Disabled people and housing : choices, opportunities and barriers
By examining policy, meanings of 'home' and potential barriers to housing options, this book provides a comprehensive overview and investigation of housing issues for disabled people from a social model perspective.
216 s. ; 24 cm.
9781847428066, 9781847428059, 1847428061, 1847428053
1038546572
Introduction; Housing policy and disability: from past to present; Understanding disability: from 'personal tragedy' to social disadvantage; Housing tenure, supply and the physical environment; The role of attitudes and assumptions; Affordability issues; A holistic view of the meaning of 'home'; Housing, disability and revisiting the social model.