Introduction; Part One: Work, welfare and social inclusion: challenges, concepts and questions: The challenges of a work-first agenda for disabled people ~ Alan Roulstone and Colin Barnes; The missing million: the challenges of employing more disabled people ~ Kate Stanley; Part Two: The current policy environment: New Deal for Disabled People: what's new about New Deal? ~ Bruce Stafford; Disabled people, employment and the Work preparation programme ~ Sheila Riddell and Pauline Banks; Legislating for equality: evaluating the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 ~ Nigel Meager and Jennifer Hurtsfield; Disability frameworks and monitoring disability in local authorities: a challenge for the proposed Draft Disability Discrimination Bill ~ Ardha Danieli and Carol Woodhams; Job retention: a new policy priority for disabled people ~ Geof Mercer; Benefits and tax credits: enabling systems or constraints? ~ Anne Corden; Challenging the disability benefit trap across the OECD ~ Mark Pearson and Christopher Prinz; Jobcentre Plus: can specialised personal advisors be justified? ~ Patricia Thornton; Disability and employment: global and national policy influences in New Zealand, Canada and Australia ~ Neil Lunt; Disabled people and 'employment' in the majority world: policies and realities ~ Peter Coleridge; Part Three: Towards inclusive policy futures: Employment policy and practice: a perspective from the disabled peoples' movement ~ David Gibbs; Changing minds: opening up employment options for people with mental health problems ~ Jennifer Secker and Bob Grove; Enabling futures for people with learning difficulties? Exploring the employment realities behind the policy rhetoric? ~ Danny Goodley and Ghashem Norouzi; Barriers to labour market participation: the experience of Deaf and hard of hearing people ~ Jennifer Harris and Patricia Thornton; Work matters: visual impairment, disabling barriers and employment options ~ Phillipa Simkiss; Disabled people and employment: the potential impact of European policy ~ Hannah Morgan; Missing pieces: the voluntary sector and community sector's potential for inclusive employment ~ Lorraine Gradwell; Professional barriers and facilitators: policy issues for an enabled salariat ~ Bob Sapey and Jeannine Hughes; Disabled people, the state and employment: historical lessons and welfare policy ~ Jon Warren; 'Work' is a four-letter word: disability, work and welfare ~ Colin Barnes and Alan Roulstone; Conclusions.

"Working futures? is a welcome and much needed contribution to this crucial domain of disability studies. It is an excellent resource, providing an original text that should be drawn on by a wide audience within the social sciences." John Swain, School of Health, Community and Education Studies, University of Northumbria at Newcastle