Constructions of Disability
Subtitle: Researching Inclusion in Community Leisure
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9780203299517
Subjects: Sociology of disability; People with disabilities; Great Britain; Social participation; Discrimination against people with disabilities; Social interaction
Description: This innovative book discusses the meaning of 'inclusion' through the exploration of the interactions between disabled and non-disabled people at a community leisure centre and offers a wide range of practical suggestions for the future development.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Researching the interface: theories on the construction of disability; Greenways Leisure Centre: issues, identities and impairment factors; Being a researcher; Being a consultant; Being a member of staff; Being a friend; Being a woman; Being white; Being a body; Being a disabled person; Being an oppressor; Being an activist; Conclusions; References; Index.