Bringing together accounts of how intellectual disability was viewed, managed and experienced in countries across the globe, the book examines the origins and nature of contemporary attitudes, policy and practice and sheds light on the challenges of implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCPRD).

Contributions by: Philip Ferguson, Yueh-Ching Chou, Carol Hamilton, Gudrun Stefansdottir, Agnes Turnpenny, Phyllis King Shui Wong, Danae Karydaki, Auberon Odoom, Jane Abraham, Iva Strnadova, Monika Muzakova, Tobias Buchner, Oliver Koenig, Gertraud Kremsner, Lee-Ann Monk