Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Policy, history and biography; 2. Telling stories; 3. Keeping it in the family; 4. Living with medicine; 5. Learning about life; 6. Working for a living; 7. Living with 'disability'; 8. Conclusion; References; Index
Summary
This book provides a socio-historical account of the changing treatment of disabled people in Britain from the 1940s to the present day. It asks whether life has really changed for disabled people and shows the value of using biographical methods in new and critical ways to examine social and historical change over time
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-208) and index
