Disability: A Diversity Model Approach in Human Service Practice

Disability: A Diversity Model Approach in Human Service Practice by Mackelprang, Romel. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780190656409.

Disability is a tool for human service practitioners to use in understanding disability from an empowerment/social model perspective. The text addresses policy, theory, description, and practice from a strengths-based viewpoint, stressing disability as a difference rather than as dysfunction. The book establishes the historical and societal context in which those with disabilities are marginalized, discusses the major groupings of disabilities, and offers a model for assessment and practice.