This paper critically examines new policies currently being implemented in England aimed
at increasing the choice and control that disabled and older people can exercise over the …

2.1 Background The World Health Organisation estimates that 15% of the world's population
live with a disability and that this number will continue to grow into the future, but with the …

In this absorbing text by a leading writer and respected activist, theory, policy, historical
background and personal experience are combined to give readers a rich and illuminating …

Having gone through 30 years of development, the new edition of this highly-regarded
classic is the most trusted companion for understanding and promoting the potential for …

Disabled people experience profound discrimination and social disadvantage, but this has
not generated substantial interest among mainstream sociologists. Barnes, Mercer and …

* What is the relevance of feminist ideas for understanding women's experiences of
disability?* How can the social model of disability be developed theoretically?* What are the …

This chapter examines the origins of the social model. It addresses the various debates that
have emerged since the late 1990s and argue that, without the social model of disability …

This book critically compares conflicting perspectives and overlapping themes within the
study of disability and illness across recent decades. With fresh interpretation of traditional …

It is now more than a decade since Mike Oliver used the term 'emancipatory'disability
research to refer to what for many seemed like a radical new approach to researching …

Description: Second Edition.| New York: Routledge, 2020.| Series: Routledge international
handbooks| Revised edition of Routledge handbook of disability studies, 2012.| Includes …