Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - History
Chapter 2 - Models of Disability
Chapter 3 - Attitudes and Ableism
Chapter 4 - Disability Culture
Chapter 5 - Disability Language
Chapter 6 - Disability Identity Development
Chapter 7 - Cultural Competence
Chapter 8 - Providing Culturally Competent Testing and Assessment
Chapter 9 - Providing Culturally Competent Intervention
Chapter 10 - Conducting Culturally Competent Disability Research

References
Index

About the Author

Erin E. Andrews is a licensed psychologist in Austin, TX. She is board certified in rehabilitation psychology. Dr. Andrews is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Dell Medical School. She has been a psychologist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for over a decade. Her primary areas of clinical and research interest are disability culture, identity, and inclusion. She is a co-founder of
the Disabled Parenting Project (DPP), a resource for support and information for parents and prospective parents with a wide range of disabilities as well as professional tools related to disability and parenthood.

Reviews

"This expansive and clearly presented coverage of disability from the perspective of diversity is a gift to all researchers and clinicians. Written by a consumer-professional with extensive experience in disability advocacy, clinical practice, and academia, it offers a compendium of new insights that could redirect research so it aligns with the real needs of disabled people."

-Margaret A. Nosek, PhD, Executive Director, Center for Research on Women with Disabilities; Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine
"This important and timely work provides a comprehensive analysis and synthesis of current knowledge about disability as a dimension of diversity. It should be required reading for rehabilitation and health professionals toward culturally competent services for persons with disabilities. Andrews should be commended for this astounding accomplishment."

-Fong Chan, PhD, Norman L. and Barbara M. Berven Professor of Rehabilitation Psychology (Emeritus), Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Andrews provides an illuminating foundation for disability cultural competence by reviewing key historical, theoretical, and empirical disability studies knowledge in impressive topical breadth and critical depth. This is what disabled people want professionals to know in order to change the dynamics of disempowerment often experienced in service settings."

-Carol J. Gill, PhD, Professor Emerita, Department of Disability & Human Development, Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Disability Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago