Creators: John Swain, Sally French
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 1249449

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 216
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.7 x 0.7

ISBN: 1412919878
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.4
EAN: 9781412919876
ASIN: 1412919878

Publication Date: April 14, 2008
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Product Description
Disability on Equal Terms presents an authoritative collection of writings that examine and challenge traditional notions of disability. Edited and written by leading experts in the field, the book offers a multidisciplinary approach to disability studies, incorporating perspectives from a wide range of health and social care services, as well as a distinct and unique emphasis on the personal testimonies of disabled people themselves.

The book is divided into three discrete sections, each of which is prefaced by an editorial introduction which brings together the key themes and issues under discussion. Each section:

Examines the dominant assumptions about disability and impairment and their historical and cultural contexts within western society
Documents the challenges to such presumptions generated by disabled people themselves
Explores the implications of such challenges for professional policy and practice

This ground-breaking book is essential reading for those studying disability studies, social work, nursing, and allied health and social care at all levels. It is also a thought-provoking and inspiring read for disabled people and activists, professionals, and policy makers.