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  • The Early Cases of Hercule Poirot

    by Agatha Christie ...
    This collection of 25 Hercule Poirot adventures by Agatha Christie are compiled from short stories written for The Sketch magazine from March to December 1923. Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which helped establish his professional reputation was always going to be a ... Read more

    0,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lo spazio non è neutro

    by Ilaria Crippi ...
    La disabilità è un tema che non divide. Nessuno direbbe di essere a favore della discriminazione delle persone disabili, generalmente «meritevoli» di aiuto e compassione. Gli spazi ordinari delle nostre città trasmettono, però, un altro messaggio: i bar, gli alberghi, i luoghi di cultura sono stati pensati e realizzati per corpi e menti standard; l'esclusione di tutti gli altri è un fatto normale ... Read more

    7,50 €

  • Neuropsychological Aspects of Brain Injury Litigation

    A Medicolegal Handbook for Lawyers and Clinicians

    Edited by Shereen Brifcani, Andrew Worthington, Phil S. Moore ...
    This accessible handbook focuses on the importance of neuropsychological evidence and the role of the neuropsychologist as expert witness in brain injury litigation.This thorough, evidence-based resource fosters discussion between the legal profession and expert neuropsychological witnesses. The chapters reflect collaborations between leading personal injury lawyers and neuropsychologists in the ... Read more

    49,91 €

  • Como Você

    by Wesley Santos ...
    Nem toda amizade é um porto seguro. Algumas são teias complexas, forjadas na admiração, corroídas pela inveja e testadas pelo mais brutal dos destinos. Beatriz e Odete, unidas por um laço desde a infância, veem seus mundos colidirem novamente na fase adulta, quando as velhas feridas da rivalidade e da obsessão ressurgem. Mas é em meio à paisagem gelada e inóspita dos Andes, após uma queda que ... Read more

    4,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Routledge Handbook of Disability Law and Human Rights

    Edited by Peter Blanck, Eilionóir Flynn ...
    This handbook provides a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of the current and emerging research and policy on disability law.Bringing together a team of respected and experienced experts, the handbook offers a range of jurisdictional and multidisciplinary perspectives. The authors consider historical and contemporary, as well as comparative perspectives of disability law. ... Read more

    59,65 €

  • The Public Insult Playbook

    How Abusers in Power Undermine Civil Rights Reform

    by Ruth Colker ...
    When they go low, we learn: an examination of mudslinging in contemporary American politics—and how the left can find its footing to achieve structural reform in this mess.The rules of the public discourse game have changed, and The Public Insult Playbook argues that the political left needs to account for the power of vitriol in crafting their theories for social and political change. With this ... Read more

    24,05 €

  • The US Civil Rights Movement for Disabilities - History Books America | Children's History Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    There is a huge difference between the world then and today. Learn what makes the difference and who was responsible for the change. Learning about the past has never been this exciting! This history book comes with a mix of carefully selected images and texts that will keep a child turning the pages all the way through the end. Secure a copy now! ... Read more

    3,56 €

  • Lectura fácil

    by Cristina Morales ...
    Son cuatro: Nati, Patri, Marga y Àngels. Son parientas, tienen diversos grados de lo que la Administración y la medicina consideran «discapacidad intelectual» y comparten un piso tutelado. Han pasado buena parte de sus vidas en RUDIS y CRUDIS (residencias urbanas y rurales para personas con discapacidad intelectual). Pero ante todo son mujeres con una extraordinaria capacidad para enfrentarse a ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • Improving Disability Laws under Nigeria's Fourth Republic

    Ten Measured Steps into the Future

    by Philip C. Aka, Joseph Abiodun Balogun ...
    Persons living with disabilities (PLWDs) are imbued with inalienable human rights and have talents and potential that would aid in the Nigerian government’s unceasing pursuit of economic development. However, under Nigeria’s Fourth Republic since 1999, implementation of disability laws has been lethargic. In Improving Disability Laws under Nigeria's Fourth Republic: Ten Measured Steps into the ... Read more

    78,32 €

  • The Legal Rights of Students with Disabilities

    International Perspectives

    by Bronagh Byrne, Kate Diesfeld, Petra Engelbrecht, John Hancock, Neville Harris, Jim Jackson, Laura Lundy, Nina Ranieri, Marius Smit, M K. Teh, Fatt Hee Tie, Sally Varnham, Ran Zhang, Greg M. Dickinson, Allan G. Osborne Jr. ...
    Since 1948 when the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, all students have been declared the right to education. The rights of disabled students have not been explicitly addressed, however, and each country has developed their own rules and regulations. Although similarities exist among the different countries, differences are evident, especially in both the extent and ... Read more

    Was 94,86 € Now 82,25 €

  • Code des pensions civiles et militaires de retraite

    Annexe (droit français)

    by Various ...
    Découvrez le Code des pensions civiles et militaires de retraite Annexe, un ouvrage incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Cet ouvrage, conçu avec soin, regroupe l'intégralité des dispositions réglementaires et des textes officiels relatifs aux pensions civiles et militaires. Grâce à sa présentation claire et structurée, il facilite la navigation et l'accès à l'information essentielle ... Read more

    19,99 €

  • Law and Neurodiversity

    Youth with Autism and the Juvenile Justice Systems in Canada and the United States

    by Dana Lee Baker, Laurie A. Drapela, Whitney Littlefield ...
    As social perceptions of diversity become more nuanced, awareness of the prevalence of autism has grown. But how do we accommodate natural human neurodiversity within the juvenile justice system? And what are the consequences for young people?Law and Neurodiversity offers invaluable guidance on how autism research can inform and improve juvenile justice policies in Canada and the United States. ... Read more

