Background Research has consistently found that favourable exchange with one's proximal
social environment has positive effects on both mental health and wellbeing. Adults with …

The International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) was approved in
2001 and, since then, several studies reported the increased interest about its use in …

Purpose: This systematic review examines research and practical applications of the World
Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) as a basis for …

Para atingir as perspectivas melhores e mais duradouras do desenvolvimento que integram
o núcleo das Metas de Desenvolvimento do Milênio de 2015 e ir além, devemos capacitar …

In this absorbing text by a leading writer and respected activist, theory, policy, historical
background and personal experience are combined to give readers a rich and illuminating …

SUMMARY In this essay, Tom Shakespeare outlines how the social model of disability
differs from the overmedicalized or individualistic accounts of disability that preceded it. The …

The fifth edition of The Disability Studies Reader addresses the post-identity theoretical
landscape by emphasizing questions of interdependency and independence, the human …

Disabled people experience profound discrimination and social disadvantage, but this has
not generated substantial interest among mainstream sociologists. Barnes, Mercer and …

Over the last thirty years, the field of disability studies has emerged from the political activism
of disabled people. In this challenging review of the field, leading disability academic and …

Over the last forty years, the field of disability studies has emerged from the political activism
of disabled people. In this challenging review of the field, leading disability academic and …