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	UNDERSTANDING DISABILITY A Guide for Health Professionals To order this title, and for more information, click here By Sally French, MCSP, DipTP, BSc, MSc(Psych), MSc(Soc), PhD, Senior Lecturer, School of Management and Social Sciences, King Alfred's College of Higher Education, Winchester, UK John Swain, BSc, PGCE, MSc, PhD, Principal Lecturer (Research) and Reader in Disability Studies, Faculty of Health, Social Work and Education, University of Northumbria, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK Description This book presents, in an accessible and interactive style, the academic field of Disability Studies, as it relates to health care policy and practice. Disability Studies is concerned with the social, political and cultural analysis of disability. It has at its heart the social model of disability which views disability in terms of environmental, structural and attitudinal barriers which deny disabled people full participation in society and full citizenship rights. The book engage health professionals, and students of these professions, in critical reflection on the provision of services to disabled people with the social model of disability as the underlying theoretical framework. Bibliographic details Paperback, 256 pages, publication date: DEC-2007 ISBN-13: 978-0-443-10139-7 ISBN-10: 0-443-10139-6 Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE 062/648 Last update: 27 Sep 2008	Reviews Submit your review Bookmark this page Recommend this publication Overview of all books