Defying Disability: The Lives and Legacies of Nine Disabled Leaders

Defying Disability: The Lives and Legacies of Nine Disabled Leaders

by Mary Wilkinson
Defying Disability: The Lives and Legacies of Nine Disabled Leaders

Defying Disability: The Lives and Legacies of Nine Disabled Leaders

by Mary Wilkinson

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Overview

This book tells the stories of nine disabled leaders who, by force of personality and concrete achievement, have made us think differently about disability. Whatever direction they have come from, they share a common will to change society so that disabled people get a fair deal.

There are compelling biographies of:

· Sir Bert Massie: public servant
· Lord (Jack) Ashley: Labour politician
· Rachel Hurst: activist and campaigner
· Tom Shakespeare: academic
· Phil Friend: entrepreneur and business consultant
· Peter White: broadcaster
· Mat Fraser: actor, musician and performer
· Andrew Lee: activist and campaigner
· Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson: Paralympic champion

Defying Disability is based on extensive interviews with the subjects and the people who know them. It marks their similarities and differences, the forces that drove them to achieve, the impact they have had on policies and practice, and how the modern history of disability in the UK has been played out in their lives.

Defying Disability is not just a good read; it will inform professionals in the field, students in disability studies, disabled people, their families and carers, and everyone interested in disability politics and policies.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781843104155
Publisher: Kingsley, Jessica Publishers
Publication date: 02/15/2009
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Mary Wilkinson was Editor of the campaigning newspaper, Disability Now, for over 20 years, until 2005. With a team increasingly composed of disabled people, she developed Disability Now into the UK's leading pan-disability newspaper.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. Introduction. Chapter 1. Bert Massie: Public Servant. Chapter 2. Jack Ashley: Politician. Chapter 3. Rachel Hurst: Activist/Campaigner. Chapter 4. Tom Shakespeare: Academic. Chapter 5. Phil Friend: Entrepreneur. Chapter 6. Peter White: Broadcaster. Chapter 7. Mat Fraser: Actor/Performer. Chapter 8. Andrew Lee: Activist/Campaigner. Chapter 9. Tanni Grey-Thompson: Athlete. Chapter 10. Different Lives, Common Purpose.
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