We live at a paradoxical time for many disabled people: some achieve new freedoms while others face cuts in services and attempts to restrict who counts as disa

Bringing together contributions from institutions such as the OECD, the WHO, the World Bank and the European Disability Forum, as well as policy makers and rese

The British Welfare State initially seemed to promise welfare for all, but excluded millions of disabled people. This book examines attempts in the subsequent t

The U.S. disability insurance system is an important part of the federal social safety net; it provides financial protection to working-age Americans who have i

This is the first book to challenge the idea that paid work should be seen as an essential means to independence and self-determination for the disabled. Writin