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Crippled ― Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People
- ISBN13：9781786637888
- 出版社：Verso Books
- 作者：Frances Ryan
- 裝訂／頁數：平裝／240頁
- 規格：20.3cm*13.3cm*1.9cm (高/寬/厚)
- 出版日：2019/06/11
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The austerity crisis and threat to disability rights
In austerity Britain, disabled people have become the favourite target. From social care to the benefits system, politicians and media alike have made the case Britain’s 12 million disabled people are a drain on the public purse. In Crippled, leading commentator Frances Ryan exposes the disturbing reality, telling the story of those most affected by this devastating regime. This includes a paralyzed man forced to crawl down the stairs because the council wouldn’t provide accessible housing; the malnourished woman sleeping in her wheelchair; and the young girl with bipolar forced to turn to sex work to survive.
Through these personal stories, Ryan charts how in recent years the public attitude towards disabled people has transformed from compassion to contempt: from society’s “most vulnerable” to benefit cheats. Crippled is a damning indictment of a safety net gone wrong, and a passionate demand for an end to austerity measures hitting those most in need.
In austerity Britain, disabled people have become the favourite target. From social care to the benefits system, politicians and media alike have made the case Britain’s 12 million disabled people are a drain on the public purse. In Crippled, leading commentator Frances Ryan exposes the disturbing reality, telling the story of those most affected by this devastating regime. This includes a paralyzed man forced to crawl down the stairs because the council wouldn’t provide accessible housing; the malnourished woman sleeping in her wheelchair; and the young girl with bipolar forced to turn to sex work to survive.
Through these personal stories, Ryan charts how in recent years the public attitude towards disabled people has transformed from compassion to contempt: from society’s “most vulnerable” to benefit cheats. Crippled is a damning indictment of a safety net gone wrong, and a passionate demand for an end to austerity measures hitting those most in need.
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Dr. Frances Ryan is a Guardian columnist, writing both the weekly 'Hardworking Britain' and 'In Plain View' column (highlighting issues facing disabled people). Her work also appearing in publications such as New Statesman and the Independent. She guests on television and radio, including BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour and The World Tonight, BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show and BBC Radio 5Live Breakfast, BBC Sunday Politics, and Sky News. She has a doctorate in politics from The University of Nottingham, exploring equal opportunity in egalitarian theory.
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