Women, disability, and identity

By Asha Hans

Subjects: Discrimination against people with disabilities, Conditions sociales, Identiteit, Women, social conditions, Handicaps, Handicapees, Vrouwen, Cross-cultural studies, 71.61 discrimination, Discrimination a l'egard des handicapes, Sex discrimination against women, Social conditions, Women with disabilities, Discrimination a l'egard des femmes, Discriminatie, Etudes transculturelles

Description: This volume consists of critical and theoretical articles about women with disabilities in both developed and developing countries. Disabled women and their place in these societies has been a subject that has been neglected in the past, therefore these essays will fill a gap in the evolving literature on disability studies. The nature of the problems faced by disabled women are such that they need to be addressed by both the feminist and disability movements. But the fact is that they remain invisible within the women's movement at large. This volume, therefore, attempts to provide a space to women with disabilities in the global feminist literature and movement.