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Inclusion, Disability and Culture

An Ethnographic Perspective Traversing Abilities and Challenges

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Editors:
  1. Santoshi Halder

    1. Department of Education, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

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  2. Lori Czop Assaf

    1. Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas State University, San Marcos, USA

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  • Advances through understanding of the challenges and abilities of individuals with disabilities
  • Represents the state of the art in research and practice of qualitative inquiry into disability
  • Is based on mixed-method and qualitative research methodology
  • Brings together accounts from self-advocates, educators, researchers, self-educators, experts and specialists, including parents

Part of the book series: Inclusive Learning and Educational Equity (ILEE, volume 3)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xl
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  2. Disability and Inclusion: Current Challenges

    • Santoshi Halder, Lori Czop Assaf, Mary Keeffe
    Pages 1-11

  3. Deconstructing Disability Identities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Disability, Culture, and Identity in India and USA

      • Christopher J. Johnstone, Sandhya Limaye, Misa Kayama
      Pages 15-29

    3. Disability: A Result of Cultural Ostracism

      • Samidha Shikha
      Pages 31-40

    4. Perseverance Pays

      • Satendra Singh
      Pages 41-58

    5. “Not Everybody Can Take Trips Like This”: A Paralympian’s Perspective on Educating About Disability Around the World

      • Anjali J. Forber-Pratt
      Pages 59-76

    6. When Gucci Make Hearing Aids, I’ll Be Deaf: Sensory Impairment in Later Life and a Need to Define it According to Identity

      • Simon Hayhoe
      Pages 77-88

    7. Looking Back Over My Shoulder: Through The Disability’s Mirror

      • Bernardo Carlos Spaulonci Chiachia Matos de Oliveira
      Pages 89-96

    8. From Stigma to Empowerment – A Journey to Reframe Disability

      • Flávia Affonso Mayer
      Pages 97-106

    9. There is No “Dis” in our Abilities: Acknowledging the Experience of the Differently-Abled Community

      • Caroline Muster
      Pages 107-132

  4. Exploring the Complexities of Communication with Differently Abled Persons

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. Communication with Persons with Disabilities vs. Communication with Differently Abled Persons

      • Ivana Bilić
      Pages 135-151

    3. Empathetic Communication: Bridging Differences in a Global Context

      • Erna Alant, Beth Lewis Samuelson, Lindsey Ogle
      Pages 153-167

    4. Severe Communication Disabilities in South Africa: Challenges and Enablers

      • Shakila Dada, Harsha Kathard, Kerstin Tönsing, Michal Harty
      Pages 169-193

    5. Enriched Audio Description: Working Towards an Inclusive Museum Experience

      • Alison F. Eardley, Louise Fryer, Rachel Hutchinson, Matthew Cock, Peter Ride, Joselia Neves
      Pages 195-207

  5. Inclusive Policies, Practices and Interventions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 209-209
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    2. Inclusive Practices in Mainstream Schools: An Australian Perspective

      • Poulomee Datta, Christine Grima-Farrell, Mitchell Graeme Coates
      Pages 211-227

    3. Gifted and Talented Students: A Review of the Concept from Indian Experience

      • Partha Pratim Roy
      Pages 229-249

    4. Sociocultural Construction of Disability in Sri Lanka: Charity to Rights-based Approach

      • Chandani Liyanage
      Pages 251-265
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This book provides a global and social examination of how disabilities are played out and experienced around the world. It presents auto-ethnographic perspectives on disability across cultures, societies, and countries by documenting individuals’ personal narratives, thought processes and reflections.

Chapter authors share cross-cultural perspectives within and across various countries, such as India, Australia, United States, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Croatia, Brazil, South Africa, and Qatar. Adopting a self-reflective stance following qualitative research methodology, the chapter authors discuss the current challenges in the field. Next, they deconstruct disability identities, explore the complexities of communication with differently abled persons, examine inclusive policies, practices and interventions and present insights from caregivers. The book concludes with critical reflections and a look to the future of global diversity and inclusion.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Education, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

    Santoshi Halder

  • Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas State University, San Marcos, USA

    Lori Czop Assaf

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