The disabled' have become a prominent topic in public affairs during the past fifteen years. The designation of 1981 as the International Year has attracted and concentrated even more attention.
Gordon Campbell's object in writing the chapters which follow has been to bring together all the main strands of a diverse subject for the benefit of readers who do not necessarily have medical or technical knowledge, but who seek the information most likely to help them assess the issues that arise and to apprehend the significance of developments as they occur.
Expressed in another way, lightheartedly, this is an endeavour to supply 'everything you wanted to know about the disabled and were too shy to find out (including why they are continually being mentioned by all those politicians) and more that may surprise you.'