Gender and Disability - by Lina Abu-Habib (Paperback)

About the Book

This book examines the situation of women with various types of disability, in the Middle Eastern context. It provides a general overview of gender and disability and includes several case studies from the Lebanon, Yemen, and the occupied Palestinian Territories.

Book Synopsis

This book examines the situation of women with various types of disability, in the Middle Eastern context. It provides a general overview of gender and disability and includes several case studies from the Lebanon, Yemen, and the occupied Palestinian Territories.

Review Quotes

This book is extremely important - there is a paucity of available information reflecting the issues and dilemmas as defined and explained by people with disabilities in the Middle East. It is refreshing and pioneering in that it starts from the perspective of disabled people themselves, and women at that. It is a publication at the cutting edge, clearly presented and readable. It has a good list of resources, useful for practitioners. It will enhance knowledge of gender and disability in the Middle East, and identifies some strategies which need to be put in place if the concerns and aspirations of women with disabilities in the region are truly to be addressed. Appropriate Technology, September 1998.