    19,07 €

  • Implementing the Right to Decide under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

    Supporting the Legal Capacity of All Persons with Disabilities

    by Dr Janos Fiala-Butora ...
    This book addresses one of the most controversial questions in contemporary human rights law: how can persons with severe cognitive disabilities make their own decisions?Historically, vulnerable persons have been considered incapable, and guardians were appointed to represent their interests, which has led to serious abuses. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), adopted ... Read more

    102,49 €

  • Refugee Displacement, Disability and Human Rights

    The Production, Processing and Power of Data

    by Philippa Duell-Piening ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
    This book presents a timely and innovative exploration of one of the first human rights articles about data production and processing: the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities article 31, ‘Statistics and data collection’.The study provides detailed explorations of the legal and practical demands of article 31, how these have been interpreted and the practice of human rights ... Read more

    56,00 €

  • Broken Promises: How Government Failures Deepen the Plight of Canadians Living with Disabilities and Poverty

    by Susan Zeppieri ...
    In the intricate tapestry of Canadian society, there exists a hidden reality, often overlooked and neglected – the plight of individuals living at the intersection of disability and poverty. "Broken Promises" is a poignant exploration into the systemic failures of the Canadian government in addressing the multifaceted challenges faced by these marginalized citizens.Within these pages, readers are ... Read more

    23,99 €

  • Words Made Flesh

    Nineteenth-Century Deaf Education and the Growth of Deaf Culture

    by R. A. R. Edwards ...
    Series Book 4 - The History of Disability
    During the early nineteenth century, schools for the deaf appeared in the United States for the first time. These schools were committed to the use of the sign language to educate deaf students. Manual education made the growth of the deaf community possible, for it gathered deaf people together in sizable numbers for the first time in American history. It also fueled the emergence of Deaf culture ... Read more

    Free

  • The Legacies of Institutionalisation

    Disability, Law and Policy in the ‘Deinstitutionalised’ Community

    Edited by Dr Claire Spivakovsky, Dr Linda Steele, Professor Penelope Weller ...
    Series series Oñati International Series in Law and Society
    This is the first collection to examine the legal dynamics of deinstitutionalisation. It considers the extent to which some contemporary laws, policies and practices affecting people with disabilities are moving towards the promised end point of enhanced social and political participation in the community, while others may instead reinstate, continue or legitimate historical practices associated ... Read more

    37,09 €

  • La vita indipendente per le persone con disabilità. Un diritto fondamentale

    by Alessia Lovece, Massimiliano Verga ...
    Il diritto per le persone con disabilità di scegliere come, dove e con chi vivere è sancito dall'art.19 della Convenzione delle Nazioni Unite sui diritti delle persone con disabilità del 2006, ratificata dall'Italia nel 2009. Nel nostro ordinamento, la nozione di "vita indipendente" compare per la prima volta nel 1998, per poi trovare, nell'ultimo decennio, uno spazio sempre più significativo, in ... Read more

    9,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Care and Support Rights After Neoliberalism

    Balancing Competing Claims Through Policy and Law

    by Yvette Maker ...
    Series series Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series
    This book offers principles for designing care and support policy to address two persistent sources of tension in the field. The first is the tension between supporting women's unpaid caring and supporting their paid work participation. The second is the tension between carers' claims for support based on the 'burden' of caring and disability rights claims for support for choice and independence ... Read more

    110,65 €

  • Combatting Ableism: Roles and Actions of Institutions and Organizations

    by Alan S. Gutterman ...
    Ableism—the systemic devaluation and exclusion of people with disabilities—remains a persistent barrier to full social, economic, and political inclusion. People with disabilities face barriers not because of inherent limitations, but because of the environment and systems around them. Combatting ageism and ableism requires more than just policy pronouncements or isolated programs. It demands a ... Read more

    8,49 €

  • How to Be Disabled in a Pandemic

    by Judith Heumann ...
    A chronicle of ableism and disability activism in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemicHow to Be Disabled in a Pandemic documents the pivotal experiences of disabled people living in an early epicenter of COVID-19: New York City. Among those hardest hit by the pandemic, disability communities across the five boroughs have been disproportionately impacted by city and national policies, work ... Read more

    Free

  • The Claimant's Cookbook

    Your Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits

    by Gamal Rivera ...
    Full disclosure: dealing with the Social Security Disability system as a claimant is about as fun as a root canal . . . with paperwork. Whether you're just starting your application, stuck in appeal limbo, or trying to figure out what on earth "substantial gainful activity" actually means, this book breaks it all down in plain English with a pinch of humor and a healthy splash of practical advice. ... Read more

    2,67 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Disability and U.S. Politics

    Participation, Policy, and Controversy [2 volumes]

    Edited by Dana Lee Baker ...
    More than 1 billion people worldwide have a disability, and they are all affected by politics. This two-volume work explores key topics at the heart of disability policy, such as voting, race, gender, age, health care, social security, transportation, abuse, and the environment.Disability policy is no longer an area that can be adequately addressed within major areas of public policy such as ... Read more

    Was 122,84 € Now 106,52 €

  • Behinderung

    Abziehbare Kosten in der Steuererklärung

    Edited by Wolters Kluwer Steuertipps ...
    Behinderungsbedingte Aufwendungen sind oft hoch. Durch den Abzug als außergewöhnliche Belastungen beteiligt sich der Fiskus daran. Es gibt zwei Wege der steuerlichen Entlastung:Entweder setzen Sie je nach Grad der Behinderung (GdB) für Ihre typischen behinderungsbedingten Kosten einen Behinderten-Pauschbetrag an und machen zusätzlich atypische behinderungsbedingte Kosten geltend.Oder Sie ... Read more

    9,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus