Abstract

Prior to the 1970s, to have an impairment was regarded as a ‘personal tragedy’ and this thinking existed not only within the wider public sphere but was also a major influence upon service providers and policy-makers. As Barnes et al (1999: 10) have commented, these prejudices and stereotypes had profound and unfortunate effects upon the lives of disabled people:

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