Disability reading list

The following is a selection of key books and journal articles on disability issues. The Equality and Human Rights Commission's Library & Information Service regrets it is unable to supply copies of the items listed. Please contact your academic/public library should you wish to read any of these items.

We would be very pleased to receive suggestions of additional key books and journal articles that we could to add to this Reading List. Please e-mail library@equalityhumanrights.com if you have any to make.

Barnes, C. (1994) Disabled People in Britain and Discrimination: A Case for Anti-discrimination Legislation. London: C.Hurst & Co Ltd.

Barnes, C, Mercer,G. (2004) Implementing the Social Model of Disability: theory and research, Leeds: The Disability Press.

Barnes, C, Mercer, G, and Shakespeare, T (2010) Exploring Disability: A Sociological Introduction. 2nd edition, Cambridge: Polity Press.

Barnes, C., Oliver, M. and Barton, L. (2002) Disability Studies Today London: Polity.

Bell, D., Heitmueller, A (2009) The Disability Discrimination Act in the UK: Helping or Hindering Employment Among the Disabled? Journal of Health Economics, 28: pp. 465-480.

Bell, M. (2015) Mental Health at Work and the Duty to Make Reasonable Adjustments, Industrial Law Journal, 44(2) pp.194-221

Berthoud, R. (2011) Trends in the Employment of Disabled People. Colchester: Institute for Social and Economic Research.

Borsay, A. (2005) Disability and Social Policy in Britain since 1750 Basingstoke: Palgrave.

Cabinet Office Prime Minister's Strategy Unit. (2005) Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People Final Report London: Cabinet Office.

Campbell, J, Oliver, M. (1996) Disability Politics: Understanding Our Past, Changing our Future, London: Routledge.

Coleman, N, Sykes, W, Groom, C (2014) Barriers to employment and unfair treatment at work, a quantitative analysis of disabled people's experiences, Research Report 88, Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Coleman, N. Sykes, W, Walker, A. (2014) Crime and disabled people: Baseline statistical analysis of measures from the formal legal inquiry into disability-related harassment Research Report 90, Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Crowther, N. (2007) Nothing Without Us or Nothing About Us? Disability and Society 22(7) pp.791-794.

Clements, L., Read, J. (2008). Disabled People and the Right to Life: The Protection and Violation of Disabled People's Most Basic Human Rights. London: Routledge.

Danieli, A, Wheeler, P. (2006) Employment Policy and Disabled People: Old Wine in New Glasses? Disability & Society. 21(5) pp.485-498.

Disability Rights Commission (2006) Changing Britain for Good: Putting Disability at the Heart of Public Policy, Stratford-upon-Avon: Disability Rights Commission.

Doyle, B (2008) Disability Discrimination: Law and Practice. 6th edition. Bristol: Jordan Publishing.

Equality and Human Rights Commission (2009) Research report 21: Disabled people's experiences of targeted violence and hostility. Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Equality and Human Rights Commission (2010a) The United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities: What does it mean for you? Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Equality and Human Rights Commission (2010b) Making Rights a Reality: Implementing the UN convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Equality and Human Rights Commission (2011) Hidden in Plain Sight: Inquiry into Disability-Related Harassment Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Ferrie, J., Lerpiniere, J., Paterson, K., Pearson, C., Stalker, K, Watson, N. (2008) An In-Depth Examination of the Implementation of the Disability Equality Duty: A Research Report of the Disability Equality Duty. London: ODI.

Fletcher, A. O'Brien, N. (2008) Disability Rights Commission: From Civil Rights to Social Rights, Journal of Law and Society 35(4), pp. 520-550.

Fraser Butlin, S (2011) The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: does the Equality Act 2010 measure up to UK internal commitments? Industrial Law Journal, 40 (4), pp. 428-438.

Gill, M, Schlund-Vials, C.J (2014) Disability, Human Rights and the Limits of Humanitarianism, Farnham: Ashgate.

Goode, J. (2007) “Managing” Disability: Early Experiences of University Students with Disabilities, Disability and Society, Vol. 22(1), pp.35-48.

Gooding, P (2015) Navigating the ‘Flashing Amber Lights’ of the Right to Legal Capacity in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Responding to Major Concerns, Human Rights Law Review, 15(1), March, pp.45-71.

Goodley, D (2010) Disability Studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction, London: Sage.

Haines, S., Ruebain, D. (eds 2011). Education, Disability and Social Policy, Bristol: Policy Press.

Harnacke, C. (2013) Disability and capability: exploring the usefulness of Martha Nussbaum's capabilities approach for the UN Disability Rights Convention, Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 41(4), pp.768-780.

Harwood, R. (2014) ‘The Dying of the Light’: the Impact of the Spending Cuts, and Cuts to Employment Law Protections, on Disability Adjustments in British Local Authorities, Disability & Society, 29(10), pp.1511-1523.

Hemingway, L. (2011). Disabled People and Housing: Choices, Opportunities and Barriers. Bristol: Policy Press.

Hoque, K, Bacon, N Parr, D. (2014) Employer Disability Practice in Britain: Assessing the impact of the Positive about Disabled People 'two ticks' symbol, Work, Employment and Society, 28(3), pp. 430-451.

