“…Chapters address a wide range of cultural, institutional and personal arenas to explore and contest the boundaries that disabled people seek to move beyond, from cross-border labour movements in Korea to experience of day services in England, from continuing and long-lasting realities of wars in Lebanon, Cambodia and Somalia to the beauty of harmony in Navajo traditions for understanding disability, from collective activism to individual participation in the Olympics. …”

“…"Teaching U.S. History Beyond the Textbook" presents six powerful teaching strategies, each with many sample lessons suitable for grades 5-12, that tap into students' natural curiosity and investigative instincts.Your students will become detectives of the past as they: ghost-hunt in their neighborhoods, researching mysterious buildings, monuments, and other 'haunted' spaces; solve historical crime scenes, or 'cold cases'; analyze primary and secondary sources using fingerprinting techniques; reconstruct 'accidents' that occurred at important intersections in history; prepare arguments as defenders or prosecutors in famous court cases; and, undertake paranormal investigations to communicate with figures from the past…”