The Disability Studies Reader is the most comprehensive introduction to in disability studies. Now in its third edition, it contains a wide range of seminal, cutting-edge and classic articles in the field. The collection covers cultural studies, identity
Part 1: Historical Perspectives 1. Lennard Davis, "Constructing Normalcy" 2. Colin Barnes, "A Brief History of Discrimination and Disabled People" 3. Douglas Baynton, "A Silent Exile on This Earth: The Metaphorical Construction of Deafness in the Ninet