Hunter, C., Hodge, N., Nixon,J., Parr, S. and Willis, B (2007) Disabled People's Experiences of Anti-Social Behaviour and Harassment in Social Housing: A Critical Review. London: Disability Rights Commission.

Income Data Services (2010) Disability Discrimination (employment law handbook) London: Income Data Services Ltd.

Jones, M, Wass, V (2013) Understanding changing disability-related employment gaps in Britain 1998 - 2011, Work, Employment and Society, 27(6), pp.982-1003.

Kayess, R. French, P. (2008) Out of Darkness into Light: Introducing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Human Rights Law Review 8 (1), pp.1-34.

Lawson, A (2011) Disability and employment in the Equality Act 2010: opportunities lost, seized and generated, Industrial Law Journal, 40 (4) :359-383.

Lawson, A. (2008) Disability and Equality Law in Britain: The Role of Reasonable Adjustments. Oxford: Hart Publishing.

Lawson, A., Gooding, C. (2005) Disability Rights in Europe: From Theory to Practice. Oxford: Hart Publishing.

Lockwood, G, Henderson,C, Thornicroft, G (2014) Mental Health Disability Discrimination: Law, policy and practice, International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, 14(3), pp.168-182.

Miller, P, Gillinson, S, Huber, J. (2006) Disabilist Britain: Barriers to Independent Living for Disabled People in 2006. London: Scope.

Monaghan, K. (2005). Blackstone's Guide to the Disability Discrimination legislation, London: Oxford University Press.

Morris, J. (2011) Rethinking Disability Policy. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Office for Disability Issues (2008) Experiences and Expectations of Disabled People. London: ODI.

Office for Disability Issues (2009) Roadmap 2025: Achieving Disability. London: ODI.

Office for Disability Issues (2011) UK Initial Report on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities London: ODI.

Office for National Statistics (2011) Life Opportunities Survey: Analysis of Barriers to Participation Across a Range of Life Areas 2009/10, Newport: ONS.

Oliver, M. (2009) Understanding Disability: from Theory to Practice, 2nd edition. London: Palgrave MacMillan.

Oliver, M and Barnes, C (2011) Disability Studies, Disabled People and the Struggle for Inclusion, British Journal of Sociology of Education, 31(5), pp.547-560.

Patrick, R. (2011). 'The Wrong Prescription: Disabled People and Welfare Conditionality'. Policy & Politics, Vol. 39, No. 2 pp.275-291.

Peer, L. and Reid, G (2011) Special Educational Needs: A Guide for Inclusive Practice London: Sage.

Priestley, M. (2003) Disability: A Life Course Approach. Cambridge: Polity

Quarmby, K. (2013) Scapegoat: Why Are We Failing Disabled People, London: Portobello Books.

Riddell, S, Edward, S, Weedon, E and Ahlgren, L (2010) Disability, Skills and Employment: A Review of Recent Statistics and Literature on Policy and Initiatives, Research Report 59, Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Riddell, S, Tinklin, T and Wilson, A (2005) Disabled Students in Higher Education: Perspectives from Widening Access and Changing Policy, London: Routledge Falmer.

Rabiee, P. Glendinning, C (2010) Choice: What, When and Why? Exploring the importance of Choice to Disabled People. Disability & Society, 25 (7): 827-839.

Roulstone, A. and Barnes, C. (eds.) (2005) Working Futures? Disabled People and Social Inclusion. Bristol: Policy Press.

Roulstone, A, Prideaux, S (2011) Understanding Disability Policy, Bristol: Policy Press.

Roulstone, A. Thomas, P. Balderston, S (2011) Between Hate and Vulnerability: Unpacking the British Criminal Justice System's Construction of Disablist Hate Crime. Disability and Society 26 (3): 351-364.

Shah, S. Priestley, M ( 2011) Disability and Social Change: Private Lives and Public Policies. Bristol: The Policy Press.

Shakespeare, T. (2006) Disability Rights and Wrongs. London: Routledge.

Sayce, L. (2011) Getting In, Staying In and Getting On: Disability Employment Support Fit for the Future London:TSO.

Sin, C.H., Hedges, A, Cook, C. (2009) Disabled People's Experiences of Targeted Violence and Hostility, Research Report 21, Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Staniland, L. (2011) Public Perceptions of Disabled People: Evidence from the British Social Attitudes Survey 2009. London: Office for Disability Issues.

Swain, J., French, S., Barnes, C. (eds) (2014). Disabling Barriers, Enabling Environments, 3^rd Edition. London: Sage.

Sykes, W, Groom, C, Desai, P (2011) Disability-Related Harassment: the Role of Public Bodies: a Qualitative Research Study, Research Report 78, Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Waddington, L (2015) Fine-tuning non-discrimination law: exceptions and justifications allowing for differential treatment on the ground of disability, International Journal of Discrimination and the Law 15(1/2), pp.11-37.

Williams-Findlay, R. (2011) Lifting the Lid on Disabled People Against Cuts. Disability & Society 26 (6) 773-778

Woodhams, C. and Corby, S. (2007) Then and Now: Disability Legislation and Employers’ Practices in the UK. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 45(3) 556-580.

World Health Organization/World Bank (2011) World Report on Disability, Geneva: World Health Organization.

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July 2015

Last Updated: 06 Aug 2015