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

Foreword by: Steven Taylor