Title: Disability on equal terms /
Authors: Swain, John, 1948-; French, Sally
Publisher: SAGE,
Year: 2008
Subjects: People with disabilities; People with disabilities Services for; Social work with people with disabilities; Disabled Persons
Abstract: This collection of essays offers a multidisciplinary approach to disability studies, incorporating perspectives from a wide range of health and social care services, as well as a distinct emphasis on the views, experiences, work and personal testimonies of disabled people themselves.
Contents: There but for fortune / Sally French and John Swain -- Disability, genetics and eugenics / Tom Shakespeare -- Disabled in images and language / Margaret Taylor -- Institutional abuse / Colin Goble -- The narratives of disabled survivors of childhood sexual abuse / Martina Higgins -- Affirming identity / John Swain and Sally French -- Choices, rights and cabaret : disability arts and collective identity / Allan Sutherland -- The art of affirming identity / Toby Brandon and Alice Elliott -- An exploration of the quality of life of adults with haemophilia / Karen Beeton -- Disabled peoples' testimonies / Jasvinder, Arlene, Geoff and Alice -- On equal terms / Sally French and John Swain -- In practice from the viewpoint of an occupational therapist / Elaine Ballantyne and Andrew Muir -- In practice from the viewpoint of a physiotherapist / Anna-Stina with Sally French and John Swain -- Communication disability : exploring new personal and professional narratives / Carole Pound -- In practice from the viewpoint of a disabled nurse / Rachael Spain -- In practice from the viewpoint of a social worker / Maureen Gillman -- In practice from the viewpoint of disable people / Clare Evans.