Inclusion, Disability and Culture: An Ethnographic Perspective Traversing Abilities and Challenges

1. Disability and Inclusion: Current Challenges; Santoshi Halder, Lori Assaf and Mary Keeffe. Section 1: Deconstructing Disability Identities.- 2. Disability, Culture, and Identity in India and USA; Christopher J. Johnstone, Sandhya Limaye and Misa Kayama.- 3. Disability: A Result of Cultural Ostracism; Samidha Sikha.- 4. Perseverance Pays: From Impairment to Disability; Satendra Singh.- 5. "Not everybody can take trips like this": A Paralympian's Perspective on Educating about Disability Around the world; Anjali J. Forber-Pratt.- 6. When Gucci Make Hearing Aids, I'll Be Deaf: Sensory Impairment in Later Life and a Need to Define it According to  Identity; Simon Hayhoe.- 7. Looking Back Over My Shoulder: Through The Disability's Mirror; Bernardo Carlos de Oliveira.- 8. When Stigma Resonates Inside - How A Misleading Perspective on Impairment Interferes in the Way People with Disabilities Perceive Themselves; Flavia Mayer.- 9. There Is No "Dis" In Our Abilities: Acknowledging the Experience of the Differently-Abled Community; Caroline Muster.- Section 2: Exploring the Complexities of Communication with Differently Abled Persons.- 10. Communication with Persons with Disabilities vs. Communication with Differently Abled Persons; Ivana Bilic.- 11. Empathic Communication: Bridging Differences in a Global Context; Erna Alant, Beth Lewis Samuelson and Lindsey Ogle.- 12. Severe Communication Disabilities in South Africa: Challenges and Enablers; Shakila Dada, Harsha Kathard, Kerstin Tönsing and Michal Harty.- 13. Enriched Audio Description: Working towards an inclusive museum Experience; Alison F. Eardley, Louise Fryer, Rachel Hutchinson, Matthew Cock, Peter Ride and Joselia Neves.- Section 3: Inclusive Policies, Practices and Interventions.- 14. Inclusive Practices in Mainstream Schools: An Australian Perspective; Poulomee Datta, Christine Grima-Farrell and Mitchell Graeme Coates.- 15. Gifted and Talented Students: A Review of the Concept from Indian Experience; Partha Pratim Roy.- 16. Sociocultural Construction of Disability in Sri Lanka: Challenges towards Charity Perspective to Rights-based Approach; Chandani Liyanage.- 17. More than a Ramp: Accessibility as Interpreted by Modernist Architecture in Latin America; Norma Isa Figueroa.- 18. Individualized approach for inclusion of children with diverse behavioural needs; Santoshi Halder.- 19. Employment and Autism: Personal, Social and Economic Impact; Darren Hedley, Mirko Uljarevic, and David F. E. Hedley.- 20. Legislation, case law and current issues in inclusion for the United States, Australia and India; Mary Keeffe and Rittika Ghosh.- Section 4: Insights from Caregivers.- 21. Meeting the Needs of Children with Complex Academic, Mental Health, and Health Needs: Lessons Learned from Families and Teachers; Elizabeth Anderson.- 22. Great Expectations for the Modern Day Dispossessed - An Individual's Journey of Changes in Beliefs and Attitudes; Natalya Panteleyeva.- 23. Growing With 'Zico' and Autism: A Parents' Perspective; Lily Chakraborty.- 24. Concluding Chapter: Global Diversity and Inclusion: Critical reflections and Future Directions; Santoshi Halder and Lori Assaf.