1st Edition

Giving Voice to Profound Disability Dignity, dependence and human capabilities

By John Vorhaus Copyright 2016
154 Pages
by Routledge

154 Pages
by Routledge

154 Pages
by Routledge

Giving Voice to Profound Disability is devoted to exploring the lives of people with profound and multiple learning difficulties and disabilities, and brings together the voices of those best placed to speak about the rewards and challenges of living with, supporting and teaching this group of vulnerable and dependent people – including parents, carers and teachers. Along with their personal... Read more
  1. Introduction  2. Human capabilities: in practice  3. Human capabilities: in theory  4. Dependency and reciprocity  5. Valuing profoundly disabled people: in practice  6. Valuing profoundly disabled people: in theory  7. Dignity and respect  8. Caring for profoundly disabled people: in practice  9. Caring for profoundly disabled people: reflection and theory  10. Looking ahead

Biography

John Vorhaus is a reader at UCL Institute of Education, University of London, UK.