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Independent Living and Self-Help in 2003: A Global Snapshot of a Social Change Movement
(publications@wid.org)
IDEAS project, World Institute on Disability
(2004),
Cost: USD $30.13
Cost (California residents): USD $32.61
Cost (International orders): USD $34.96 by international surface (allow 4-6 weeks), $39.25 by international air. Sliding scale is available for developing countries.
WID's 131 page report features articles and research on how disability groups are using independent living principles to improve their living conditions in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Also included is the International Independent Living Timeline spanning 1755 to 2003, and a selected international bibliography.
The International Independent Living Timeline is an indispensable research tool that helps track:
- precursors or prerequisites to an independent living movement in various countries, and
- the influence of external political events and international and regional collaboration.
IDEAS project staff have recently updated the timeline, which is printed in this volume.
The entire volume features original papers, as well as reprinted papers from the IDEAS online magazine (www.disabilityworld.org) and other journals. In addition to regional reports, countries featured include Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Mozambique, South Africa and the U.S.