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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

  • Blackstone's Guide to the Equality Act 2010

    Edited by John Wadham, David Ruebain, Anthony Robinson, Susie Uppal ...
    Series series Blackstone's Guides
    The Equality Act 2010 was an extremely significant reform of UK discrimination law, consolidating the existing complex mass of statutory provisions into one statute. The Act brought new rights against discrimination and imposed new duties on employers, service providers and public authorities, and also introduced a new socio-economic duty on public authorities to reduce the inequalities of outcome ... Read more

    84,37 €

  • Book 2: Ramps, Stairs, and Entrances

    ADA Made Easy

    by Tony K Boatright ...
    Series Book 2 - ADA Made Easy
    What are your rights and responsibilities in the ADA?The Americans with Disabilities Act Title III addresses the fundamental right of access to goods and services for people with disabilities. This is explained in a common sense style to help business owners understand their responsibilities and consumers with disabilities to know their rights.Ramps maybe the most visible accessibility impact of ... Read more

    Free

  • Justice pour les personnes handicapées

    by Philippe Sanchez ...
    Comment justifier que l’État prélève des taxes et cotisations sur les revenus des valides pour compenser les handicaps des personnes déficientes ? Jusqu’où doit aller la compensation du handicap ? Est-il juste de favoriser les personnes handicapées dans les recrutements en instaurant des quotas de travailleurs handicapés dans les entreprises et les administrations ? Le défaut de vie sexuelle de ... Read more

    13,99 €

  • Studies in Law, Politics, and Society

    Edited by Austin Sarat ...
    Series Book 76 - Studies in Law, Politics, and Society
    Studies in Law, Politics, and Society provides a vehicle for the publication of scholarly articles within the broad parameters of interdisciplinary legal scholarship. In this latest edition of this highly successful research series, chapters examine a diverse range of legal issues and their impact on and intersections with society. This volume features a special section with papers dedicated to ... Read more

    91,26 €

  • Disabled Children and the Law

    Research and Good Practice Second Edition

    by Janet Read, Luke Clements, David Ruebain ...
    Now in its completely updated second edition, this accessible guide provides essential information about how the law can be used to promote good practice and policy development for disabled children and young people.The authors take an anti-discriminatory and inclusive approach that involves parents and children in decision-making and advocacy. They summarise recent research on common needs and ... Read more

    39,95 €

  • Muthi Wami

    by Toki Mohoto ...
    Mvuseni was a boy from a rural area with little education, but lots of experience which were passed onto him through a sacred family tradition of inheriting a gift of a special kind.This was no ordinary gift, title or responsibility to inherit. One could not deny nor avoid it when the time came to manage the responsibilities it came with. You were called to heal and healing you did!Mvuseni, like ... Read more

    6,49 €

  • Navigating Social Security Disability Programs

    A Handbook for Clinicians and Advocates

    by James Randall Noblitt, Pamela Perskin Noblitt ...
    This book responds to a previously unmet need: unlocking the mysteries of Social Security disability programs and providing medical and mental health clinicians, as well as advocates, with the information necessary to act in the best interests of their clients.This text aims to bring clarity to medical and psychological health care providers so they better understand the importance of their role ... Read more

    Was 32,53 € Now 28,19 €

  • The Power of Human Rights: A Comprehensive Guide to Effectively Advocating for Social Change

    by Tiffani Hume ...
    The power of human rights is a remarkable force-- one that can transform lives, shape entire societies, and bring about positive and lasting change. This book introduces you to the concept of human rights and explores how they can be used as a means of social and political empowerment. You will also learn the pitfalls of political agenda for politicians and how that can destroy the mission of ... Read more

    14,99 €

  • El discurso que duele

    Psicoanálisis, discapacidad y exclusión social

    by Eva Sala ...
    Eva Sala parte de un interrogante lógico para analizar los pasos necesarios que permitan transformar la dolorosa realidad de quienes viven bajo el estigma de la "diferencia". A través de conceptos freudianos, la autora explora la psicología de masas, la construcción de los liderazgos y las narrativas políticas que avalan la exclusión.El discurso que duele plantea qué mecanismos clínicos, sociales ... Read more

    5,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Coercive Care

    Rights, Law and Policy

    Edited by Bernadette Mcsherry, Ian Freckelton ...
    Series series Biomedical Law and Ethics Library
    There has been much debate about mental health law reform and mental capacity legislation in recent years with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also having a major impact on thinking about the issue. This edited volume explores the concept of ‘coercive care’ in relation to individuals such as those with severe mental illnesses, those with intellectual and cognitive ... Read more

    64,53 €

  • The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability

    by Dr Shelley Lynn Tremain ...
    The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability is a revolutionary collection encompassing the most innovative and insurgent work in philosophy of disability. Edited and anthologized by disabled philosopher Shelley Lynn Tremain, this book challenges how disability has historically been represented and understood in philosophy: it critically undermines the detrimental assumptions that various ... Read more

