Beyond disability : towards an enabling society / edited by Gerald Hales.

Includes bibliographical references (P. [188]-195) and index.

Section 1: Setting the scene. 1.Aspects of intervention: consultation, care, help and support - Ann Macfarlane -- 2.Key issues in support - Collette Welch. Section 2: The practicalities. 3.Mobility impairment - Sue Napolitano -- 4.Visual impairment and disability - Colin Barnes -- 5.A hearing difficulty as impairment - Mairian Corker -- 6.Learning difficulties - Sheila Ford. Section 3: How does it feel. 7.The experience of care - Sian Vasey -- 8.Disabled people and the equal opportunities movement - Bernard Leach -- 9.The experience of counselling - Sallie Withers -- 10.Being a counsellor - Ray Woolfe. Section 4: Making it work. 11.Simulation exercises in disability awareness training: a critique - Sally French -- 12.Disability and legislation: rights and equality - Ken Davis -- 13.Legislation: a practical example - young people and education - Deborah Cooper -- 14.Working choices - Brenda Smith -- 15.The attitudes of health professionals towards disabled people - Sally French. Section 5: The way forward. 16.Four camels of disability - Dick Leaman -- 17.Developing new services - Vic Finkelstein and Ossie Stuart.

This study presents theoretical and practical perspectives on how society intervenes in the lives of people with disabilities, demonstrating ways in which such interventions can be ineffective and often counter-productive. Topics include care and counselling, legislation, and future developments.