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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ellen CliffordPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Zed Books Ltd Weight: 0.590kg ISBN: 9781786998903ISBN 10: 1786998904 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 18 June 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPart I Hidden in Plain Sight: the social context for the war on disabled people 1 1. Who are disabled people? 2. Justifiable exclusion: attitudes and othering of disabled people 3. From asylums to independent living: disabled people on the edge of society Part II Targeting Disabled People: retrogressive legislation and policy since 2010 4. Welfare 'reform' 5. Independent living cuts Part III Human Catastrophe: the impact of austerity and welfare reform 6. The human cost 7. Re-segregating society 8. Political fallout Part IV Understanding the Welfare War: why disabled people are under attack 9. A story of ideology and incompetence 10. Collaborators Part V Fighting Back: the rise of resistance 11. Forefront of the fightback 12. Concluding thoughts: where do we go from here?Reviews'From its title to its helpful proposals for the future, Ellen Clifford's brave new book tells it how it is for disabled people in the UK. War is being waged on them. As the gulf between ruling politics and people, particularly disabled people, grows wider, only the kind of participation and co-production Clifford rightly demands will overcome it. As the proportion of disabled people gets ever larger in societies globally, this becomes a must-read text.'Peter Beresford, University of Essex and Co-Chair of Shaping Our Lives 'Ellen Clifford skillfully analyses the underlying causes that have led not only to the further vilification of disabled people but also to the grave and systematic violation of our human rights since 2010. In conclusion, she provides a valuable framework for our continued resistance against the continuing onslaught of these purely ideological attacks.' Linda Burnip, Disabled People Against Cuts If you want to understand the cold cruelty of the war on disabled people and its intensification in the age of austerity, Ellen Clifford's book is enormously valuable. If you seek to resist this great injustice, it is utterly indispensable. John Clarke, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty 'A valuable framework for our continued resistance against the continuing onslaught of purely ideological attacks on our human rights.' Linda Burnip, Disabled People Against Cuts 'If you want to resist the cold cruelty of the war on disabled people and its intensification in the age of austerity, this book is utterly indispensable.' John Clarke, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty 'A forensic account of the devastating assault on disabled people's benefits and services.' Roddy Slorach, author of A Very Capitalist Condition: A History and Politics of Disability 'A vivid account of the systemic oppression on people labelled disabled and is essential reading for everyone concerned about inequality and injustice.' Colin Barnes, University of Leeds 'As the proportion of disabled people gets ever larger in societies globally, this becomes a must-read text.' Peter Beresford, University of Essex and Co-Chair of Shaping Our Lives 'From its title to its helpful proposals for the future, Ellen Clifford's brave new book tells it how it is for disabled people in the UK. War is being waged on them. As the gulf between ruling politics and people, particularly disabled people, grows wider, only the kind of participation and co-production Clifford rightly demands will overcome it. As the proportion of disabled people gets ever larger in societies globally, this becomes a must-read text.'Peter Beresford, University of Essex and Co-Chair of Shaping Our Lives 'Ellen Clifford skillfully analyses the underlying causes that have led not only to the further vilification of disabled people but also to the grave and systematic violation of our human rights since 2010. In conclusion, she provides a valuable framework for our continued resistance against the continuing onslaught of these purely ideological attacks.' Linda Burnip, Disabled People Against Cuts 'From its title to its helpful proposals for the future, Ellen Clifford's brave new book tells it how it is for disabled people in the UK. War is being waged on them. As the gulf between ruling politics and people, particularly disabled people, grows wider, only the kind of participation and co-production Clifford rightly demands will overcome it. As the proportion of disabled people gets ever larger in societies globally, this becomes a must-read text.'Peter Beresford, University of Essex and Co-Chair of Shaping Our Lives Author InformationEllen Clifford is a disabled activist who has worked within the disability sector, for over twenty years. She currently serves on the National Steering Group for Disabled People Against Cuts. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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