Introduction.
Part 1: Theoretical Developments:
1. Sociology and Disability. Setting the context( Len Barton)
2. A Sociology of disability or disabled sociology? ( Mike Oliver).
3. Theories of disability and the origins of the oppression of disabled people in western society. (Colin Barnes).
4. Work, Utopia and impairement (Paul Abberley).
Part 2: Disability and Education.
5. Theorising special educational needs in a changing political climate (Sheila Riddell).
6. Clauses of conditionality: 'The Reasonable' accommodation of language (Roger Slee)
7. Reflecting on researching disability and higher education (Alan Hurst).
Part 3: Disability, Charities, Normalisation and Representation.
8. A critique of the role of the traditional charities (Robert Drake).
9. Beyond normalisation but not Utopia(Gillian Fulcher).
10. Power and prejudice: issues of gender, sexuality and disability (Tom Shakespeare).
11. The Politics of disability identity (Susan Peters).
Part 4: Disability: A Particular Research Method.
12. Sounds of still voices: issues of use of narrative methods with people who have learning difficulties (Tim Booth) Index