Disability : the basics / Tom Shakespeare.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, Tom, 1966- author.

Series:

Basics (Routledge (Firm))

The basics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--Social conditions.

People with disabilities--Great Britain--Social conditions.

Sociology of disability.

People with disabilities.

Social conditions.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

ix, 185 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Summary:

Disability: The Basics is an engaging and accessible introduction to disability which explores the broad historical, social, environmental, economic and legal factors which affect the experiences of those living with an impairment or illness in contemporary society. The book explores key introductory topics including: The diversity of the disability experience; Disability rights and advocacy; Ways in which disabled people have been treated throughout history and in different parts of the world; The daily realities of living with an impairment or illness; Health, education, employment and other services that exist to support and include disabled people; Ethical issues at the beginning and end of life. Disability: The Basics aims to provide readers with an understanding of the lived experiences of disabled people and highlight the continuing gaps and barriers in social responses to the challenge of disability. This book is suitable for lay people, students of disability studies as well as students taking a disability module as part of a wider course within social work, health care, sociology, nursing, policy and media studies. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Understanding disability 1

2 Disability across time and place 24

3 A life worth living 45

4 Disabling barriers 68

5 Health and social care 88

6 Education for all 106

7 A matter of life and death 121

8 Advocacy and resistance 144.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138651388

1138651389

9781138651395

1138651397

OCLC:

989519725