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Author:   John Swain ,  Sally French ,  Colin Barnes ,  Carol Thomas
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9780761942641

ISBN 10:   0761942645
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   09 March 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781446258989
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction PART ONE: PERSPECTIVES OF DISABILITY AND IMPAIRMENT If I Had a Hammer - Mike Oliver The Social Model in Action Representing Disability - Vic Finkelstein Disability and Impairment - Carol Thomas Disability, Disability Studies and the Academy - Colin Barnes Whose Tragedy? Towards a Personal Non-Tragedy View of Disability - Sally French and John Swain Dependence, Independence and Normality - Colin Goble Reflections on Doing Emancipatory Disability Research - Colin Barnes International Perspectives on Disability - John Swain PART TWO: IN OUR OWN IMAGE Disability and the Body - Bill Hughes Women and Disability - Alison Sheldon Men and Disability - Steve Robertson 'Can You See the Rainbow?' The Roots of Denial - Sally French Impairment, Difference and 'Identity' - Mairian Scott-Hill Generating Debates - Mark Priestley Why We Need a Life-Course Approach to Disability Issues The Changing Face of Representation of Disability in the Media - Paul Anthony Darke Disability Culture - Sian Vasey The Story so Far 'Race', Disability and Oppression - Martin Banton and Gurnam Singh Who Is Disabled? Exploring the Scope of the Social Model of Disability - Dan Goodley Disabled People, Disability and Sexuality - Selina Bonnie PART THREE: CONTROLLING LIFESTYLES Righting the Picture - Michele Wates Disability and Family Life Disability and Childhood - John M Davis Deconstructing the Stereotypes Housing and Independent Living - John Stewart Changing Technology - Alison Sheldon Communication Barriers - Carole Pound and Alan Hewitt Building Access and Identity Controlling Inclusion in Education - Sally French and John Swain Young Disabled People's Perspectives User-Led Organizations - Geoffrey Mercer Facilitating Independent Living Leisure and Disabled People - Liz Carr Disability and Ageing - Ann MacFarlane Employment Barriers and Inclusive Futures? - Alan Roulstone PART FOUR: IN CHARGE OF SUPPORT AND HEALTH The Crafting of Good Clients - Ken Davis Modernizing Services? - Vic Finkelstein Disabled Health and Caring Professionals - Sally French The Experience of Visually Impaired Physiotherapists Direct Payments - Frances Hasler Disability, Care and Controlling Services - Frances Hasler Counselling and Disabled People - Donna Reeve Help or Hindrance? A Critique of Professional Support and Intervention - Paul Abberley Treatment at the Hands of Professionals - Peter Beresford Diagnosis and Assessment in the Lives of Disabled People - Maureen Gillman Creating Potentials/Limiting Possibilities? Tragedy Strikes Again! Why Community Care Still Poses a Problem for Integrated Living - Mark Priestley The Global Economy of 'Care' - Chris Holden PART FIVE: CREATING A SOCIETY FIT FOR ALL Disability and Social Exclusion in the Information Society - Bob Sapey From Universal to Inclusive Design in the Built Environment - Rob Imrie The Disablity Movement - Len Barton Some Observations Genetics, Disability and Bioethics - Helen Caplan Legislation and Human Rights - Rachel Hurst

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'This book would be a valuable resource to students of disability studies and to health and social care staff and other professionals who work with disabled people'- Disability and Rehabilitation

′This book would be a valuable resource to students of disability studies and to health and social care staff and other professionals who work with disabled people′- Disability and Rehabilitation

Author Information

John Swain is Professor of Disability and Inclusion at Northumbria University. Sally French is an associate lecturer at the Open University. Colin Barnes is a Professor of Disability Studies at the Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds. Carol Thomas is a Professor of Sociology at Lancaster University.

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