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Disability in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union: History, policy and everyday life

Disability in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union: History, policy and everyday life

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Series: Basees/Routledge Russian and East European Studies

General Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral SociologySocial Movements

ISBN10: 1138687405
ISBN13: 9781138687400
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Apr 24 2016
Pages: 296
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.62 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

There are over thirty million disabled people in Russia and Eastern Europe, yet their voices are rarely heard in scholarly studies of life and well-being in the region. This book brings together new research by internationally recognised local and non-native scholars in a range of countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. It covers, historically, the origins of legacies that continue to affect well-being and policy in the region today. Discussions of disability in culture and society highlight the broader conditions in which disabled people must build their identities and well-being whilst in-depth biographical profiles outline what living with disabilities in the region is like. Chapters on policy interventions, including international influences, examine recent reforms and the difficulties of implementing inclusive, community-based care. The book will be of interest both to regional specialists, for whom well-being, equality and human rights are crucial concerns, and to scholars of disability and social policy internationally.

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