The first international, cross-disciplinary book to explore and understand the lives of parents with intellectual disabilities, their children, and the systems and services they encounter

• Presents a unique, pan-disciplinary overview of this growing field of study
• Offers a human rights approach to disability and family life
• Informed by the newly adopted UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006)
• Provides comprehensive research-based knowledge from leading figures in the field of intellectual disability

The first international, cross-disciplinary book to explore and understand the lives of parents with intellectual disabilities, their children, and the systems and services they encounter

• Presents a unique, pan-disciplinary overview of this growing field of study
• Offers a human rights approach to disability and family life
• Informed by the newly adopted UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006)
• Provides comprehensive research-based knowledge from leading figures in the field of intellectual disability