The war on disabled people : capitalism, welfare and the making of a human catastrophe /: capitalism, welfare and the making of a human catastrophe. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ellen Clifford.
• Authors: Clifford, Ellen
• Contents: Part I Hidden in Plain Sight: the social context for the war on disabled people 11.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?
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 362.40941; People with disabilities -- Great Britain
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786996664; 9781786996657; 9781786996671
• Related ISBNs: 9781786998903; 9781786996640
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