The onslaught of neoliberalism, austerity measures and cuts, impact of climate change,
protracted conflicts and ongoing refugee crisis, rise of far right and populist movements have …

This book explores the diverse ways in which disability activism and advocacy are
experienced and practised by people with disabilities and their allies. Contributors to the …

This comprehensive ground-breaking southern African-centred collection spans the breadth
of disability research and practice. Reputable and emerging scholars, together with disability …

In Volume 22 Number 7 of Disability & Society Neil Crowther of the recently formed Equality
and Human Rights Commission provided his interpretation of the current situation of …

In an era of scarce social resources the question of the changing social policy constructions
and responses to disabled people has become increasingly important. Paradoxically, some …

The social model of disability has been a useful tool to shift the focus of disability as
individual deficit to disability as a social construction in an oppressive society. However, a …

Political struggles for the rights of disabled people have an auspicious history in Canada as
they do elsewhere. These struggles form part of the earliest political history of the country …

The situation of disabled people provides a microcosm of the whole development debate
and process. Disabled people are oppressed and marginalised in every country of the …

Thischapter explores how the philosophy of independent livinghas emerged over the last 30
years and, in turn, has been reflectedin policy fordisabled people. As Morris (2005) explains …

No one can sensibly dispute the enormous achievements of the disability movement over
the last 15 years. The decade between 1995 and 2005 was book-ended by two Disability …