Disabling Barriers - Enabling Environments (Published in association with The Open University)

ISBN 10: 0803988257 / ISBN 13: 9780803988255

Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Disabling Barriers - Enabling Environments (Published in association with The Open University)
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803988257
• ISBN 13: 9780803988255
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The major theme of this accessible and engaging text is that `disability′ is caused by the way society is organized. The contributors demonstrate the many ways in which disabled people have taken the initiative in reshaping both the meaning of disability and the services and support available to them. The notion that disability is either a medical condition or a `personal tragedy′ is strongly challenged, and the marginalized position of black disabled people and disabled women is also addressed. Focusing on the barriers which disabled people encounter in education, housing, leisure and employment, this book critically reviews professional practice and describes alternative models of support which give disabled people control over their own

About the Authors

John Swain is Professor of Disability and Inclusion at Northumbria University.

Sally French is an associate lecturer at the Open University.