Handbook of Communication and People With Disabilities Research and Application
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Dawn O. Braithwaite, Teresa L. Thompson<p><i>"This book can truly be said to be one of a kind....anyone who reads the entire book will come away with a better understanding of the many nuances, issues, and practicalities involved in successful interactions between those with and without disabilities."</i><br />—<b><i>Disability Studies Quarterly</i></b></p><p><i>"...the first comprehensive collection of communication research concerning the disabled....the editors have done all of us a service with this handbook of research findings and questions as yet unanswered."</i><br />—<b><i>Communication Booknotes Quarterly</i></b></p><p><i>"<b>Handbook of Communication and People With Disabilities</b> is a landmark book....[it] will be useful to scholars interested in communication questions around disability, for it provides a valuable sampling of many of the kinds of work that communication scholars are doing in this area. It will be of particular value as a textbook for the growing number of classes exploring communication and disability. More importantly, however, the book makes a significant contribution to disability studies because it highlights communication as a crucial factor in the social construction of disability."</i><br />—<b><i>Health Communication</i></b></p><p><i>"This groundbreaking collection stands as an important accomplishment for scholars in communication disciplines whose work engages issues related to disability and begins to fill a significant void in communication research....Readers...will be rewarded with a wealth of serious scholarship and critical insight."</i><br />—<b><i>The Southern Communication Journal</i></b></p>