Disability, Gender and Violence over the Life Course : Global Perspectives and Human Rights Approaches (Paperback)

List of figures andtables; Notes on contributors. Introduction: the context of the book(Sonali Shah and Caroline Bradbury-Jones). Part I: Childhood: Chapter 1: Indigenous mothering and disabled children in regional Australia:a narrative study (Karen Soldatic); Chapter 2: Disclosure of abuse by disabled children: an emergent international model of telling, listening and acting (Christine Jones and Julie Taylor); Chapter 3: Forced marriageand Black Minority Ethnic survivors with learning difficulties in Scotland (Ashley Thompson and Mridul Wadhwa). Part 2: Adulthood: Chapter 4: Creating safer spaces for the empowerment of self-identified disabled women: Reflecting on a study from Iceland (Freyja Haraldsdottir); Chapter 5: Malaysian disabled women’s experiences of healthcare settings:a qualitative study (AizanSofia Amin); Chapter 6: Negotiating violence in contexts of poverty in South Africa: an empirical study of disabled women's stories (Theresa Lorenzo and Harsha Kathard); Chapter 7: Fear at home: surviving a quiet black British sexual abuse (Lois Llewellyn). Part 3: Older life:Chapter 8: Elder abuse, ageing and disability:a critical discussion (Bridgit Penhale); Chapter 9: Violation of human rights and elder abuse among older persons with disabilities:a policy review from Europe (Anne-Sophie Parent, AGE Platform Europe). Conclusion: reflections of the editors (Caroline Bradbury-Jones andSonali Shah). Index