Social Work: Disabled People and Disabling Environments

The social context of disability, Vic Finkelstein; the changing context of social work practice, Bob Sapey and Nadja Hewitt; disability and new technology, Paul Cornes; social work practice in traditional settings, Patrick Phelan and Simon Cole; social work in an organization of disabled people, Etienne d'Aboville; housing and independent living, Bernie Fiedler; social work with disabled children and their families, Philippa Russell; disabled young people, Michael Hirst, William Parter and Andrew Cozens; disability in adulthood - the OPCS reports, Paul Abberley; ageing with a disability, Gerry Zarb.

Raises a number of pertinent issues and questions for social workers and other professionals working with people with disabilities.