Disability on the Agenda: The Future of Work for Disabled People

Abstract

This paper will use findings of study in the UK as a Nuffield Travel Bursar to discuss the implications of some labour market developments for disabled people. In the course of the discussion old and new approaches to disability and their effect on relationships with the labour market will be explored. Three models of the relationship between disabled people and society are advanced, the charity, medical and social models. Implications of these models and changes in the labour market are discussed, and some future research options outlined.