Disability and the Life Course, first published in 2001, explores the global experience of disability using a novel life course approach. The book explores how disabling societies impact on disabled people's life experiences, and highlights the ways in which disabled people have acted to take more control over their own lives. It provides a unique combination of analysis, policy issues and autobiography, offering the reader a rare opportunity to make links between the theoretical, the political and the personal in a single volume. The material is set in a truly international context, with contributions from thirteen different countries bringing together established and emerging writers, both disabled and non-disabled. The book bridges some important gaps in the existing disability literature by including issues relevant to disabled people of all ages and with different kinds of impairments and also by offering a unique analysis of the relationship between disability and generation in a changing world.

‘… a welcome addition to the field … As a ‘reader’ which can be dipped into, the book is excellent.’

Source: Journal of Ageing & Society

‘This book is a 'must-read' for anyone interested in how disability is socially constructed around the globe and throughout the life course.’

Source: Amazon

‘This is a welcome and timely publication … This book is commendable …’

Source: The Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute