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Disability rights and wrongs, by Tom Shakespeare

Disability Rights and Wrongs takes the reader on a journey through the contested territory of disability studies in Britain. Our guide, author Tom Shakespeare, speaks from his position as an academic and activist, and as a well-travelled insider who knows the terrain of disability politics and disability models. For some readers, the guidance provided by Shakespeare will take them to new territory; for others, the journey may be familiar, and through this book, they may gain a new perspective. Still others may find his desire for a more balanced model of disability to be refreshing and long overdue. Shakespeare begins by making the book personal – he writes from his experiences as a disabled person and researcher as well as the son, father, husband and friend of disabled people – inviting the reader to understand his perspective on how ‘disability’ has been constructed, contested and shaped in the past few decades. Following the Introduction, the book consists of 13 chapters arranged in three sections. Part 1: Conceptualising disability (5 chapters), examines the limitations of the British social model of disability and the politics of disability identity. This section traces the origins of British social model, and discusses conceptualizations of ‘impairment’ and ‘disability’. Part 2: Disability and bioethics (3 chapters) explores questions of prenatal diagnosis, cure and rehabilitation, as well as endof-life issues. Part 3: The social relations of disability (5 chapters) includes the roles of nondisabled people in the world of disability. The aim of the book is to challenge the assumption that the British social model of disability is the only or the most progressive model, and to present alternative perspectives, and this he does well. The intended audience for this book are disabled people and academics, students, professionals, policymakers and others who are interested in social inclusion and exclusion – in summary, anyone with an interest in public health and social services. Shakespeare purposely writes with a style that is easy to read, hoping that those who do not consider themselves disability studies experts will also find the book accessible and useful. The writing is clear, crisp and well-organized. Throughout the book, Shakespeare points out that the disability experience has many variations and that there is no one right way of understanding that experience. For example, he states