Understanding Disability

'Mike Oliver's work has had an enormous influence on our understanding of disablement in society...The book should prove useful and enlightening to disabled and non-disabled people alike...written in the clear, concise and honest style characteristic of Mike Oliver's work...it makes a valuable contribution to the debates about our understanding of disability and the position of disabled people in society.' - Gerry Zarb, Policy Studies

Understanding Disability develops some of the main themes and issues surrounding disability that have arisen in the last twenty years, offering both a personal journey of exploration and understanding and an attempt to take further our theoretical understanding of disability.Understanding Disability develops some of the main themes and issues surrounding disability that have arisen in the last twenty years, offering both a personal journey of exploration and understanding and an attempt to take further our theoretical understanding of disability.