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“Disability and Inequality provides an often overlooked analysis of disability in a developing nation. … Gayle-Geddes gives a thorough theoretical picture and supplements this with quantitative data from censuses and research, along with her own qualitative research to provide a clear picture of what it is like to be disabled in Jamaica. Furthermore, she does this in a way that is accessible and easy to read. I highly recommend this book to all of those interested in disability.” (Claire Meadows-Haworth, Disability Society, October, 2016)
“Disability and Inequality: Socioeconomic Imperatives and Public Policy in Jamaica is the seminal book that examines disability as a development phenomenon in the Caribbean. … this book is of critical importance to international audiences, including policy analysts, policymakers, health care professionals, educators, disability advocates, and disabled persons. … This book is the first in the Caribbean to analyze both quantitative and qualitative data as it looks at the environmental, physical, and social impacts of a disabling society.” (Jacqui Getfield, Canadian Journal of Disability and Inequality, cjds.uwaterloo.ca, Vol. 5 (2), 2016)
"Disability and Inequality is a wonderful effort to improve the repository of knowledge on persons with disabilities, a vulnerable community in Jamaica and the broader Caribbean. The research contained in the book can only redound to the improvement of the development agenda of persons with disabilities in the region, and the current mobilization within the region to improve the policy and legislative environment for persons with disabilities makes Gayle-Geddes' book a timely one. I strongly and unequivocally endorse this book and commend it to readers." - Floyd Morris, President of the Jamaican Senate, and Coordinator/Head of the University of the West Indies Centre for Disability Studies, Jamaica
"Disability and Inequality is a welcome addition to literature about sustainable development and people with disabilities in the Caribbean region. Gayle-Geddes illustrates sociocultural, educational and employment evidences from Jamaica as the basis of inequality between the populations with and without disabilities. She argues that sustainable development is transnational with long-term multidisciplinary implications for the Caribbean." -Katherine D. Seelman, Associate Dean and Professor of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, USA"Disability and Inequality provides a way forward for social inclusion and mainstreaming persons with disabilities in the very complex policy environment This is a much needed guide for the evolving programs in the Caribbean and for advocates dedicated to improving conditions for persons with disabilities." -Innette Cambridge, Coordinator of the Social Policy Program and Disability Studies Unit, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
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Book Title: Disability and Inequality
Book Subtitle: Socioeconomic Imperatives and Public Policy in Jamaica
Authors: Annicia Gayle-Geddes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137449269
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-44925-2Published: 08 January 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-68636-0Published: 31 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-44926-9Published: 30 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 283
Topics: Medical Sociology, Sociology, general, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Politics of the Welfare State, Development Aid, Area Studies