Ableist Rhetoric: How We Know, Value, and See Disability - Hardcover

by James L. Cherney (Author)

Examines the rhetorical practices that generate and sustain discrimination against disabled people. Demonstrates how ableist values, knowledge, and ways of seeing pervade Western culture and influence social institutions such as law, sport, and religion.

Author Biography

James L. Cherney is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno.