Author: Gwynnyth Llewellyn

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-02-18

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9780470660409

The first international, cross-disciplinary book to explore and understand the lives of parents with intellectual disabilities, their children, and the systems and services they encounter Presents a unique, pan-disciplinary overview of this growing field of study Offers a human rights approach to disability and family life Informed by the newly adopted UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) Provides comprehensive research-based knowledge from leading figures in the field of intellectual disability