disability, health and medicine, politics, organizations, and sports, among other topics. Biographies constitute 187 entries. A notable feature is the wealth of readings from literature and historical sources as well as scientific and theoretical works contained in v.5, which also contains over 100 b&w images of disability in art, theater, and movies, with the goal of demonstrating different cultural and historic attitudes. Seventy-four editors and some 500 authors from more than 20 countries contributed. Editor Albrecht is at the U. of Illinois at Chicago. Annotation c2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)