List of contributors -- Preface -- Pt. 1 Understanding Disability - 1 What is disability? -- 2 Dimensions of disability and impairment -- 3 Images of disability -- 4 The disabled role -- 5 Prejudice -- 6 The disability movement -- Pt. 2 Working with Disabled People -- 7 Learning about disability: changing attitudes or challenging understanding? -- 8 Disabled people and professional practice -- 9 Institutional and community living -- 10 Researching disability -- 11 Learning disability: overcoming the barriers? -- 12 Families in transition --13 Working with disabled people from minority ethnic groups -- 14 Abuse of children and adults who are disabled -- 15 Gender and disability -- 16 Disabled health and welfare professionals -- 17 Disability and legislation -- 18 Innovative practice -- Index