Disabling Barriers - Enabling Environments
- John Swain - University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK
- Sally French
- Colin Barnes
- Carol Thomas
Learning and Physical Disabilities | Social Policy and Disability | Social Work Practice (General)
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.
Excellent book for ensuring students understand the key issues affecting people with disabilities and understanding the social construction of disability. I will be recommending this text on the MA Social Work degree programme at the University of Wolverhampton.
It is an essential text to students and academics who are concerned about disability, critical pedagogy, fairness and social justice. It's critical and insightful and students will benefit greatly from reading this text.
Good supplemental book for Learning Disability and Mental Health student nurses,
Disabling Barriers, Enabling Environments provides an excellent foundation in disability studies. While international in scope, the many chapters in this book set out the universal social barriers faced by persons with disability in every aspect of social life. The book surpasses its aims to promote understanding of the experience of disabled people and of how to support the already active role they play in the community. The first section of the book offers an invaluable conceptual foundation for social policy students with an interest in disability studies.
This book has been updated to include new theories, policies and ideas, which captures the continuing changes within society. This text will be recommended to both UG and PG students studying social work with an interest in disability and promoting equality.
A good read for understanding disability studies and promoting equality.
This is a useful text that encourages students to broaden their thinking and question norms, values and structural factors.
This book will be useful across a number of modules within the new degree and it will be included in the reading lists.
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.
I am only half way through this book and already I have changed my opinions on subjects. This has been a good topic conversational opener in my courses when we are discussing and learning about Equality. It is mainly aimed at women but has helped me to deliver this subject in a more open and inviting way. looking forward to getting to the end of the book.
