Dominant cultural narratives of disability and rehabilitation tend to emphasize a unilateral
perspective on need, dependency, and giving. Yet, making a contribution and participating …

This book focuses explicitly on therapeutic techniques developed from a social model
approach to disability and learning to live with difference. It describes theories, activities and …

This article reports results from a qualitative study in the UK of people with aphasia who
have been involved in volunteering. The study describes their experiences; explores, from …

While most clinicians and researchers in the field of speech-language pathology would
agree that the positive relationships between clinicians and their clients can be central to …

Purpose. People with communication impairments may face barriers to civic participation,
with resulting marginalisation of individuals who wish to be actively involved. The …

Background Working-age adults with aphasia experience difficulties in social participation,
specifically fulfilling social roles and reintegrating into communities. Literature regarding …

Our approach–empowerment through care–emerges from dialogue between social model
understandings of empowerment and ethic of care based understandings of care. Whilst …

This article focuses on collaborative research traversing disability, activism and the academy
to improve understanding of service-user involvement and identity. The project was …

The opportunity to communicate–impart to another person or persons opinions, ideas,
thoughts, feelings and emotions–plays a central part in social life and the defining of a …

These statements remind us of the central importance of language both in having a voice
and gaining access to social and political debate. The experience of living with language …