Disability, Policy and Professional Practice

I warmly welcome this book and am looking forward to recommending it to students. Harris and Roulstone provide a detailed grounding of the policy and practice terrain alongside a focused consideration of key issues relating to disability.
Hannah Morgan
Lecturer in Disability Studies, Lancaster University

Disability, Policy and Professional Practice is a valuable addition to the field. It is accessible, readable and practically useful for students.
Toby Brandon, Senior Lecturer
Northumbria University

This is an accessible and at the same time comprehensive guide, which is particularly suitable for my course. I am particularly thrilled to find a chapter dedicated to life course issues, something that I will focus on in my module and for which I had planned to use a rather dates resource (Priestley 1999). Other chapters are also very relevant, as they give an overview of many policy areas I am planning to discuss with the students. I like the brief sections (making it more likely that students will read these) and the accessible writing style used by the authors. -- Dr Andrea Hollomotz * drupal *
A very interesting book which I will be adding to the course bibliography of recommended reading. Provides a useful overview of a range of issues. -- Dr Bronagh Byrne * drupal *
The authors have provided essential background to some of the issues surrounding ‘disability’. With a particular focus on policy, this book makes good reading for students not only in disability studies, sociology and social policy but also enables practitioners to think more critically about the services they deliver. -- Dr Martin Partridge * drupal *
The information provided by this book is not necessary for the course. However, is great for learning wishing to enter the health profession wanting to futher their knowledge -- Miss Amy Capper * drupal *
Comprehensive text. I have asked our librarian to order copies but I will be interested to see students feedback on it - in places it is a little dry and possibly more suitable for postgraduate students given the assumed knowledge of the reader -- Miss Marion Aylott * drupal *
A very comprehensive book providing good historical, legislative and value based knowledge for SW students. Very useful book for recommended reading giving great base for further study. -- Mr DANIEL OPILA * drupal *
Harris & Roulstone provide an exellent overview of current and recent policy relating to disability and critically evaluate the consequences of practical implementation of policy guidelines.

The text is set out in a way that highlights the key assumptions and benefits of policy changes over the past decades and encourages reflective and practical thinking for practitioners in health and social services.

The practical recommendations made are stated clearly and arguments are well supported with evidence from literature. This is a most welcome and useful text, beautifully written and accessible for both students and professionals alike.

I have no hesitation in recommending this text as recommended reading. -- Mr David Ormerod * drupal *
A good addition to the literature focusing on disability policy and practice -- Mr Snaefridur Egilson * drupal *
its clearly laid out and well argued -- Mrs Anne Fenech * drupal *
An excellent and concise format which not only provides the historical background for current legislation, but also provides an insight into the political drivers. Tackling the areas of minorities, diversity, and the less talked about groups of individuals affected by a disabiliy is refreshing and insightful. Of particular strength is the approach to considering disabilities throughout the life course, and examining the issues around older age. However, for those learners who prefer more visual ways of learning, the focus on providing information through long passages of text could be daunting. -- Mrs Judith Bell * drupal *
Clear and informative - this enabses students to grasp the concepts and relate policy to practice. -- Mrs Julie Clarkson * drupal *
An interesting book that will fit with The Historical and policy Module.
I will reccommend that we get a few copies for our library -- Mrs Maria Johnson * drupal *
This book reveals insights into the social model of disability in an accessible, meaningful way. The story of social care and disability is told in a way which makes sense and with an easy style. An excellent book. -- Mrs Rachel Harrison * drupal *
Very useful text for pre-registration nursing students. -- Ms Catherine Bernal * drupal *
This was a very good thought provoking text. For students it provides an accessible link between theory policy and practice. It is a challenging read and encourages students to meaningfully engage with the subject matter in the real world -- Ms Christine Smith * drupal *
Overall this is a very good text which addresses disability issues in depth. The earlier sections of the book set a very strong context and are extremely informative. The book is well written, engaging, informative and comprehensive. The key drawback from my course′s perspective is the central focus on English legislation and policy. This is quite confusing for stduents in Scotland, especially where there are snippets of Scottish legislation/ policy (as in chapter 5). In these circumstances students find it difficult to apprecaite what is relevant to their context and what is not. A clearer statement about where legislation and policy apply would be of significnat help - as would comparable policies in other UK jurisdictions. With a note of caution about legislation and policy I would certainly be recommending this to students. -- Ms Jill Brannan * drupal *
It′s very interesting especially beacuse of its linking the three in the title mentioned subjects but for my purpose in Germany it′s too stringly connected to the English situation. -- Professor Dieter Kulke * drupal *