This paper reviews the history of sterilization of women with intellectual disabilities, and
considers its relevance to current practice regarding reproductive choice and futures. The …

Self-reported health is an important outcome in the evaluation of health care but is largely
ignored in favor of proxy-based reporting for people with an intellectual disability. This study …

This paper argues that the dominance of the global North in the universalising and totalising
tendencies of writings about disability has resulted in the marginalisation of these …

The third edition of the hugely successful Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical
Psychology incorporates important advances in the field to provide a reliable and accessible …

Background Over the past two decades the concept of quality of life (QOL) has increasingly
become a focus for research and application in the fields of education/special education …

Die Konvention der Vereinten Nationen über die Rechte behinderter Menschen untersagt
die Diskriminierung von Menschen mit Behinderungen in allen Lebensbereichen und …

Attention to embodiment and the religious significance of bodies is one of the most
significant shifts in contemporary theology. In the midst of this, however, experiences of …

Attitudes in Australia toward people with intellectual disabilities were investigated among
students, disability services professionals, and the general population. Three previously …

In recent years, disability studies has been driven by a model of disability which focuses on
the social and economic oppression of disabled people. Although an important …

People with learning difficulties are considerably more likely to experience sexual violence
than those without, and for this reason they are often described as' vulnerable'. However, the …