Scapegoat : how we are failing disabled people / Katharine Quarmby.

London : Portobello Books, 2011.

280 pages ; 24 cm

The scapegoating of Kevin Davies -- The Greek and Roman legacy -- Sin, disability and witch-hunting -- The Industrial Revolution, asylums, and freak shows -- No better than poison : the eugenics movement and the Holocaust -- Scandalous institutions -- Brave new world? -- The terroring of Raymond Atherton : freedom's betrayal -- Steven Hoskin and the case of the invisible crime -- Brent Martin and the tipping point that never was -- The humiliation of Christine Lakinski : women and children first -- The hounding of Fiona Pilkington : the hidden victims of hate crime -- Multi-agency chaos : Michael Gilbert and the failure of safeguarding -- Mate crime : the importance of friendship -- Motivations -- Locations -- Leading the world? -- Not them but us : society's challenge -- Ways forward.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-271) and index.