Beyond Disability - Towards an Enabling Society (Paperback)

An important new text, Beyond Disability draws together a wealth of experience to present theoretical and practical insights into the way in which society intervenes in the lives of disabled people, and considers how resources could be used to be more supportive and helpful. The contributors stress the social contexts within which disabilities become apparent, highlighting that disabled people: only have practical difficulties in the area of life affected by their disability, and in other respects are no different from anyone else. are handicapped not by the parameters of their disability but by the demands and attitudes of society. This enlightening text demonstrates that society's interventions do not always achieve the aim of helping and supporting but can sometimes be counterproductive; at worst, they demean and diminish individuals. In the process of making suggestions for improving services, the contributors consider the position of people with specific types of disability, explore both sides of the "care" and "counseling" equations, and discuss training, legislation, and aspects of management and attitudes among professionals. Students, researchers, and practitioners alike in social work, health and medicine, nursing, and social policy will find this text an important contribution to thought on the disabled in society. Beyond Disability is also a course reader for The Open University Course, "The Disabling Society."

General

Imprint:	Sage Publications Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Published in Association with The Open University
Release date:	December 1995
First published:	1996
Editors:	Gerald Hales
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-0-8039-7957-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > Counselling Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8039-7957-6
Barcode:	9780803979574

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