1st Edition

Disability, Politics and the Struggle for Change

Edited By Len Barton Copyright 2001
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

This book 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, and examine the nature and value of a social model of disability. They criticize exclusionary barriers while advancing a more... Read more
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;

Biography

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