Abstract:This paper examines discussion of disability and disabled people by Members of Parliament (MPs) in the UK House of Commons from 1979-2017. It examines general trends in the number of speeches mentioning disability, including the parties and MPs most likely to mention disability issues, and examines how disability is used in conjunction with two keywords: 'rights' and 'vulnerable'. It uses these keywords to explore two conceptions of how the state should engage with disability and disabled people: a paternalist… Show more
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