Beyond disability : towards an enabling society / edited by Gerald Hales.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hales, Gerald.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--Services for--Great Britain.

People with disabilities.

People with disabilities--Services for.

Great Britain.

People with disabilities--Great Britain.

Sociology of disability--Great Britain.

Sociology of disability.

Physical Description:

viii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications in association with The Open University, 1996.

Summary:

This important new text draws together a wealth of experience to present theoretical and practical insights into the way society intervenes in the lives of disabled people. It also considers how resources could be used in ways that are more helpful and supportive.

Stressing the social contexts within which disabilities become apparent, the authors highlight two key points: disabled people only have practical difficulties in the area of life affected by their disability - in other respects they are no different from anyone else; the disabled are handicapped not by the parameters of their disability, but by the demands and attitudes of society.

This collection demonstrates that society's interventions do not always achieve the aim of helping and supporting, but can sometimes be counter-productive, and can even demean and diminish individuals. The contributors make suggestions for improving services. They examine the position of people with various types of disability, explore both sides of the 'care' and 'counselling' equations, and discuss training, legislation and aspects of management and attitudes among professionals.

Beyond Disability has been developed as a Course Reader for the Open University course The Disabling Society (K255). It will be valuable and informative for individuals with disabilities and an ideal text for carers, health professionals, trainers, workers in local government and voluntary associations dealing with issues concerning disabilities.

Contents:

1 Aspects of intervention: consultation, care, help and support / Ann Macfarlane 6

2 Key issues in support / Collette Welch 19

Section 2 The practicalities

3 Mobility impairment / Sue Napolitano 30

4 Visual impairment and disability / Colin Barnes 36

5 A hearing difficulty as impairment / Mairian Corker 45

6 Learning difficulties / Sheila Ford 57

Section 3 How does it feel?

7 The experience of care / Sian Vasey 82

8 Disabled people and the equal opportunities movement / Bernard Leach 88

9 The experience of counselling / Sallie Withers 96

10 Being a counsellor / Ray Woolfe 105

Section 4 Making it work

11 Simulation exercises in disability awareness training: a critique / Sally French 114

12 Disability and legislation: rights and equality / Ken Davis 124

13 Legislation: a practical example - young people and education / Deborah Cooper 134

14 Working choices / Brenda Smith 145

15 The attitudes of health professionals towards disabled people / Sally French 151

Section 5 The way forward

16 Four camels of disability / Dick Leaman 164

17 Developing new services / Vic Finkelstein, Ossie Stuart 170.

Notes:

Bibliography: pages [188]-195.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0803979568

OCLC:

34424106