Disability: a diversity model approach in human service practice

Context for Practice. The meanings and history of disability in society

Human development and disability

Traditional approaches to disability : moral and medical models

Social and cultural manifestations of disability as diversity

Universal diversity theory

Disability laws, policies, and human rights

Disability groupings

Mobility disabilities

Deaf, deaf and hard-of-hearing people

Blindness and visual impairments

Developmental disabilities

Mental health disabilities

Cognitive disabilities

Health-related disabilities

Human service practice framework

Assessment in practice

Models of practice

Practice guidelines

Appendix: Legal documents : statutes, laws, bills, charters, and constitutions.

Meanings and history of disability in society

Human development and disability

Traditional approaches to disability

Disability culture

Laws, policies, and civil rights

Mobility disabilities

Deafness and hearing impairments

Visual disabilities

Developmental disabilities

Mental health disabilities

Cognitive disabilities

Health related disabilities

Assessment in practice

Models of practice

Practice guidelines.