Disabling Barriers - Enabling Environments

John Swain is Professor of Disability and Inclusion at Northumbria University. Sally French is an associate lecturer at the Open University. Colin Barnes is a Professor of Disability Studies at the Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds. Carol Thomas is a Professor of Sociology at Lancaster University.

• Introduction - Sally FrenchPART ONE: PERSPECTIVES ON DISABILITY AND IMPAIRMENTAn Historical OverviewDisability and Impairment - Carol ThomasDisability, Disability Studies and the Academy - Colin BarnesDeveloping an Affirmative Model of Disability and Impairment - Colin CameronDependence, Independence and Normality - Colin GobleReflections on Doing Emancipatory Disability Research - Colin BarnesInternational Perspectives on Disability - John Swain and Sally FrenchPART TWO: IN OUR OWN IMAGEDisability and the Body - Bill HughesDisability and Psychology - Dan GoodleyWomen and Disability - Alison SheldonMen, Masculinities and Disability - Steve Robertson and Brett SmithLying Down Anyhow: Disability and the Rebel Body - Liz CrowPsycho-emotional Disablism and Internalised Oppression - Donna ReeveGenerating Debates: Why We Need a Life-Course Approach to Disability Issues - Mark PriestleyThe Representation of Disabled People in the News Media - Robert Williams-FindlayDisability Culture: The Story So Far - Alison Wilde′Race′, Ethnicity and Disability - Yasmin HussainWho Is Disabled? Exploring the Scope of the Social Model of Disability - Dan GoodleyDisabled People, Disability and Sexuality - Selina BonniePART THREE: CONTROLLING LIFESTYLESChallenging Barriers and Enabling Inclusion: the Role of Families - Dawn Benson and Sarah KeyesDisability and Childhood: A Journey towards Inclusion - John M. DavisHousing and Independent Living - Laura HemingwayChanging Technology - Alison SheldonCommunication Barriers: Building Access and Inclusive Relationships - Alan Hewitt and Carole PoundControlling Exclusion in Education - Michele MooreUser Involvement in Services for Disabled People - Sally FrenchUser-Led Organisations: Facilitating Independent Living? - Hannah MorganAccessing Social and Leisure Activities: Barriers to Inclusion Experienced by Visually Impaired People - Donna Marie Brown, Pauline Gertig and Maureen Gillman, with Joyce Anderson, Cathy Clarke and Simon PowellDisability, Sport and Exercising Bodies - Brett Smith and Anthony PapathomasDisability and Ageing - Ann MacfarlaneDisabled People, Work and Welfare - Alan RoulstonePART FOUR: IN CHARGE OF SUPPORT AND HELPCare: Controlling and Personalising Services - Sarah WoodinCounselling and Disabled People: Help or Hindrance? - Donna ReeveDevelopments in Mental Health Policy and Practice: Service User Critiques - Peter BeresfordThe Global Economy of ′Care′ - Maria BerghsPART FIVE: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE FOR DISABLED PEOPLEDisability and Social Inclusion in the Information Society - Sally French and John SwainDesigning Inclusive Environments and the Significance of Universal Design - Rob ImrieGenetics, Disability and Bioethics - Alice MaynardDisability, Death and Dying: A Rights-Based Discussion of the Ultimate Barrier Facing Disabled People - Bill ArmerHate Crime and the Criminal Justice System - Pam ThomasHuman Rights in Context: Making Rights Count - Marcia Rioux and Bonita HeathThe Future of Disability Studies - Alison Sheldon

This is an essential text for anyone committed to social justice and with an interest in promoting equality.