As one of the courses of the MSc in Equality and Human Rights, the primary aim of this course is to introduce students to the historical and theoretical roots of disablement in modern society. It will provide a basic grounding in modern disability theory and will explore disability and disablement as an equal opportunity issue through the study of contemporary organisations and institutional practices. These include education, work, access to health and healthcare, cultural representations of disabled people and the provision of social support.

One hour lecture and one hour seminar per week

As one of the courses of the MSc in Equality and Human Rights, the primary aim of this course is to introduce students to the historical and theoretical roots of disablement in modern society. It will provide a basic grounding in modern disability theory and will explore disability and disablement as an equal opportunity issue through the study of contemporary organisations and institutional practices. These include education, work, access to health and healthcare, cultural representations of disabled people and the provision of social support.

By the end of this course students will be able to:By the end of the course students should be able to:

- identify and discuss the major theoretical approaches and concepts in the field of disability and disablement;

- show an awareness of the inequalities experienced by disabled people and their impact in selected areas of social life;

- engage critically in debate on policy responses to the disability problem;

- demonstrate their understanding of the intersection of disability and other forms of social inequality;

- assess critically debates in contemporary theoretical, empirical and policy oriented literature.