A5091607811- Medieval Literature and History
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Disability Rights and Representation
- Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Historical Studies of British Isles
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
- Foucault, Power, and Ethics
- Early Modern Women Writers
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Research in Social Sciences
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Historical and Linguistic Studies
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Discrimination and Equality Law
- Canadian Identity and History
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies
University of Glasgow
2016-2025
Harvard University Press
2005-2024
Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
2023
Columbia University
2020-2022
University of Nottingham
2022
International University of the Caribbean
2022
Institute of Development Studies
2022
Management Sciences (United States)
2022
South African Medical Research Council
2022
Jawaharlal Nehru University
2022
Digital health has the potential to support care delivery for chronic illness. Despite positive evidence from localized implementations, new technologies have proven slow become accepted, integrated, and routinized at scale.The aim of our study was examine barriers facilitators implementation digital scale through evaluation a £37m national program: ‟Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles Scale" (dallas) 2012-2015.The longitudinal qualitative, multi-stakeholder, study. The methods included...
This paper focuses on issues of disabled people's notions self-identity and is grounded in their accounts around own self identity. It starts with a brief description what Hall (1996) describes as the two main schools thought then moves to explore discuss self, embodied nature explores place identity disability studies. Disabled self-identification are presented. The analysis data suggests that many informants do not see themselves identify people. political consequences this briefly...
In British disability politics, the movement has sponsored social model approach to studies, which challenges psychological that individualizes & medical pathologizes it. However, been internally critiqued detriment of movement. It is recommended energy be directed instead toward theoretically uniting those in studies sciences so there more an impact on policy.
Critical disability studies (CDS) has emerged as an approach to the study of over last decade or so and sought present a challenge predominantly materialist line found in more conventional approaches. In much same way that original development social model resulted necessary correction overly individualized accounts prevailed interpretive which then dominated medical sociology, too CDS challenged studies. this paper we review ideas behind analyse critique some its key ideas. The starts with...
The Disabled People’s Movement (DPM) and the Feminist appeal to incompatible meanings of ‘care’. For DPM word ‘care’ is be resisted. emotional connotations implicit in concept experience care inhibit emancipatory project for independence self-determination. theorists value care, aspect ‘caring about’ for’. Given that can interpreted as an ideological distortion ‘malestream’ public policy, feminists argue it should replaced by interdependence. Furthermore, express concern DPM’s pragmatic...
Following its election in 2010 the UK’s Coalition Government has sought to implement radical restructuring of disability-related benefits justified by reference financial crises 2007/08. In this article we examine how these changes have impacted on coverage disability UK media comparing and contrasting newspapers 2010/11 with a similar period 2004/05. Our analysis suggests that disabled people become ‘folk devil’ there been significant change way is reported. Newspaper was less sympathetic...
The emergence of both disability studies and the new social childhood has seen a approach in study childhood. focus shifted from an exploration impairment to one that prioritises with disabled children themselves placed at centre research. This article concentrates on examines its influence research agenda impact disability. It also critically recent developments theory their usefulness for providing understanding lives children. finishes recommendations future area.
Participatory research and the involvement of disabled people in process is a central tenet disability studies and, along with social model disability, was one two key...
This paper reports on in-depth qualitative interviews conducted with 69 disabled people in England and Scotland, 28 key informants from infrastructure organisations the voluntary statutory sectors, about impact of COVID-19, measures taken to control it. Participants were recruited through organisations. As everyone, Pandemic has had a huge impact: we discuss dislocations it caused everyday life; failures social care; use new technologies; participants' view leadership communication. We...
In this paper we employ ethnographic data to illustrate that disabled children encounter discriminatory notions of 'normality' and 'difference' in both 'special' 'mainstream' schools, these experiences relate the structural forces everyday individual cultural practices adults children. contrast much literature field, examines life from their own perspective. We highlight children's criticisms schools fluid nature lives within educational settings. argue will be prevented becoming fully...
In this article we examine the tensions between feminist and disability studies perspectives on care.We argue that an emancipatory model of care is one must address these tensions. developing consider notions (inter)dependence need across lifecourse. Drawing work Fraser (1989), propose notion ‘needscape’ can be used to construct a ‘discourse bridge’ will mediate care. Notions caring have been subject criticism by theorists.There presumption some activity which women are naturally suited...
In recent years, disabled people's access to the outdoors has been subject of renewed interest. This in part driven by legislative developments coupled with an increasing recognition that people are under‐represented as users countryside. However, very little is actually known about views and experiences outdoors. Drawing on concept affordances combining this a social barrier's approach disability, we explore attitudes towards woodland countryside leisure. We argue reasons for being more...
Abstract Objective To identify implementation lessons from the United Kingdom Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles at Scale (dallas) program—a large-scale, national technology program that aims to deliver a broad range of digital services and products public promote health well-being. Materials Methods Prospective, longitudinal qualitative research study investigating processes. Qualitative data collected includes semi-structured e-Health Implementation Toolkit–led interviews...
School holidays can be stressful periods for children from low-income families. Poor provision of appropriate childcare, limited access to enrichment activities, and food insecurity mean that children's health well-being suffer their learning stagnate or decline. This article examines documents the evidence has emerged on this topic aims raise its profile impact lives. It makes case further academic scrutiny unexamined neglected subject.
The biopsychosocial model (BPS) of mental distress, originally conceived by American psychiatrist George Engel in the 1970s and commonly used psychiatry psychology, has been adapted Gordon Waddell Mansel Aylward to form theoretical basis for current UK government thinking on disability. Most importantly, version BPS played a key role as sought reform spending out-of-work disability benefits. This article critiques Aylward’s model, examining its origins, claims evidence it employs. We argue...
Health and social care integration has been a long-term goal for successive governments in Scotland, culminating the implementation of recent Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. This laid down foundations delegation health functions resources to newly formed Integrated Joint Boards. It put place demands new ways working partnership planning. In this article, we explore early how professionals third sector have begun renegotiate their roles. The paper draws on empirical data...
Normativity is a concept that often misapplied in disability studies, especially 'postconventional' accounts, where the conflated with 'normal', 'normate', or 'standard'. This article addresses this confusion, explores meaning and use of 'normativity', presents some analytic tools to discuss normative issues right wrong. The finishes by discussing examples conceptual confusions result confused judgments focusing particular on agency, responsibility moral status. argues research should...