Disability, the Family, and Society: Listening to Mothers (Disability, Human Rights, and Society)

Rating:
Summary: Accessible, Informative and a Compulsive Read.
Review: Read writes with a fluid style and clear structure which mean that "Disability, the Family and Society: Listening to Mothers" not only contributes to the academic body, but can also be appreciated by those outside the field. As a lay person, I found it not only accessible but fascinating. It is refreshing to think that disabled people and their families who are not academics can benefit from reading research which is often written about them, but not always for them. The accessibility of the style, however, does not come at the expense content. I found the case studies powerful. They were sensitively treated and worked well within the main body of the text. The testimonies clearly located the experiences of the mothers as the backbone of the book, from which Read introduces information about the sectors the mothers deal with in their negotiations between their child and the society in which they live. This is informative and a compulsive read. I recommend it highly.

Rating:
Summary: Accessible, Informative and a Compulsive Read.
Review: Read writes with a fluid style and clear structure which mean that "Disability, the Family and Society: Listening to Mothers" not only contributes to the academic body, but can also be appreciated by those outside the field. As a lay person, I found it not only accessible but fascinating. It is refreshing to think that disabled people and their families who are not academics can benefit from reading research which is often written about them, but not always for them. The accessibility of the style, however, does not come at the expense content. I found the case studies powerful. They were sensitively treated and worked well within the main body of the text. The testimonies clearly located the experiences of the mothers as the backbone of the book, from which Read introduces information about the sectors the mothers deal with in their negotiations between their child and the society in which they live. This is informative and a compulsive read. I recommend it highly.