A Very Capitalist Condition: A History and Politics of Disability

What does the term ‘disability’ mean today? For many it is a highly negative label that they do not accept. In recent years, it has become associated with unemployment and dependence on benefits. But how were people we now call disabled treated in earlier societies? Join Roddy Slorach as he discusses his new book examining the origins and development of disability.

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18+

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Website
http://www.phm.org.uk/whatson/a-very-capitalist-condition-a-history-and-politics-of-disability/

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/nw000164?id=EVENT551136