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At its best Disability Studies is an arena of critical debate addressing controversial issues concerning, not just the meaning of disability, but the nature of society, dominant values, quality of life, and even the right to live. Indeed, Disability Studies is itself the subject of controversy, in terms of its theoretical basis and who controls courses and research and whether it should be shaped and controlled by disabled academics or grassroots activists. Within these debates, generated by the social model of disability, are fundamental challenges to policy, provision and professional practice that are directly relevant to all who work with disabled people, whether in the field of social work, health or education.

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• Series
• Editor's Preface
• Introduction
• Enabling questions
• Part 1 Foundations What's in a name?
• Whose model?
• What is Disability Studies?
• Part 2 Values and ideologies Controlling life?
• A dividing society?
• Celebrating difference?
• What's so good about independence?
• Will you put your hand in your pocket?
• Whose body?
• Part 3 Policy, provision and practice
• Policy is inclusion better than integration?
• Provision who needs special needs?
• Practice are professionals parasites?
• Policy, provision and practice care or control?
• Politics where does change come from?
• Conclusion enabling or disabling globalisation?
• Bibliography
• Index