The war on disabled people: Capitalism, welfare and the making of a human catastrophe
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Beteilige Person: Clifford, Ellen (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London Zed Books 2020
Ausgabe:1st ed
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http://doi.org/10.5040/9781350225732
http://doi.org/10.5040/9781350225732
Abstract:Blows the lid on what has been described by the UN as a 'human catastrophe' - the government's war on disabled people
Front Cover -- Half Title -- About the author -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I: 'Hidden in plain sight': the social context for the war on disabled people -- 1: Who are disabled people? -- A not insignificant group of people -- From the isolation of impairment to the collective experience of disability -- 2: Justifiable exclusion: attitudes and othering of disabled people -- Structures that 'other' -- Better dead than disabled: disability as personal tragedy -- Disability as a justifiable exclusion -- A question of worth -- 3: From asylums to independent living: disabled people on the edge of society -- 'A very capitalist condition' -- Solutions for the 'unproductive': a brief historical overview -- Fighting for equality -- New Labour betrayal -- A history of oppression -- Part II: Targeting disabled people: retrogressive legislation and policy since 2010 -- 4: Welfare 'reform' -- Legislating for welfare reform -- The architects of welfare reform -- Employment and Support Allowance and the Work Capability Assessment -- Personal Independence Payment -- Mandatory Reconsideration -- Universal Credit -- Housing-related changes -- Benefit cap -- Pulling apart the safety net -- 5: Independent living cuts -- Social care -- Independent Living Fund -- Mental health -- Assessment and Treatment Units -- Housing -- Inclusive education -- Employment -- Barriers to justice -- Losing the gains of generations -- Part III: 'Human catastrophe': the impact of austerity and welfare reform on disabled people -- 6: The human cost -- Rising poverty -- Multiple hits -- Benefit deaths -- Psychological harm -- Crisis in social care -- Mental health service closures -- Pushing people further from employment -- Creating problems for the future -- Compassion replaced with contempt
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Umfang:1 online resource (xiii, 365 Seiten)
ISBN:9781786996657
9781786996664
9781350225732
9781786996671
DOI:10.5040/9781350225732