It is so rare to find academic work on disability that reflects the experience that many people with a disability can at times, experience and feel in their day-to-day interactions in Australian society. To be quite honest, this is the first book of it's kind that I've found specifically focusing on disability in Australia that can be considered current, and was written with consideration to the lived experience of disability. That in itself should set it apart from other work, let alone the array of content the book provides, and its commentary and perspectives on disability in Australia.

The book itself offers chapters on politics, law, medical/technological intervention, migration and the social/cultural assumptions about disability that are deeply ingrained not only in these areas, but in our more broader lives. The book sheds light on the "otherness" that is routinely experienced in many facets of daily life with disability, comparing it to a "social apartheid" that is so deeply-rooted into our society that we barely notice it taking place.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in disability issues, the lived experience of disability, and the Australian context.

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