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"Jim Charlton in a deeply moving work demolishes old myths about disabilities. He reveals in stunning oral histories, conducted in ten diferent countries, possibilities yet untapped."—Studs Terkel
"A defining document in the literature of disability culture. Jim Charlton chronicles both the history and experience of exclusion so familiar to people with disabilities. But he does it all in a style and with a sensitivity that connects the voices of a unique community to the universal narrative of human rights. This is oral history and political manifesto rich with wisdom and insight on every page."—John Hockenberry
"A powerful framing of the question of disability rights [from] an international human rights perspective. . . . The author's convictions—his commitment, anger, and outrage—energize the book and provide one of its greatest strengths."—Gelya Frank, University of Southern California
"A thoughtful piece of work that is important, sorely needed and unique. . . . Anybody interested in disability research and policy will want to read this book."—David Goode, author of A World Without Words
Table des matières
THE ARGUMENT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PEOPLE INTERVIEWED
PART I. INTRODUCTION
1.
Nothing About Us Without Us
PART II. DISABILITY OPPRESSION AND EVERYDAY LIFE
2.
The Dimensions of Disability Oppression:
An Overview
3.
Political Economy and the World System
4.
Culture(s) and Belief Systems
5.
Consciousness and Alienation
6.
Observations on Everyday Life
PART III. EMPOWERMENT AND ORGANIZATION
7.
Empowered Consciousness and the Philosophy of Empowerment
8.
The Organization of Empowerment
PART IV. CONCLUSION
9.
The Dialectics of Oppression and Empowerment
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
A propos de l'auteur
James I. Charlton, Executive Vice President of Access Living in Chicago, is a frequent lecturer in the United States and abroad on many aspects of disability and the disability rights movement.
Résumé
A theoretical overview of disability oppression that shows its similarities to, and differences from, racism, sexism and colonialism. The analysis is supplemented by interviews conducted over a ten-year period with disability-rights activists throughout the Third World, Europe and the USA.
