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

ISBN 10: 0803988249 / ISBN 13: 9780803988248

Editore: SAGE Publications Ltd, 1993

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Riassunto:

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

Informazioni sugli autori: John Swain is Professor of Disability and Inclusion at Northumbria University.

Sally French is an associate lecturer at the Open University.

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Titolo: Disabling Barriers - Enabling Environments (...
Casa editrice: SAGE Publications Ltd
Data di pubblicazione: 1993
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket