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Examines the roots of our uncomfortable and often hostile attitudes towards disabled people, and argues for greater official recognition of these crimes as hate crimes. Combining fascinating examples from history with tenacious investigation and powerful first person interviews, it will change the way the reader thinks about disability. *Also appeared in April Buyer's Notes*
Synopsis
A ground-breaking portrait of the way our society treats some of its most disadvantaged members, Quarmby's book is the first to examine the roots of our uncomfortable and often hostile attitudes towards disabled people, and to argue for greater official recognition of these crimes as hate crimes.
