Understanding disability
Subtitle: from theory to practice
By: Michael Oliver.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9780230220287
Subjects: Sociology of disability; People with disabilities -- Social conditions; People with disabilities -- Civil rights
Description: "In this long awaited new edition Oliver draws on his own experiences to paint a vivid picture of both the practical challenges of disablement and the theoretical understandings of disability. This approachable text is core reading for social work, nursing, health and social care and social science students taking modules in disability"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction PART I: EXPERIENCING AND CHALLENGING A CHANGING WORLDFrom Personal Struggle to Political Understanding and Back AgainMobility Impairment in a Social Context The Social Model: History, Critique and Response Unmet Promises of Disability Law and PolicySpecial Education into the Twenty First Century PART II: THEORISING AND CHANGING A DISABLING WORLDDisability and Normalisation: A CritiqueThe Relevance of Emancipatory Research for Policy Development Disabling or Enabling Welfare: What Next for Disabled People Disability Politics and the Disability Movement in Britain Diasablement into the Twenty First Century Personalising the Political and Politicising the Personal .