Disability through the life course / Tamar Heller, Sarah Parker Harris.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction, background, and history / Sarah Parker Harris, Tamar Heller, and Abigail Schindler -- Ch. 2. Current issues, controversies, and solutions / Sarah Parker Harris [and others] -- Ch. 3. Chronology of critical events -- Robert Gould, Tamar Heller, and Sarah Parker Harris -- Ch. 4. Biographies of key contributors in the field / Tamar Heller, Sarah Parker Harris, and Jeannie Zwick -- Ch. 5. Annotated data, statistics, tables, and graphs / Robert Gould, Tama Heller, and Sarah Parker Harris -- Ch. 6. Annotated list of organizations and associations / Tamar Heller, Sarah Parker Harris, and Jeannie Zwick -- Ch. 7. Selected print and electronic resources / Tamar Heller, Sarah Parker Harris, and Jeannie Zwick.

Addresses disability across the life course through delineation of various age phases and key cross-cutting, lifelong issues that impact the lives of people with disabilities. The authors discuss disability considerations, challenges, and supports at six life stages: birthrights and early childhood; childhood; youth; adulthood; aging; and death and dying. They also include transition periods, which can often be particularly challenging to individuals with disabilities and their families. The key cross-cutting issues that the authors highlight are: family; health; policy, legislation, and service; and self-determination and participation.