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The social model of disability: Europe and the majority world
- Editors:
- BARNES Colin, MERCER Geof, eds.
- Publisher:
- Disability Press
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 218p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Over the last three decades disability activists and writers have advocated the social model of disability as a comprehensive critique of orthodox academic and administrative approaches to the understanding and development of social policy for disabled people. This book contains thirteen chapters on the application of social model inspired thinking outside Britain. Contributors include academics, activists and practitioners. They raise several important issues and concerns central to theorising and applying social model insights to 'developed' and majority world countries. Examples include emerging debates within the European Union, including transport, law and citizenship, with case studies of France, Sweden and Disabled Peoples' International. Focus on the majority world covers human rights and development strategies, user led initiatives and community based rehabilitation with case studies of Bangladesh and Egypt.
Disability policy and practice: applying the social model
- Editors:
- BARNES Colin, MERCER Geof, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Disability Press
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 216p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This book contains thirteen chapters on the application of social model inspired thinking to social policy in Britain. The contributors raise a range of important issues and concerns central to theorising and researching disability policy and practice spanning employment, housing, higher education with examples from England, Scotland, and Wales, social ‘care’, independent living and leisure and social relations. Together they provide ample evidence of the continuing relevance of debates emanating from the social model of disability within disability studies and related disciplines. This book will be of particular interest to academics, researchers, professionals, disabled people and lay audiences with an interest in disability issues and the on going struggle for a more equitable and just society.