Disability and chronic illness
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Transition and Change in the Lives of People with Intellectual Disabilities
Edited by David May
This book presents the lives of people with intellectual disabilities as a series of transitions and offers us a view of the world that is as complex as any other. The contributors have extensive research experience in this field and provide a comprehensive review of their research, drawing out the implications for policy and practice. Learn More2000, 240pp -
Growing Up with Disability
Edited by Carol Robinson and Kirsten Stalker
Growing Up with Disability encompasses a wide range of perspectives on childhood impairment and its social implications. The book adopts a child-centred approach, stressing the importance of communicating with disabled children, and includes interviews and pieces of their own writing. The book explores how such children can best be protected. Learn More1998, 224pp -
Social Work: Disabled People and Disabling Environments
Edited by Michael Oliver
This book redefines the issue of disability as a social rather than an individual problem and considers the implications of this view for the provision of services and for social work practice. It looks at the experience of people with disabilities in society, and the influence that their organisations have had on service provision. Learn More1994, 208pp