Disabling Barriers - Enabling Environments
- John Swain - University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK
- Sally French - The Open University
- Colin Barnes - University of Leeds, UK
- Carol Thomas - Lancaster University, UK
Social Policy
Since it was first published in 1993, Disabling Barriers, Enabling Environments has established itself as essential reading for anyone coming to the subject of disability studies. The book tackles a wide range of issues in numerous succinct chapters written by contributing authors, many of whom are disabled themselves. From the outset, the chapters take a multidisciplinary and international approach.
The third edition is made up of 42 chapters, 15 of which are completely new to this edition, including:
· Early seminal writings in disabled studies
· Death and dying
· Psychology
· Hate crime and the criminal justice system
· Sport
· Psycho-emotional disablism and internal oppression.
This seminal textbook conveys the continuing developments in the lives and experiences of disabled people. It is valuable reading for students and professionals in the fields of social work, sociology, social policy, health and nursing as well as disabled people.
A welcome update on this text. Very useful book for students studying special needs and disability at undergraduate level.
This is an excellent text that will enbale students to review issues related to disability ina critical way.
The third edition of this highly readable text on the subject of disability as lived experience, has some very worthwhile additions. Principal amongst which are the material covered in the 15 additional chapters presented: the material within these additional chapters allows me to use this text with a greater diversity of the student groups I work with offering greater context within the Health and Social Care courses I work with. In my opinion this is probably the best introductory text of its type and will now be required reading in both H&S Care and Counselling course within the college.
This is an excellent book for any student who is learning about how the environment can impact on those people who are described as having a disability.
This text offers valuable insight for our community practitioners into a variety of avenues for disability agendas. It forms vital contextual basis upon which their own practice and reflection can emerge
A key comprehensive reference text for any student (or practitioner) working within the field of disability services, practice and social policy analysis.
This is a useful text that encourages students to broaden their thinking and question norms, values and structural factors.
This text highlights key issues for social care workers. It covers a broad range of topics which will help to initiate further exploration around disability.
This edited text covers so much it is breathtaking. As a resource for anyone working with 'people' it is invaluable. My theatre colleagues have just returned it to me!!
situations stated is very country based, and hence not very applicable to our local situation. Yet it serves as a country comparative and students can use it to critically analyse the local situations/ policies etc.
