Disability, Politics and the Struggle for Change

ISBN-13: 9781853468094 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 192 str.

Len Barton

Opis

This work seeks to explore how disability is understood and the position and experiences of disabled people both within and across different societies. The authors: explore the question of politics in relation to specific struggles, providing a wealth of insights and ideas; examine the nature and value of a social model of disability; criticize exclusionary barriers while advancing a more democratic and participatory society based on principles of equality; and offer cross-cultural insights and present stimuli for debate and further research.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Disability, struggle and the politics of hope, Len Barton; Chapter 2 The politics of disability and the struggle for change, Colin Barnes, Geof Mercer; Chapter 3 Disability and the constitution of dependency, Bill Hughes; Chapter 4 Bending towards justice, Marcia H. Rioux; Chapter 5 Feminism and disability, Carol Thomas; Chapter 6 Adjudication or empowerment, Harlan Hahn; Chapter 7 Out of the cellars. Disability, politics and the struggle for change, Joseph Camilleri, Anne-Marie Callus; Chapter 8 Disabled people and the politics of partnership in Aotoaroa New Zealand, Martin Sullivan; Chapter 9 The process of change and the politics of resistance in educational contexts, Anastasia Vlachou-Balafouti; Chapter 10 Inclusive education, politics and the struggle for change, Simone Aspis; Chapter 11 The struggle for inclusion, Richard Rieser; Chapter 12 Disability issues in the postmodern world, Mike Oliver;

O autorze

Len Barton is Professor of Inclusive Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, and is also establishing an Inclusive Education Research Center.