The strengths of this text are many. It has breadth and diversity in itscontent yet is presented in bitesize chapters. For those wishing to know moreit offers s... » 

The strengths of this text are many. It has breadth and diversity in itscontent yet is presented in bitesize chapters. For those wishing to know moreit offers signposts to the relevant literature. The contributors have beencarefully selected for their specific perspective yet these have been skilfullyinterrelated by the editors. It is now some 11 years since the first editionof this text was published. In my view this second edition was worth the wait SCOLAG JournalThis has been a groundbreaking book...and I wholeheartedly welcome a newedition Professor Len Barton School of Education The University ofSheffieldIt is a really wellstructured book which has been very popular and widelyused by students...Its great qualities are accessibility and diversity ofcontributors Jenny Corbett Institute of Education University of LondonThis book would be a valuable resource to students of disability studies andto health and social care staff and other professionals who work with disabledpeople Disability and RehabilitationThe Second Edition of this landmark text has been revised to provide an uptodate accessible introductory text to the field of disability studies. Inaddition to analysing the barriers that disabled people encounter in educationhousing leisure and employment the revised edition has new chapters on international issues diversity among disabled people sexuality bioethics.Written by disabled people who are leading academics in the field the textcomprises 45 short and engaging chapters to provide a broadranging andaccessible introduction to disability issues.Disabling Barriers Enabling Environments is an invaluable resource for bothstudents and practitioners alike. It is an ideal text for undergraduates andpostgraduates taking courses in disability studies as well as disabilitycourses in social work education health studies sociology and social policy. «