Growing numbers of human beings live with profound and multiple learning difficulties and disabilities. Exploring the moral, social and political implications of this trend, Valuing Profoundly Disabled People addresses questions that are high on policy and practice agendas in numerous regions around the world, including the UK and the EU, the USA, and Australasia.

In this important work Vorhaus examines fundamental moral and social questions about profound disability, and each chapter combines a comprehensive review of existing literature with thought-provoking and original...

Spontaneity is a core difficulty for the majority of autistic people, regardless of their cognitive or linguistic abilities, and developing communicative skills is crucial if they want to gain greater control over their environment, increased independence, and access to a higher quality of life. This book examines the impact the interactive style of neurotypical individuals may have on the spontaneous communication of children with autism. Organised into three distinctive parts, chapters present the importance of AISI (Adult Interactive Style Interventions), exploring richly detailed case...

The global trend in educational participation has brought with it a cross-national consequence: the expansion of students with "special needs" (SEN) placed in special education and the growth of "low achieving" students diverted to vocational tracks. This book explores the global expansion of special and vocational education as a highly variable event, not only across nations of considerable economic, political and cultural difference, but between nations with evident similarities as well. The Global Convergence of Vocational and Special Education analyzes how the concept of secular...