Disability as a Fluid State

by Sharon N. Barnartt

Disability is often described in a way that suggests that it is a permanent and relatively stable state. Even when it is described as being socially constructed, the implication is that impairment leads to a permanent status of being 'disabled'. This volume argues that the relationship between impairment (physical state) and disability is neither fixed nor permanent but is fluid and not easily predicted. Furthermore, if this is true, we need to rethink...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857243772
• ISBN13: 9780857243775
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"