    28,29 €

  • Code des pensions civiles et militaires de retraite

    Code intégral (droit français)

    by Various ...
    Découvrez le Code des pensions civiles et militaires de retraite, un ouvrage incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Ce code intégral, soigneusement élaboré, regroupe l'ensemble des dispositions réglementaires et des textes officiels relatifs aux pensions des agents publics et des militaires. Grâce à sa présentation claire et structurée, il facilite la compréhension des enjeux juridiques ... Read more

    79,99 €

  • A Research Agenda for Lived Experience and Disability Policy

    Edited by Jennifer Smith-Merry, Damian Mellifont ...
    Series series Elgar Research Agendas
    Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in each area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This highly informative Research Agenda examines how lived experiences are understood and incorporated in disability policy. It explores various policymaking ... Read more

    26,70 €

  • 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 €

  • Dismantling Barriers and Advancing the Right of Persons with Disabilities to Participate in Cultural Life

    A Socio-Legal Analysis

    by Delia Ferri, Ann Leahy ...
    Series series Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
    The right to participate in cultural life is profoundly rooted in international human rights law, and, with regard to persons with disabilities, it is enunciated in Article 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD or the Convention). This provision requires States Parties to the Convention to ensure accessibility of cultural materials, services and activities, and ... Read more

    Free

  • L'examen neuropsychologique dans le cadre de l'expertise médico-légale

    L'évaluation des séquelles cognitives

    by Thierry Meulemans, Xavier Seron ...
    Outils d'évaluation des séquelles cognitives subies lors d'un accident.Les personnes ayant subi un traumatisme crânien lors d’un accident de la route ou d’un accident du travail peuvent présenter des difficultés cognitives susceptibles, selon leur sévérité, d’hypothéquer la reprise de leurs activités professionnelles et de perturber significativement différents aspects de leur vie quotidienne. ... Read more

    28,99 €

  • Social Security: The New Rules, Essentials & Maximizing Your Social Security, Retirement, Medicare, Pensions & Benefits Explained In One Place

    by Peter Allen ...
    Let's be honest, Social Security can be complicated.Social Security is vital to many people's retirement plans. Yet is so shrouded in uncertainty.There are so many different rules, income limitations, age requirements, cut-offs, and so on that it can drive a person mad.Your choices influence the size of your Social Security checks and making mistakes could accidentally shrink them.Understanding ... Read more

    2,99 €

  • Spaces of Care

    Edited by Loraine Gelsthorpe, Dr Perveez Mody, Brian Sloan ...
    The collection examines the ways in which the emerging interdisciplinary study of care provokes a reassessment of the connections and disjuncture between care and governance, ethics, and public, personal and professional identities.Evolving from a project coordinated by the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group, Spaces of Care brings together leading international scholars to articulate what we may consider ... Read more

    45,89 €

  • The Beyond26 Story

    by Dirk Bakhuyzen ...
    How Community Based Employment for Individuals with Disabilities Changes Lives.The Bakhuyzen family is introduced to the world of disability by their adopted son, Will. Join their journey, from adopting a special needs boy from Hong Kong to beginning a faith-based nonprofit that finds employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Through inspiring stories, Dirk Bakhuyzen shows how ... Read more

    15,15 €

  • Social Security Disability Revealed: Why it's so hard to access benefits and what you can do about it

    by Spencer Bishins ...
    A former Social Security Administration (SSA) disability decision writer goes behind the scenes to show you why it's so difficult to win a Social Security Disability case. Working as an Attorney Advisor for over 10 years, the author drafted and reviewed thousands of disability decisions. During this time, he learned why the system is stacked against the claimant throughout the process. After he ... Read more

    8,49 €

  • Death, Disability, and the Superhero

    The Silver Age and Beyond

    by José Alaniz ...
    The Thing. Daredevil. Captain Marvel. The Human Fly. Drawing on DC and Marvel comics from the 1950s to the 1990s and marshaling insights from three burgeoning fields of inquiry in the humanities—disability studies, death and dying studies, and comics studies—José Alaniz seeks to redefine the contemporary understanding of the superhero. Beginning in the Silver Age, the genre increasingly challenged ... Read more

    19,28 €

  • Win Your Social Security Disability Case

    Advance Your SSD Claim and Receive the Benefits You Deserve

    by Benjamin Berkley ...
    Win Your Social Security Disability Case provides step-by-step information to successfully obtain and keep receiving Social Security Disability benefits. All the necessary forms and sample letters required to appeal an unfavorable decision will be provided, along with over 30 medical questionnaires that will assist the treating doctor to establish that his or her patient is disabled.Topics to be ... Read more

    16,10 €

  • Collective Action and Civil Society

    Disability Advocacy in EU Decision-Making

    by Claudia Harris Coveney ...
    Series series Emerald Points
    Disabled people have played a key role in reshaping EU governance, leveraging times of reform to enhance their societal and legislative standing. In Collective Action and Civil Society: Disability Advocacy in EU Decision-Making, author Claudia Harris Coveney spotlights the European Disabled People’s Movement (EDPM), examining its pivotal role and collective action within EU governance.Diving into ... Read more

    45,25 €