DISABLED BY SOCIETY (W/CD) (hb)2012

Comprising three parts, this book is rich in diversity, in contents and style The first section ‘Coping with disability’ consists of ten short articles published in newspapers that discuss disability and divine justice, majoritarian dictatorship, medical professionals, gender, information access barriers, the privileged, differences, designer babies and rights of the disabled Part 2 comprises four research papers on people with disabilities and the electoral process, gender divide, university education and the UN Convention Part 3 titled ‘On a different note’, is the most powerful piece of writing on the subject on account of its personal style that brings the reader face to face with the reality of a person living with a disability There is a general lack of understanding of disability issues in Pakistan This path breaking book should be a new and profound experience for those who read it and Disabled by Society should go a long way towards changing public perception of people with disabilities and their place in society Author: Zahid Abdullah,