It explores issues that are central to rehabilitation, such as the nature of the body, the idea of independence, the rehabilitation process, evidence-based practice and client-centred practice. Seeking always to ground theoretical ideas in the realities of every-day rehabilitation practice, and drawing from a wealth of research evidence, the book continually examines the implications of these perspectives for the education, practice, service delivery, research and theoretical development of the rehabilitation professions.

• Front Cover 2
• Perspectives on Disability & Rehabilitation: Contesting assumptions; challenging practice 5
• Copyright Page 6
• Contents 7
• Author Information 9
• Preface 11
• Chapter 1. Exploring the assumptions underpinning rehabilitation 13
• Chapter 2. Normality and the classification of difference 27
• Chapter 3. Disability and deviance from the norm 45
• Chapter 4. Theoretical models of disability 65
• Chapter 5. The cultural perpetuation of disability 83
• Chapter 6. The body and physical impairment 103
• Chapter 7. Disability, rehabilitation and liminality 121
• Chapter 8. Rehabilitation fundamentals 137
• Chapter 9. Client-centred philosophy: exploring privilege and power 157